• BarneyPiccolo@lemmy.today
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    1 day ago

    I’ve been saying the same things about this meeting. To get to where they are, these Generals have had to navigate a complex labyrinth of regulations and rules, and if they violate ANY of them, even mildly, it will derail their entire careers. Those that make it to General have incredible, almost superhuman discipline. Also, by the time they become generals, they have had the equivalent education and training at a doctorate level in their field. They are NOT stupid.

    And throughout their career, they have internalized ALL the propaganda about defending America from all enemies, foreign and DOMESTIC, and nobody knows what a traitor looks like more than these people. They have also internalized American military history, and know that their names would be forever attached to the fall of America, as the Generals who stood by and allowed it, instead of defending it. After a lifetime of carefully stepping through the career land mines to reach the top, they can’t be pleased that their efforts and sacrifices will be squandered to advance the fall of the Republic.

    And now the MAGA High Command, in all their stupidity, are gathering all these Generals in one place, where they will be able to talk freely amongst themselves. Until now, they know that literally every single communication they have with each other is heavily monitored by numerous agencies. For the first time, they will be able to speak candidly with each other, and see where each other stands.

    It could be that MAGA wants them to talk, knowing some will get ratted out, and they can eject some potential troublemakers. They think that makes them stronger, but they are far too stupid to realize that every competent, experienced, patriotic General that they eject, becomes a competent experience, MOTIVATED military leader for the Rebellion.

    This meeting could be very bad for America, or very good. It may be the moment that the real rebellion is born.

    • Croquette@sh.itjust.works
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      24 hours ago

      I won’t hold my breath. They aren’t some sort of incorruptible super soldiers. They are human et they fall prey to corruption like any other human.

      Chances are this will be bad for the US and, by proxy, the rest of the world.