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Originally Posted by August
You are wrong. I'd estimate that less than a quarter of the standing US Military and less than a 10th of National Guard would support an Administration that ordered it to attack Americans.
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Well, it depends doesnt it? Sure, if out of the blue the white house gave the order to armed forces to 'start rounding up and attacking U.S citizens, SS style" I doubt they would follow through on it either. But that is not how these things unfold is it?
Sometimes the Police are required to attack American Citizens in order to defend American Citizens, and of course (most of the time) American Citizens attack American Citizens, so I dont know what makes you estimate that 90% of the Military and NG would not be prepared to do it under circumstance that are still widley percieved to be justified.
Depends on the situtation and numbers of course, but dont underestimate the power of politics and psychological conditioning. In a scenario where 'militants' are still in the minority, Id expect they'd be presented to both the military and the people as 'Domestic terrorists' / 'traitors' / 'internal threat' /criminals' rather than merely as 'Americans' (Assuming they were significant enough to need the military to deal with them, rather than civil law enforcement)
For the U.S military (or even elements of it) to turn its back on the white house, you'd need to pass a point where the American people collectivley no longer support the actions of their government. So what do the military do before they reach that point? - for the most part, they do as they are told. Its The same rule that applies to any other nation that has undergone a revolution, when armed forces realise that they are approaching a situation where they will be fighting a people to defend a government - THAT is usually the point where they turn their guns around. But the whole process doesnt happen over night.
Anyway all I was really saying is that I dont belive America is anywhere near that kind of situation today.