Comment by mayfly42 on 02/02/2025 at 06:22 UTC

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View submission: If a U.S. president attempted to dismantle democracy or impose authoritarian rule, how would the military likely respond? Would they prioritize their oath to the Constitution or follow orders from leadership?

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NPR's Embedded podcast did a couple of episodes about a service member who was at January 6th[1] and the consequences or lack thereof he faced. I think there are many in military service who are happy that Trump is president and supportive of what he's doing.

1: https://www.npr.org/2026/01/01/1200150227/-embedded-agoodguy-trailer

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Comment by cchristophher at 02/02/2025 at 08:18 UTC

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Yep. Maybe a handful that disagree but the vast majority are still supporters. Those that disagree will be punished.