Comment by livsjollyranchers on 02/02/2025 at 11:18 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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For what it's worth, the Weimar Republic was incredibly fragile and much of the citizenry didn't even believe that they should be a Republic at all, but wanted to restore a monarchy or at least something similar to what came before it.

I see parallels to Germany myself but do see an element here where they don't align well, as our Republic has been entrenched for some time.

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Comment by _mattyjoe at 02/02/2025 at 11:43 UTC

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That is correct. Our long term efforts to plant the seeds of democracy and an understanding of our rights as Americans, coupled with an education that, while flawed, still represents a better education than the vast majority of humans previously received in history, will be our saving grace.

Many Americans are pretty aware of what’s happening right now and are calling it like they see it.

Bernie called it a “move towards authoritarianism.” Point blank.

Keeping critical thinking and awareness alive is hopefully the thing that makes this different in the long run.