Trump is basically a demigod in the U.S. who has no boundaries of any sort. When he said he could kill people in the middle of Fifth Ave and not lose supporters, he was dead right.
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i have no doubt his ex wife falling down the stairs, the month before she was supposed to testify was an accident or that pedo commiting 'suicide' in jail were coincidences
The military do not swear an oath to a man.
Lets see if he can get a majority to kiss the dictator ring. I suspect a lot of them would rather leave the military than shoot fellow Americans.
A vote for him is different to swearing allegiance.
Trump denied all knowledge of project 2025.
Do you think the military are going to respect trump after he lied to them?
Trump will clear out any military leaders who may oppose him or support the US constitution. He’s already working on setting up the means to do it. He has already said he demands the military to follow any order he gives. US fumbled stopping this madman & I can’t see it now. Public won’t even notice
The military has to swear an oath to the constitution not the president.
The irony is if Trump wanna be a dictator, he has to get the generals on his side, &the generals &the military hate him cuz he has shit on them every chance he gets. Also military ppl really can’t stand egotistical idiots
There is a chance American democracy is resilient & strong enough to withstand this - that’s what I’m hoping. But look at the Supreme Court ruling saying the President is above the law; the total take-over of the Republican party & subservience to a man, not the constitution; Project 2025’s roadmap
We are in collapse regardless who won.
We need to focus on creating local mutual aid networks to build safety nets and provide for each other and for safety.
The govt is gonna do what it gonna do. We gotta go on the offense and build the supports for each other and our communities
That is not how promotions work in the US military. The president has no say in promotions. They are done by a board of already promoted and entrenched leadership who are not going to undermine their own leadership.
That’s an institution of the U.S., and its institutions Trump is going for. When he was president, his defence secretary Mark Esper said Trump wanted to use active-duty troops to quell Black Lives Matter peaceful protests. Esper refused, but this time many of those guard rails are gone
Good leadership is all about gaining respect.
No true military patriot will murder for a dictator.
Only one way it can happen...fear of punishment but thats not gaining respect.
If it was me being ordered to do something unlawful, I would disobey and damn the consequences.
Also, I hate to break it to you, but there are plenty of people in the military for all the wrong reasons.
There was a British general a few years back, commenting on racism in the army who said (I paraphrase) there needs to be a bit of hatred of foreigners, otherwise soldiers won't shoot.
He will clear the military leadership of integrity. As he did to the Republican Party where we’ve already witnessed this scenario. He demands personal loyalty & he gets it. He is already above the law, above Congress, above the constitution, & he’s not even sworn in yet.
We’ll see if integrity wins out. It’s not the oath Trump takes either, yet here we are. Let’s hope American democracy is actually a lot more resilient than it’s looking this far. It could be, and I hope it is.
I also live between a navy and army base. My son just got out of the military and all I can say is not all of them are willing to do any actual killing of Americans, but you are right there will be a percentage of them. Sometimes I feel they are all talk and when it comes down to it they will cave.
I definitely see the "proud boy" types doing it, but up here where I live they are pretty prevalent and they are just a bunch of blowhards. Sort of like the one that "supposedly" tried to take Trump out. I think it will happen on a smaller scale, like more mass shootings.
There are plenty of dumbfuks in the military who are members of his racist cult. This time around you can be sure that all positions of power, including the Joint Chief of Staff will be one of his boot-licking lackeys.
That's what I'm thinking. How many of them would be willing to kill family members. I think there are many in there who are not going to re enlist right now. Thank God my son got out in July.
Putin doesn’t need to declare war and risk nuclear attack. He has accomplished what he set out to do. American democracy & international hegemony is crumbling. And very fast.
But you’ll notice he’d never be a lone gunslinger out there on 5th Ave without his posse of Secret Service and armed loyalists surrounding him. He’s afraid to stand unprotected by his praetorian guard
But then again, the manchild can't do anything without one of his minions telling him what to do. He really is a dummy and I think his minions just used him as their shield to get back in.
He’s a very successful reality TV star. Thats the seed that sprouted his dubious success and continues despite his clear cog decline. His skills are as a con-man and he’s intuitively very good at it. He has also had links with Russia/Soviets since 1986. IMO he’s been working with Moscow for a while
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We no longer have General Milly to insert himself between that finger and our nukes.
Lets see if he can get a majority to kiss the dictator ring. I suspect a lot of them would rather leave the military than shoot fellow Americans.
Trump denied all knowledge of project 2025.
Do you think the military are going to respect trump after he lied to them?
The irony is if Trump wanna be a dictator, he has to get the generals on his side, &the generals &the military hate him cuz he has shit on them every chance he gets. Also military ppl really can’t stand egotistical idiots
We need to focus on creating local mutual aid networks to build safety nets and provide for each other and for safety.
The govt is gonna do what it gonna do. We gotta go on the offense and build the supports for each other and our communities
No true military patriot will murder for a dictator.
Only one way it can happen...fear of punishment but thats not gaining respect.
If it was me being ordered to do something unlawful, I would disobey and damn the consequences.
There was a British general a few years back, commenting on racism in the army who said (I paraphrase) there needs to be a bit of hatred of foreigners, otherwise soldiers won't shoot.
Is there a way out? 🤷♀️
But enough of them may well do it. I wonder how many resist or go AWOL if it comes to that.