Title: Retired general warns the U.S. military could lead a coup after the 2024 election

Only in communist countries do they politically brainwash their soldiers.

  • effervescent [they/them]
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    3 years ago

    I’ve personally had my fill of paramilitaries roaming the streets and hunting minorities. We don’t need full pogroms

    • Chapo_is_Red [he/him]
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      3 years ago

      I don't think this plan to ideologically train soldiers is gonna do much to blunt that possibility. Civics lessons are already part of k-12 education and there already are open fascists intentionally joining the military to get training and do fascism.

      The reasons for events like 1/6 or a possible military coup isn't because people didn't read the constitution closely enough.

    • jkfjfhkdfgdfb [she/her]
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      3 years ago

      they're probably less competent though so it could possibly be better than our current fascists

      :shrug-outta-hecks:

        • effervescent [they/them]
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          3 years ago

          Yeah I suppose it’s not impossible. But the point of the trainings being advocated for is keep them less competent. Without them we are literally teaching fascists how to coup governments by giving them trainings on how to defend against those potential coups. I know libs are going super hard on the January 6th stuff, but a lot of these right wing paramilitary groups are legitimately are growing in power and in numbers