1. La Militarización y el Fin de la Democracia.
La retórica y las acciones del liderazgo actual, incluyendo el despliegue de la Guardia Nacional y la creación de Fuerzas de Reacción Rápida (QRF), son vistas como pasos inminentes hacia el autoritarismo y el fin de las libertades civiles, violando normas democráticas fundamentales.
- Deploying the military in us cities is not the beginning of the end of democracy. Its the end of the end of democracy. Were waay past the beginning.
- Trumps assault on democracy using national guard and u.s. Military is imminent. Its only a matter of when.
- When american troops are turned against their own citizens, it will be the end of democracy. Abolishice.
- Trump has pulled off an autogolpe, a self coup within a democracy, and he is turning the military into his own force to establish a military dictatorship.
2. El Juramento Militar y las Órdenes Ilegales.
Un tema central es la obligación de los miembros del servicio de negarse a seguir órdenes ilegales o inconstitucionales. La preocupación se intensifica ante las amenazas de muerte dirigidas a legisladores veteranos que recordaron públicamente este deber constitucional a las tropas.
- Every servicemember swears an oath to defend the constitution. I took that oath at 17. When six lawmakers reminded our military of that duty, the president called for their deaths.
- This is important. But oh my giddy aunt how far have normal standards of democracy fallen when democratically elected american lawmakers have to remind military personnel that their oath to the constitution means they can must refuse to follow illegal orders.
- Cowardly steve miller very well knows that our military can refuse to follow illegal orders. Its in the constitution.
- If trump orders u.s. Troops to shoot protestors, that is an illegal order! no matter how much leavitt claims that any every order trump gives the military is legal, it is a lie and an unconstitutional fallacy!
3. Llamados a la Intervención y el Miedo al Golpe.
Ante la erosión de las instituciones civiles, una parte del debate se centra en si la intervención militar (un golpe de Estado o "counter-coup") es la única vía para restaurar la democracia, aunque esto mismo plantea el riesgo de una dictadura militar.
- The military is are our last hope to removing trumps authorian rule! if the military sign anything from trumps nazi secretary of war, it leaves all american citizens only hope is to pull a 1776 fight to re-establish democracy! no kings and no dictators.
- I am surprised that our democracy supporting military leaders are not taking down this government as a whole. I really am.
- I honestly think were going to reach a point where our military is going to have to decide between trumpism and defending democracy and us the people.
- Only the military can get in the path to a full blown dictatorship. Its their questioning that can save us. Following orders without judgement will kill democracy.