A Colorado judge has rejected an attempt to remove former President Donald Trump from the state’s 2024 primary ballot based on the claim that he is constitutionally barred from office because of the January 6 insurrection.
That’s really optimistic. A huge chunk of our armed civilians are actively embracing fascism. Our over developed military isn’t exactly a sandcastle you can kick over either.
There’s also a sizeable chunk, if not nearly all of military leadership that absolutely would not mobilize the military against the civilian population.
Maybe many of the lower enlisted don’t recognize the fascism, but the higher enlisted and officers actually in charge know better than to forsake the oath of enlistment they’ve taken several times. They’re repeatedly taught to refuse unlawful orders.
I have faith in our military leadership to do what’s best for the American people and not whatever yahoo is in office when it comes to mobilizing them domestically. Perhaps that’s naive.
We can hope. At the end of the day, if what you say is true, democracy may depend on the willpower of a relatively small number of people to do the right thing. Because Trump has already said he intends to deploy the military to the streets. If he gets elected, it’s not “if” the military gets involved it’s “when”.
That’s really optimistic. A huge chunk of our armed civilians are actively embracing fascism. Our over developed military isn’t exactly a sandcastle you can kick over either.
There’s also a sizeable chunk, if not nearly all of military leadership that absolutely would not mobilize the military against the civilian population.
Maybe many of the lower enlisted don’t recognize the fascism, but the higher enlisted and officers actually in charge know better than to forsake the oath of enlistment they’ve taken several times. They’re repeatedly taught to refuse unlawful orders.
I have faith in our military leadership to do what’s best for the American people and not whatever yahoo is in office when it comes to mobilizing them domestically. Perhaps that’s naive.
I hope you’re right but I don’t think many have that same faith…
We can hope. At the end of the day, if what you say is true, democracy may depend on the willpower of a relatively small number of people to do the right thing. Because Trump has already said he intends to deploy the military to the streets. If he gets elected, it’s not “if” the military gets involved it’s “when”.