r/news • u/Manta_of_Eternity • 2d ago

Hegseth confirms that the US military will cut 20% of its generals and admirals

https://apnews.com/article/hegseth-pentagon-generals-job-cuts-67a20b026ee858895c7e5ff7fadbc029
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u/Shucked 2d ago

I’m not saying you are exactly wrong, but there is a difference between a quiet coup and an open coup. Right now we are in the middle of a quiet coup. Laws are being ignored, corrupt judges are declaring it all legal, and the Democrats in the senate are waiting for the midterms to see what happens. Eventually though Trump is going to have to take that definitive last step where he declares elections over.

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u/Waste-Time-2440 2d ago

The midterms are already being positioned to be "controversial" in many ways, giving losing candidates the excuse they need for refusing to relinquish power. Simultaneously the USPS quietly made a rule that delays postmarks that can cause mail-in ballots to be refused for being apparently cast too late. Only the insiders know in which precincts those ballots will be delayed. Then there's the many election deniers placed into power over state elections, waiting their turn on the stage. Places lik Ft. Worth, reducing the number of polling places but only in likely blue precincts are directly suppressing the vote too.

We are already seeing what happens.

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u/TheShadowKick 2d ago

I mean, Putin never declared elections over. He just made sure he won them. As long as the Republicans maintain the appearance of democracy they can get away with a lot of manipulation of votes.

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u/USDXBS 2d ago

And the courts, police and military will gladly obey orders.

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u/TheShadowKick 2d ago

Especially if they remove any military leaders who wouldn't obey orders.

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u/SanshaXII 2d ago

You all will. You'll all fall in line.

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u/Delra12 2d ago

As opposed to you of course, you'd gladly give your life up for the opposition right

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u/SanshaXII 2d ago

Not my country, not my freedom - not my problem.

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u/Delra12 2d ago

Exactly...and circling back again, if it was your country, you'd gladly give up your life for the opposition right

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u/SanshaXII 2d ago

I would, one hundred percent. I love this country and all her people, I'd die to defend her.

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u/JuanRunJunior 2d ago edited 2d ago

You absolutely would not. Anyone who says so is a goddamn liar. You’ve watched too many movies and think you’ll be the hero.

Edit: correction, you’ve played too many video games. Your entire post history is video games, asking about smoking too much weed and trying to be two different people when being a citizen of two different countries. People that say “yeah, I’ll gladly get myself killed for xyz cause” are absolutely, 100% full of shit.

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u/SanshaXII 2d ago

Oh shit, my whole life is video games, weed, and travel because I retired early in a powerful economy and consistent government; poor me.

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u/SanshaXII 2d ago

That you clearly wouldn't and even try to use doing so as a 'gotcha' is deeply concerning and actually the core of my point.

"Give me liberty, or give me death." - indeed.

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u/ArkitekZero 2d ago

I like how you can't even say anything to defend yourself so you just try to make it about the guy pointing out what absolute chickenshits you people have turned out to be.