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Atticus

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19. No one claimed our current military is "on board" with a right-wing takeover. But,

Reply to hack89 (Reply #11)

Tue Feb 13, 2018, 03:24 PM

Feb 2018

we have a *president who claims to know more than "the generals'". If the present military leadership was replaced with people more like Flynn and Kelly, are you saying the subordinate officers and rank and file would disobey their orders? I don't really expect a meaningful reply simply because use neither of us KNOW what would happen. In our current environment, "that would not happen" doesn't comfort me very much.
And, as for "specifics", who do you think has those in the Age of Trump? Laws and rules are ignored; traditions are abandoned and might is preferred to right. "Specifics" are questionable, at best. What's wrong with considering "possibilities"?

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Is it not apparent that, as much as we'd like to ignore it, a military dictatorship [View all] Atticus Feb 2018 OP

Maybe.....but Kelly could be on his way out. femmocrat Feb 2018 #1

Agree we need to flip House AND the Senate, but have my doubts that "saner heads" at Atticus Feb 2018 #4

The Dems will have to become really tough in using any power they acquire BSdetect Feb 2018 #5

The heads in charge at DOD atreides1 Feb 2018 #7

Trump wants to set himself up as dictator as millions of Americans snooze, and the naive vote for RKP5637 Feb 2018 #2

No hack89 Feb 2018 #3

I think by that time---suspension of courts and Congress----- will be far too late to save our Atticus Feb 2018 #6

There are no indications whatsoever that the military is onboard with a coup hack89 Feb 2018 #11

No one claimed our current military is "on board" with a right-wing takeover. But, Atticus Feb 2018 #19

The military understands very well what constitute illegal orders hack89 Feb 2018 #20

I don't have any "conspiracy theories". I thought the post might lead to a reasoned discussion Atticus Feb 2018 #21

There is no doubt that he has autocratic tendencies hack89 Feb 2018 #22

I genuinely hope you are right, but until November of 2016, I would have bet that Atticus Feb 2018 #25

He doesn't have to suspend either! atreides1 Feb 2018 #10

He doesn't need to susped the judiciary -- RandomAccess Feb 2018 #13

That has nothing to do with a one party military dictatorship hack89 Feb 2018 #15

Don't be silly RandomAccess Feb 2018 #16

We will see. hack89 Feb 2018 #17

I've thought for a while that Trump is Raven Feb 2018 #8

Four infamous words atreides1 Feb 2018 #12

No. Orsino Feb 2018 #9

No and obviously not. This shouldn't even be a serious question mythology Feb 2018 #14

Just like Jade Helm? sarisataka Feb 2018 #18

Its not Military maxsolomon Feb 2018 #23

Thank you for expanding my vocabulary! nt Atticus Feb 2018 #24

GOPers said the same thing about Obama. Hoyt Feb 2018 #26

Your point? nt Atticus Feb 2018 #27

Simple. If we are going to make stupid accusations, at least be original. Hoyt Feb 2018 #28

Gotcha! From now on, all my stupid accusations will be original. Have a great Atticus Feb 2018 #29