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The author was trying to shield themselves from the despair of political doomscrolling by reading books, but was dismayed to learn of Trump's plans to declare a national emergency and use the military to carry out mass deportations of undocumented immigrants. The author speaks with anti-imperialist veteran friends who remind them that this is not the first time Trump has threatened to deploy the military against immigrants, and that actually carrying out such a plan would be a logistical and legal nightmare, requiring a massive expansion of the prison system at immense cost. The author argues that the only reasonable response for active-duty soldiers is to refuse to carry out these immoral orders, drawing parallels to the G.I. resistance during the Vietnam War. They advocate reviving networks of support like "G.I. coffeehouses" to provide a space for soldiers to organize and resist. Experts emphasize that troops have a moral responsibility to disobey illegal and immoral orders, and that immigrants are not the true enemy - it is the ruling class elite who are stealing from the working class. The author acknowledges the impulse to retreat into escapism, but argues that now is the time to collectively challenge these dangerous policies.

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[–] Eldritch 59 points 3 weeks ago (25 children)

This is exactly why it will unfortunately work. You go to far too many doctors dentist whatever's offices. You will see Fox News or worse. Even at the VA you'll see Fox News etc. When it comes to the officer core and career military people you might see some push back. But most of the enlisted will be on board for this day one sadly.

[–] AtHeartEngineer 9 points 3 weeks ago* (last edited 3 weeks ago) (12 children)

There will certainly be commanders who resist if they think it's unlawful. We may just need to wait to really see. I hope there will be resistance.

[–] [email protected] 7 points 3 weeks ago (7 children)

Those commanders will be replaced

[–] AtHeartEngineer 2 points 3 weeks ago (1 children)

It is really not easy to just replace commanders

[–] [email protected] 2 points 3 weeks ago (1 children)

No one said they had to be good at their job. They just have to be yes men.

[–] Maggoty 1 points 3 weeks ago (1 children)

And then the next guy down the line, and on, and on, until you're left with incompetent yes men who couldn't fight their way out of a wet cardboard box.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 3 weeks ago (1 children)
[–] Maggoty 1 points 3 weeks ago (1 children)

It's a bad plan then. It will take all 4 years to see even some movement.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 3 weeks ago (1 children)

You're expecting them to work within the established system to make this happen. Dictators don't do that.

[–] Maggoty 1 points 3 weeks ago

They aren't magic either though.

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