• CafeFrog@lemmy.cafe
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    1 month ago

    What does America look like to the world if the most powerful military in the world refuses to follow orders from it’s elected government.

    Capable of resisting a rogue government that was put in place by a foreign country? A half-functional democracy that thwarted a Nazi Germany 2.0?

    Do we really look cooler on the world stage if we just prove our military are stooges that will ‘just follow orders’?

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      1 month ago

      Then who should world leaders talk to concerning global affairs? The Generals? What countries do we know that are ruled by their militaries? What will the millions of people that elected this monster do? Will they understand, stand back and stand by, and acknowledge the rule of material law? Who should the military pick to rule instead of the elected party? We are fucked. Now he’s up there nominating obvious duds so his next list, the real list, looks like the better choice. The people pulling his strings are setting the stage. Only Alien Jesus can save us now.

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        1 month ago

        The military just needs to say “no.” if ordered to do something unconstitutional, it doesn’t mean they have to enact a military coup.

        Your argument technically would apply to Nazi Germany as well, and I really don’t think any of the other countries at the time would’ve looked down upon the Wehrmacht or Germany if they had refused to follow orders, except for Italy and Japan, they would’ve been judging’ hard.