cross-posted from: https://lemmy.dbzer0.com/post/38388581

Simultaneous purging of the chief generals of all three branches.
They are ensuring the military has no cohesiveness to stage a future coup against the Executive Branch, and are replacing all control with their own loyalists.

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[–] 89 points 2 years ago (2 children)

Trying to install loyalists to ensure the military won't go against him when the time comes

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  • [–] 7 points 2 years ago (2 children)

    I believe Senate confirmation goes all the way down to one-star generals and admirals. So he can't just install new ones overnight.

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  • [–] 3 points 2 years ago

    I don't think the old rules will apply much longer. Trump is playing a game the normal US government have never had to deal with. By the time everyone gets up to speed, Trump will have purged anyone that could have done something.

    I think the USA is lost at this point. Damaged beyond repair unless the anti-coup happens soon.

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  • [–] 62 points 2 years ago* (1 child)

    Just a reminder that, especially for Trump and those who staff his new media-manipulation-savvy regime (Fox News defectors), Friday night is when you take action or release things that you don't want people paying attention to. Friday night, we're all exhausted and/or distracted. By Monday there will be a new news cycle.

    Installing loyalists in the top military positions is one of the things that is signal, not noise.

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  • [–] 43 points 2 years ago (2 children)

    You guys literally have all the guns. You know that, right?

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  • [–] 22 points 2 years ago* (1 child)

    Whenever one of that countries millions of morons would defend all those fucking guns they have, it is for this exact reason they say.

    "iF ThE gOvErNMeNt OvErStEpS", against drones, jets and tanks...

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  • [–] 1 point 2 years ago (1 child)

    Remember that the US military is absolute garbage at fighting against guerilla tactics.

    I don't think we have long before Trump starts going after personal gun ownership, and that's when those folks will be crucial.

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  • [–] 2 points 2 years ago (1 child)

    But “those folks” overwhelmingly voted for him, so don’t expect much from them. They’ll suddenly believe that 2nd Amendment is DEI because daddy said says so.

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  • [–] 35 points 2 years ago (1 child)

    to stage a future coup

    to stop the coup that is happening <-- FTFY

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  • [–] 9 points 2 years ago

    It's not really unprecedented is it?

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  • [–] 3 points 2 years ago

    hey bright side is we probably don't want whatever outcome from that hypothetiocal coup either

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