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kelly1mm

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2. All military members are well trained to refuse to obey unlawful orders no matter who they come from so

Reply to Fiendish Thingy (Original post)

Fri Nov 22, 2024, 01:02 PM

Nov 2024

There will (should?) be significant pushback if there are unlawful orders issued.

In counter-insurgency training it is taught when 16-18% of a population is actively non-supportive of the central government (not necessarily 'in the streets') the central government becomes highly unstable.

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Our Numbers Matter [View all] Fiendish Thingy Nov 2024 OP

Yes, but he was in power for decades before he was overthrown. Even four years of Trump will be too much for me. Lonestarblue Nov 2024 #1

All military members are well trained to refuse to obey unlawful orders no matter who they come from so kelly1mm Nov 2024 #2

It will probably be his own cult that turns on him, like Italian partisans turned on Mussolini. usonian Nov 2024 #3