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KPN

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16. I agree re: if he loses the 2020 election,

Reply to qazplm135 (Reply #5)

Wed May 29, 2019, 07:24 AM

May 2019

casts no doubt about its results and steps down as President via the normal transition between Presidents.

If those things don’t happen, I’m not currently 100% convinced we can count on our military leadership to support the Constitution and the people over this megalomaniac. The Navy taking a hard stance against these airmen wearing these patches would possibly help me have my faith in our military’s allegiance to the Constitution rather than the men restored. Possibly ... depending on what that “hard stance” looks like. These airmen look not a lot different from the some of the photos of the neo-Nazi marchers in last year’s Unite the Right Rally to me. I know where their allegiances lie.

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Will the military really protect us from authoritarianism and uphold the constitution? [View all] AJT May 2019 OP

Airmen onboard the USS WASP wearing patches on their jumpsuits that read "Make Aircrew Great Again." mahatmakanejeeves May 2019 #1

Will they? winetourdriver01 May 2019 #2

The Army was full of racist chauvinists when I NewDayOranges May 2019 #3

NO!!!!!!!! atreides1 May 2019 #4

You think the military should have moved in when Congress voted for the (un)Patriot Act? lagomorph777 May 2019 #6

WTF thread is this I just stumbled into? qazplm135 May 2019 #5

Sending troops to the border and funneling money to the wall AJT May 2019 #9

has been allowed? qazplm135 May 2019 #10

I agree re: if he loses the 2020 election, KPN May 2019 #16

you are dead wrong qazplm135 May 2019 #18

Hell no, the military always always sides with the Commander in Chief, unless they are taking power. lark May 2019 #7

When you get sweared in ... mitch96 May 2019 #8

No, they will not. sinkingfeeling May 2019 #11

The opposite would be true... Freelancer May 2019 #12

the military will do what bloats its power and budget. freedom and all that whooey is just baloney n msongs May 2019 #13

I believe they will. Nitram May 2019 #14

Unlikely as long as FOX News is included on Armed forces media channels. Ford_Prefect May 2019 #15

We may find out. That in itself is scary. ... The KPN May 2019 #17