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mucholderthandirt

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9. So, the Republicans have been working to put their kind in high places, including the military.

Reply to Glorious bastard (Original post)

Mon Oct 6, 2025, 11:27 AM

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I can only hope it's not working, that the rank and file will resist being used against us. I know when I was just getting out of the USAF, Reagan was taking over (I had about two weeks of him as "CiC", and it was a rough time. We knew what he'd done, the Iran hostages being immediately released (and later more stuff). No one I knew, and I knew lots of people through my job, enlisted and officer, would follow any unlawful order.

Let's pray, hope, whatever, that it's still so. Because if we have the military against us, we are done for.

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I am impressed with the response from the top US armed forces brass to Hegseth's shitshow at Quantico [View all] Glorious bastard Monday OP

Choices are being made. gordianot Monday #1

As fast as things are moving berniesandersmittens Monday #7

They never clap, so that tesponse was typical obamanut2012 Monday #2

Nearly a week later, not a single clap, or any comment at all. Glorious bastard Monday #3

They aren't allowed to obamanut2012 Monday #5

Believe me, Hegseth will allow them to praise the shit out of his nonsense. Glorious bastard Monday #6

You argue with me than agree with me obamanut2012 Monday #10

Suit yourself Glorious bastard Monday #11

I beg to differ, MarineCombatEngineer Monday #15

It wouldn't bother me if Hegseth were to be given the clap. cloudbase Monday #4

I'm reserving judgment for when they are actually forced to choose between Trump and the Constitution . . . markpkessinger Monday #8

So far, no apparent rush to jump on a Trump bandwagon. Fingers crossed. Glorious bastard Monday #12

Sure, but it's quite a leap from sitting on their hands during speech and defying a presidential order n/t markpkessinger Tuesday #16

There is no presidential order for them to defy. Glorious bastard Tuesday #17

Not yet there isn't . . . markpkessinger Tuesday #18

My judgement is reserved as well, with a caveat of "so far so good" Glorious bastard Tuesday #19

So, the Republicans have been working to put their kind in high places, including the military. mucholderthandirt Monday #9

This is surely just the first step. Glorious bastard Monday #14

Yup, agree. republianmushroom Monday #13