Comment by pectah on 02/12/2024 at 06:53 UTC

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View submission: What Trump Doesn’t Understand About the Military - Trump doesn’t seem to understand the arrangement that makes the U.S. both democratic and powerful.

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Excuse me? I'm sharing my perspective of being a person who served in the military. I doubt any active-duty personnel would be used in a policing role because that stuff is not our mission.

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Comment by Parking_Abalone_1232 at 02/12/2024 at 09:51 UTC

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Then you weren't paying attention to your brothers and sisters in arms.

Comment by Capable-Yak-8486 at 02/12/2024 at 18:37 UTC

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I genuinely hope everyone has your level of dignity.

Comment by Creepy_Ad2486 at 03/12/2024 at 14:42 UTC

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Isn't the rank and file, by and large, very conservative? I don't think that it takes much imagination to believe that unlawful orders will be eagerly carried out against civilians.

Comment by GranpaCarl at 02/12/2024 at 19:34 UTC

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Thank you. You guys NOT being the blind dipshits Trump wants is what gives me some peace of mind.

Comment by MountainMapleMI at 05/12/2024 at 18:13 UTC

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Currently…that scope may be changed through legislation.