Law Is a US military coup possible?

[Aurelian]

Was told by a fat white guy with a mustache and body armor that it only takes 3% Of the population to overthrow the government.

11 million people is certainly a sizeable force. But they would be discovered before they could congregate into one place to kick it off.

 

[Natural Order]

No. No idealogues with enough balls or support.

 

[Osculater]

The military is actively being groomed for the ongoing coup. They're currently being trained against American citizens by decree of Dorito Jesus.

Nacho cheese or Cool ranch

 

[oldshadow]

I don't see your point. The courts and congress can't do shit if Trump doesn't listen to them. The question is if Trump continues to escalate his unlawful orders to the military, will they break with him and defy orders?

Traditional conservatives (which most generals are) are LESS likely to go along with unlawful orders than a lib.

Trump is going through the court system to overturn lower courts. Thats the way it works. What you don't like is that is happening.

 

[KBE6EKCTAH_CCP]

The military is actively being groomed for the ongoing coup. They're currently being trained against American citizens by decree of Dorito Jesus.

I would say that it already happened. Literal Hitler took over early this year.

 

[Prutfis]

Sure its possible. But the military would never back a total retard like Trump. No matter how many incompetent idiots he installs.

 

[Possum Jenkins]

I don't see your point. The courts and congress can't do shit if Trump doesn't listen to them. The question is if Trump continues to escalate his unlawful orders to the military, will they break with him and defy orders?

The only halfway realistic scenario would be if Trump orders the military to attack protestors in Portland and a dozen or so get killed. This sparks bigger protests in Los Angeles and Chicago and the military does something similar in both places.

There would certainly be mass opposition to this from even some Republicans by this point. So maybe he orders Schumer and AOC arrested and then orders the military to break up the LA or Chicago protests. After a few dozen (or hundred) more dead some top generals would step in and remove him from office and maybe call for new elections or install Vance if he joined the opposition.

We're a very far from that.

 

[avenue94]

Sure its possible. But the military would never back a total retard like Trump. No matter how many incompetent idiots he installs.

There plenty of dictators in history that disprove this statement. Never assume coups are impossible just because it would be dumb.

 

[Prutfis]

There plenty of dictators in history that disprove this statement. Never assume coups are impossible just because it would be dumb.

I didnt say the coup was dumb. I said Trump is dumb and surrounds himself with incompetent sychofants.
Most successful dictators getting to their positions by a coup have usually been pretty bright for their time or surrounded themselves with pretty brilliant people.

 

[avenue94]

I didnt say the coup was dumb. I said Trump is dumb and surrounds himself with incompetent sychofants.
Most successful dictators getting to their positions by a coup have usually been pretty bright for their time or surrounded themselves with pretty brilliant people.

No they don't. Are you telling me Papa Doc or Idi Amin were smart and didn't surround themselves with incompetent sychofants?

 

[LeonardoBjj]

The males in the US military are very right wing

the females though lean liberal from what I understand

- So no problem, Since acording to woketards, womans are euqal to man and superior soldiers.

 

[Prutfis]

No they don't. Are you telling me Papa Doc or Idi Amin were smart and didn't surround themselves with incompetent sychofants?

Idi Amin fought in the army and rose to the rank of commander. Im sure that at least earned the respect of some military personnel.
You think the military leadership has any respect for Cadet bonespurs who can barely string a coherent sentence together?
Papa Doc had a degree in medicine and was certainly not stupid. Doc was also elected president before going full psycho
These were also small backwards nations. Not modern democracies where freedom and the Constitution are seen as essential. Despite Trump currently wiping his ass with the Constitution

 

[Sinister]

11 million people is certainly a sizeable force. But they would be discovered before they could congregate into one place to kick it off.

Congregating in one place is a bad idea.

 

[Sinister]

The only halfway realistic scenario would be if Trump orders the military to attack protestors in Portland and a dozen or so get killed. This sparks bigger protests in Los Angeles and Chicago and the military does something similar in both places.

There would certainly be mass opposition to this from even some Republicans by this point. So maybe he orders Schumer and AOC arrested and then orders the military to break up the LA or Chicago protests. After a few dozen (or hundred) more dead some top generals would step in and remove him from office and maybe call for new elections or install Vance if he joined the opposition.

We're a very far from that.

IMO it would likely consist of the Military being ordered to attack citizens and quickly fatiguing of that. Fighting against foreigners in their own Countries because you think you're protecting yours is one thing. Harming your own people because rich people tell you that these people have the wrong idea is something different. Sooner or later something breaks.

 

[Fox by the Sea]

only if it comes on a wave of significant popular support.
most army men are no-names these days, relegated to civilian control and whose stars are often given politically.
there's no real caesar to be seen anywhere.

 

[KnightTemplar]

The US Military will just follow orders!

Wait a minute...

 

[Aurelian]

Congregating in one place is a bad idea.

Yeah, probably.

 

[KBE6EKCTAH_CCP]

But seriously though, while i am not an expert on this subject, I don‘t think it‘s possible for a big democratic developed country in times of peace. It‘s much easier to take power in some small shithole. We see this all the time in the third world where 100 dudes with weapons just take over the presidential palace.

For any big functioning country you need extraordinary circumstances. I could see it happening in the US if the Portland situation spread all over and Kirk type assssinations become the norm. But this will never happen. I do think though that what we see with the whole resistance to ICE thing could become ugly.

 

[Natural Order]

The only possible scenario for a coup in America would be a self-coup. But that still isn't realistic at all and likely never happens.

 

[plataoplombo]

I'd say very unlikely. Even with everything that's going on, life is still pretty good.