https://twitter.com/MaajidNawaz/status/1436268205111226372?s=19

Edit: also this is just all wrong https://twitter.com/Aviation_Intel/status/1436426248964608002?s=19

  • GVAGUY3 [he/him]
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    3 years ago

    I truly hate Fall of Rome analogies, but this is really like how the soldiers became super entitled and shit, and basically went rogue to which ever general was strongest.

    • bort_simp_son [she/her]
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      3 years ago

      Modern American Generals are basically lower executives at a Fortune 500 company. I literally can't imagine any of them declaring themselves the next Caesar, much less a sizeable number of troops declaring their fealty to them.

      • Alaskaball [comrade/them]
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        3 years ago

        I don't really know many current generals that are remotely popular with their soldiers to mobilize them on their behalf since generals tend to be more on the administrative side than strategic side nowadays.

        Now if you ask me if a few hoggish Colonel or Captains could mobilize their troops to do something dumb I'd say hell yeah, let the 30-50 hogs go wild

      • GVAGUY3 [he/him]
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        3 years ago

        This I feel is more in line with the Praetorian guard starting to basically be loyal to the highest payer and looking out for themselves more than the empire. I don't think this is evidence of an anti-vax fifth column in the military. Just some cranks for now, who knows about the future? Also wasn't there some general or officer mad about the Afghan withdrawal, or am I just making something up in my head.