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    1. Jeet Heer‏Verified account @HeerJeet 14 Jul 2021

      Jeet Heer Retweeted CNN Politics

      1. I hope people read this story beyond the narrow Trumpian and anti-Trumpian frame and see why it's suggests something distressing about American democracy.https://twitter.com/CNNPolitics/status/1415464394075607041 …

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      CNN PoliticsVerified account @CNNPolitics
      The nation’s top military leaders discussed a plan to resign one by one rather than carry out dangerous orders in the event of an attempted coup by then-President Donald Trump and his allies after the November election, new book reveals https://cnn.it/36y5b30 
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      Jeet Heer‏Verified account @HeerJeet 14 Jul 2021

      2. Is it a good thing the military steeled itself to resist coup-like moves from Trump? Sure. Is it a good thing to be in a position where the military is one of the chief bulwarks against a coup? No. It's terrible.

      6:35 PM - 14 Jul 2021
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        1. Jeet Heer‏Verified account @HeerJeet 14 Jul 2021

          3. We need to consider what a massive failure of democracy it is that the USA got to the point where top military brass had to consider thwarting a coup. Some thoughts along this line here:https://jeetheer.substack.com/p/two-paths-to-a-military-coup?r=bh54&utm_campaign=post&utm_medium=email&utm_source=twitter …

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        1. guriofiunta‏ @e_berniebromo 14 Jul 2021
          Replying to @HeerJeet

          Isn’t it true for every government. What assumptions about the United States does this call into question for you?

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        1. Greg Jarrell‏ @gregontuck 14 Jul 2021
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          The "we have all the guns" quote is chilling.

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        2. 忍者の神 Marxist-Yeagerist ⌬‏ @delmoi 14 Jul 2021
          Replying to @HeerJeet

          What other possible mechanism could there be? Ultimately it's the people with the guns who decide who's in charge. Maybe "official" command of the military should immediately transfer to the election winner.

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        3. Rizzle‏ @RyyyBailey 14 Jul 2021
          Replying to @delmoi @HeerJeet

          Yeah. Can’t have a state without a military and a concentration of weapons and forces. Seems the lingering possibility of a military coup is really always going to be there.

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        1. David‏ @RollingPrez2390 14 Jul 2021
          Replying to @HeerJeet

          I think the most distressing thing is that this is coming out six months later in a book from some palace courtier access journalists. Guess they’re getting paid though

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        1. MK Ultra‏ @VictorWard1996 14 Jul 2021
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          Bit to close to banana republic territory than some would care to admit.

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        1. VriliantThorp‏ @DetectiveFudd 14 Jul 2021
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          All hot air and mental gymnastics until the rubber hits the road. They did what was correct in this situation. You operate within the rules given to you.

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        1. Stephen Goldstein‏ @stgoldst 14 Jul 2021
          Replying to @HeerJeet

          Given that any military has some capacity to execute a coup, it seems baked into the system (and most systems) that the military is also (hopefully) a bulwark against a coup.

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        2. Dan Kervick‏ @DanMKervick 14 Jul 2021
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          Isn't that ultimately the only bulwark against a coup in every country? Institutions only have force to the extent that the people with the physical power are willing to uphold them.

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