The historical evidence indicates if you pin your hopes on military personnel refusing illegal orders you will be disappointed Military culture is all about harshly punishing troublemakers and dissenters when they object to "minor" wrongdoing, it won't change when it's major
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Come on, that dude Trump pardoned? The other members of his unit *saw him murdering civilians* as part of his daily routine And how did they respond? Passive aggression - sabotaging his rifle while he slept and shit
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It dragged on for ages before anyone actually reported him And by rights, both morally and legally, he shouldn't have just been reported he should have been shot on the spot, in defense of innocent life
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(The term "passive aggression" actually comes from the Army, it's from a WWII psych report analyzing soldiers' behavior Passive aggression *exists* because of institutions like the Army that beat it into you that open defiance or dissent is impossible)
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However, that does also mean that if Trump unambiguously loses reelection (or gets term-limited out), they're probably not going to disobey the real President to keep him in office.
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Not to mention that because of these dynamics and how the military works, hoping for a *literal military coup* to oust Trump is not the solution these people seem to think it is.
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Pronunciamientos are a mixed bag, at best.
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Any military person who works directly for/under the President at the White House has to have a special Top Secret clearance level known as Yankee White. Part of the evaluation for it is determining absolute allegiance to the United States, not the President.
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L'etat c'est moi - Trump, in a former life
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