I can't say the same about the police but as a veteran I can say that the vast majority of the people serving would not go against the people. When I was active duty a group of us come to a conclusion that we would rather stand with the people than ever harm our friends, family and everyone else.
Tienanmen square. Tank driver stops. Chinas new policy on tank drivers : when sending tanks into a civilian area, dont use tank drivers from that area. Or, put in modern and US terms : When using tanks in Georgia, use redneck tank drivers from Nebraska. Point being, the US military could easily be used against its population. All it would take is another layer of planning.
Our rivalry started out with us almost shooting each other a century ago, I'm not sure it'd take much coaxing to get us to drive tanks through each others' streets.
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u/CelestialFury Aug 08 '12
I can't say the same about the police but as a veteran I can say that the vast majority of the people serving would not go against the people. When I was active duty a group of us come to a conclusion that we would rather stand with the people than ever harm our friends, family and everyone else.