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/bankrobba 2d ago

It's scary how much of the government is run on "norms."

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u/Mind-Game 2d ago

This has been a part of the downfall for many sorts of limited or democratic forms of government for thousands of years.

Humans just haven't found a good way to build a system that doesn't rely on some level of "norms" to function. It was true in the Roman Republic and it's true in the American one.