▲ 835 ▼ Texas National Guard arriving in Chicago (lemmy.world) submitted 10 months ago by slaacaa@lemmy.world to c/lemmyshitpost@lemmy.world 301 comments fedilink hide all child comments
[–] village604@adultswim.fan 2 points 10 months ago (2 children) You don't get to choose where you go when you're a member of the military. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 4 child comments replies: [–] jonesey71@lemmus.org 4 points 10 months ago (1 child) These National Guard may not be villains (yet) but they certainly aren't 'heroes' like members of the military like to be portrayed. They absolutely could stand on principal and refuse deployment. They would face a court martial but heroes do what is right regardless of the potential consequences. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] village604@adultswim.fan 1 point 10 months ago* If they follow their deployment, then they have the opportunity to refuse unlawful orders. Or even just do a shit job at following them "Sorry sarg, couldn't find any brown people today. Looked everywhere." Refusing to go at all just ensures that people who don't object to the orders are the ones who go. permalink fedilink source parent [–] Aljernon@lemmy.today 2 points 10 months ago But you absolutely can refuse to follow unlawful orders and these fucks got orders to deploy against Americans and opted to go along with it. That's treason. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] jonesey71@lemmus.org 4 points 10 months ago (1 child) These National Guard may not be villains (yet) but they certainly aren't 'heroes' like members of the military like to be portrayed. They absolutely could stand on principal and refuse deployment. They would face a court martial but heroes do what is right regardless of the potential consequences. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] village604@adultswim.fan 1 point 10 months ago* If they follow their deployment, then they have the opportunity to refuse unlawful orders. Or even just do a shit job at following them "Sorry sarg, couldn't find any brown people today. Looked everywhere." Refusing to go at all just ensures that people who don't object to the orders are the ones who go. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] village604@adultswim.fan 1 point 10 months ago* If they follow their deployment, then they have the opportunity to refuse unlawful orders. Or even just do a shit job at following them "Sorry sarg, couldn't find any brown people today. Looked everywhere." Refusing to go at all just ensures that people who don't object to the orders are the ones who go. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] Aljernon@lemmy.today 2 points 10 months ago But you absolutely can refuse to follow unlawful orders and these fucks got orders to deploy against Americans and opted to go along with it. That's treason. permalink fedilink source parent
