vegeta@lemmy.world to politics @lemmy.world · 1 day agoIn an encrypted group chat, National Guard members question Trump deploymentswww.npr.orgexternal-linkmessage-square39fedilinkarrow-up1235arrow-down11cross-posted to: news@lemmy.world
arrow-up1234arrow-down1external-linkIn an encrypted group chat, National Guard members question Trump deploymentswww.npr.orgvegeta@lemmy.world to politics @lemmy.world · 1 day agomessage-square39fedilinkcross-posted to: news@lemmy.world
minus-squaresnooggums@piefed.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up28arrow-down1·1 day agoI want the military to refuse to follow illegal orders. That counts as standing up, and they will need those weapons to defy the ones who go along with the illegal orders.
minus-squarecredo@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up13arrow-down4·1 day agoRefusing low threat legally dubious orders (that are being played out in the courts) is exactly how people get replaced with sycophants. This is the trial and pruning phase; you want the opposition to show their cards now? Area beatification isn’t worth shredding your weapons card.
minus-squaresnooggums@piefed.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2·1 day agohttps://www.cbc.ca/news/world/trump-national-guard-troops-portland-illegal-judge-rules-9.6972044
I want the military to refuse to follow illegal orders. That counts as standing up, and they will need those weapons to defy the ones who go along with the illegal orders.
Refusing low threat legally dubious orders (that are being played out in the courts) is exactly how people get replaced with sycophants.
This is the trial and pruning phase; you want the opposition to show their cards now?
Area beatification isn’t worth shredding your weapons card.
Which illegal orders?
https://www.cbc.ca/news/world/trump-national-guard-troops-portland-illegal-judge-rules-9.6972044