Precisely. We live in a democratic republic with a civilian controlled military. (Reply #52)

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radius777 (3,493 posts)

52. Precisely. We live in a democratic republic with a civilian controlled military.

It is the duty of everyday citizens to voice their concerns and opinions regarding national and international affairs, and of the policies and workings of our government and military. Being an expert on any particular topic is not a prerequisite for democratic participation.

The founders were very clear on such principles, to prevent the democratic experiment from devolving into a military state.

A government of the people, by the people for the people - not a government of experts and generals.

It should be noted that most regular people couldn't care less about world politics or military objectives - until they are forced to because the so called experts and leaders who were supposed to prevent situations like this have failed to do their jobs - and now innocent people are being slaughtered and the security of the world is at grave risk. Putin was appeased for 20+ years and this is the end result.

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57 replies	Author	Time	Post
I didn't realize how many war experts were on the DU! [View all]	USALiberal	Mar 2022	OP
The Internet has always been well-stocked with armchair generals.	Ocelot II	Mar 2022	#1
I learned more about war and weapon than I ever wanted to!	AlexSFCA	Mar 2022	#2
For what it's worth, some are left over from Vietnam.	Sneederbunk	Mar 2022	#3
There's plenty of good information available	underpants	Mar 2022	#4
IKR?	MarineCombatEngineer	Mar 2022	#5
Agree..watched one young vet say..if you haven't been in a combat zone then STFU!!	PortTack	Mar 2022	#13
No, we all get a say in what our military does.	Wingus Dingus	Mar 2022	#16
I'm an American citizen and have no obligation to STFU.	Tomconroy	Mar 2022	#21
Which is a very anti-American sentiment, really.	Scrivener7	Mar 2022	#35
Lets see...	lapfog_1	Mar 2022	#39
Facebook is full of immunological & Constitutional experts	RainCaster	Mar 2022	#6
what kind of society doesn't have knowledge and understanding about what their military is doing?	bigtree	Mar 2022	#7
There seems to be an odd movement here lately that disdains actual discussion about events	Scrivener7	Mar 2022	#15
+1.	NutmegYankee	Mar 2022	#29
Definitely	qazplm135	Mar 2022	#41
Precisely. We live in a democratic republic with a civilian controlled military.	radius777	Mar 2022	#52
Quite a few, it seems	EYESORE 9001	Mar 2022	#8
Isn't that the truth. I am surprised they aren't on a plane to Ukraine to oversee the operation	JohnSJ	Mar 2022	#9
+1000	USALiberal	Mar 2022	#10
+1000	Celerity	Mar 2022	#38
If Trump is a war expert, we all are.	Doodley	Mar 2022	#11
I haven't seen anyone proclaiming to be war experts. I have seen	Wingus Dingus	Mar 2022	#12
Exactly, but our elected leaders can also be persuaded by public opinion...	AntiFascist	Mar 2022	#42
Most people probably understand that we can't be actual combatants	Wingus Dingus	Mar 2022	#43
They understand what they are being told, ad nauseum n/t	AntiFascist	Mar 2022	#45
I am fairly sure the OP is referring to the 'cruise missile Putin's palaces and the Kremlin' and/or	Celerity	Mar 2022	#44
There's a difference between proposing something and having that	Wingus Dingus	Mar 2022	#46
I have never told anyone here to STFU, and certainly am not doing so now. Any posters doing so are	Celerity	Mar 2022	#50
First of, it's a discussion board	drray23	Mar 2022	#14
I'm a veteran too	EYESORE 9001	Mar 2022	#18
read the last part of my post.	drray23	Mar 2022	#22
Football vs nuclear war	EYESORE 9001	Mar 2022	#23
Perhaps you should work on not finding it so galling.	NutmegYankee	Mar 2022	#30
Then it would be best for you if you simply stayed out of the conversations. Because most of us	Scrivener7	Mar 2022	#32
Some DUers have a lot of military experience. Some have civiilian experience dealing	highplainsdem	Mar 2022	#17
The poll made no sense....	USALiberal	Mar 2022	#19
This message was self-deleted by its author	highplainsdem	Mar 2022	#20
Sigh. I think it was clear. It's also been a major topic of discussion in the media.	highplainsdem	Mar 2022	#24
That is pretty nebulous	EYESORE 9001	Mar 2022	#25
Besides the bad grammar?	LakeArenal	Mar 2022	#55
Meta!!!1!1!11!1!	demmiblue	Mar 2022	#26
We have experts here for any subject. nt	doc03	Mar 2022	#27
I was a Russian linguist in the 528th Military Intelligence Company in the 60s.	marie999	Mar 2022	#28
I bet that was an interesting job though. Nt	USALiberal	Mar 2022	#47
It was, but there were some scary times like the Cuban Missile Crisis.	marie999	Mar 2022	#54
You don't need to be a chef to recognize a shit sandwich	dalton99a	Mar 2022	#31
And a lot of us are old enough	Mr.Bill	Mar 2022	#33
War experts, political experts, governance experts	mcar	Mar 2022	#34
+1000	USALiberal	Mar 2022	#48
The same people are also infectious disease experts	fescuerescue	Mar 2022	#36
True!! Nt	USALiberal	Mar 2022	#49
In the marketplace of ideas, some people are wealthy. Others, not so much. n/t	Whiskeytide	Mar 2022	#37
I have been in combat	IBEWVET	Mar 2022	#40
Yakov Smirnoff says, In America we let civilians run the military.	48656c6c6f20	Mar 2022	#51
Newly appointed from the pandemic ward	lame54	Mar 2022	#53
ok lol nt	Torchlight	Mar 2022	#56
I got a stalker! Nt	USALiberal	Mar 2022	#57

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