KillAllHippies [none/use name] to news • 1 month agoDonald Trump to kick transgender troops out of US militaryexternal-linkmessage-square94 fedilinkarrow-up1121
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minus-squaregrendahlgrendahlgen [he/him, any]hexbear40·1 month agoThe Bonus Army did, and the feds gassed them in the middle of DC. link
minus-squareZ_Poster365 [none/use name]hexbear26·edit-21 month agoBonus Army was filled with ex-conscripts. Modern veterans were all volunteers, so they are bootlickers or selfish opportunists at heart without any type of solidarity. They lack the ingredients for an uprising link
minus-squareAnarchoAnarchist [none/use name]hexbear7·1 month agoPeople can be radicalized within the service, like Aaron Bushnell. But absent conscription I don't think the armed forces are fertile grounds, which is an absolute shame. link
The Bonus Army did, and the feds gassed them in the middle of DC.
Bonus Army was filled with ex-conscripts. Modern veterans were all volunteers, so they are bootlickers or selfish opportunists at heart without any type of solidarity. They lack the ingredients for an uprising
People can be radicalized within the service, like Aaron Bushnell.
But absent conscription I don't think the armed forces are fertile grounds, which is an absolute shame.
Lol beat me to it