▲ 282 ▼ Hegseth Is Purging Military Leaders With Little Explanation | The moves to fire or sideline generals and admirals are without precedent in recent decades and have rattled the top brass. (www.nytimes.com) submitted 9 months ago by silence7@slrpnk.net to c/politics@lemmy.world 27 comments fedilink hide all child comments
[–] chipacabras@lemmy.world 12 points 9 months ago (2 children) What would you have them do? Launch a coup? It’s a challenging position for them to be in permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 4 child comments replies: [–] MisterOwl@lemmy.world 8 points 9 months ago (1 child) What would you have them do? Launch a coup? When you have a commander-in-chief who is openly stating his intent to use our military to commit violence on american citizens? Absolutely fucking yes. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] chipacabras@lemmy.world 9 points 9 months ago (1 child) I guess my thought is that should wait until actually ordered to do commit violence. Coups are very, very damaging to democracies and often beget more coups. It should only really be a last resort if civil mechanisms completely fail. I do understand the wish that someone could just easily removal him from power though. The man is unhinged. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] FreshParsnip@lemmy.ca 5 points 9 months ago* There already is a coup happening, Trump and his minions are overthrowing American democracy permalink fedilink source parent [–] bagsy@lemmy.world 4 points 9 months ago (1 child) I dont know the right answer. I have no idea what i would do in that situation. These are uncertain times. Alot of americans will have to make tough decisions. I guess we'll see if americans really are as brave as we think and that we love democracy as much as we claim. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] Maeve@kbin.earth 1 point 9 months ago We've been seeing. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] MisterOwl@lemmy.world 8 points 9 months ago (1 child) What would you have them do? Launch a coup? When you have a commander-in-chief who is openly stating his intent to use our military to commit violence on american citizens? Absolutely fucking yes. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] chipacabras@lemmy.world 9 points 9 months ago (1 child) I guess my thought is that should wait until actually ordered to do commit violence. Coups are very, very damaging to democracies and often beget more coups. It should only really be a last resort if civil mechanisms completely fail. I do understand the wish that someone could just easily removal him from power though. The man is unhinged. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] FreshParsnip@lemmy.ca 5 points 9 months ago* There already is a coup happening, Trump and his minions are overthrowing American democracy permalink fedilink source parent
[–] chipacabras@lemmy.world 9 points 9 months ago (1 child) I guess my thought is that should wait until actually ordered to do commit violence. Coups are very, very damaging to democracies and often beget more coups. It should only really be a last resort if civil mechanisms completely fail. I do understand the wish that someone could just easily removal him from power though. The man is unhinged. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] FreshParsnip@lemmy.ca 5 points 9 months ago* There already is a coup happening, Trump and his minions are overthrowing American democracy permalink fedilink source parent
[–] FreshParsnip@lemmy.ca 5 points 9 months ago* There already is a coup happening, Trump and his minions are overthrowing American democracy permalink fedilink source parent
[–] bagsy@lemmy.world 4 points 9 months ago (1 child) I dont know the right answer. I have no idea what i would do in that situation. These are uncertain times. Alot of americans will have to make tough decisions. I guess we'll see if americans really are as brave as we think and that we love democracy as much as we claim. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] Maeve@kbin.earth 1 point 9 months ago We've been seeing. permalink fedilink source parent