Military Coup is More Popular Now Than the US Government

[JimBowie1958]

"YouGov's latest research shows, however, that officers in the military are held in much greater esteem than their civilian superiors, and that they are widely viewed as having the best interests of the country in mind instead of their own selfish concerns. 70% of Americans believe that military officers generally want what is best for the country. When it comes to Congressmen, however, 71% of Americans believe that they want what is best for themselves, along with 59% for local politicians. ...

29% of Americans could imagine a situation in which they would support the military seizing control of the federal government, while 41% could not imagine such a situation.

Republicans (43%) are more than twice as likely as Democrats (20%) to say that they could conceive of a situation in which they would support a military coup in the United States. Independents tend to say that they could not (38%) rather than could (29%) imagine supporting a coup."


YouGov | Could a coup really happen in the United States?

I have more confidence that our military would not do this than I have in Congress and the WH ever putting their act together and earning our favorability by simply keeping the damned promises they make to us every election.

 

[JimBowie1958]

I fear we are marching toward a Trump 'strong' Presidency and maybe even a police state if not a full blown military dictatorship.

Corporations prefer dealing with strong men than congresses.

 

[Where_r_my_Keys]

We are indeed marching toward catastrophe... and that is because of a virulent mental disorder OKA:
Relativism.

Relativism is the doctrine which holds that knowledge, truth, and morality exist only in relation to one's cultural, societal, historical and personal context and, as such, can never be the result of soundly reasoned absolutes.

It is through this perversion of reason; wherein relativism axiomatically rejects the very existence of objectivity; which is essential to truth, that we find that such precludes the means for Left-think to serve justice.

With truth being essential to trust and, both: truth and trust being critical to the establishment of a soundly reasoned morality and, because a soundly reasoned morality is essential to Justice... it becomes clear to reasonable people, that Relativism can never serve justice.

And when a people cannot find justice for themselves, their family and neighbors through the judiciary, where such is suppose to be found, they begin to seek such through long standing alternatives, such as that which founded the United States... through the junking of their old government and forming a new one.

And THAT is where we are today... and THAT is where we, the Americans are steadily heading.

 

[bucs90]

Yep. Gallup polls show the most trusted US intitutions are:
1 Military
2 Small Business
3 Police


Elected leaders? WAY down the list.

 

[JimBowie1958]

Elected leaders? WAY down the list.

Our elected leaders forgot who they work for, like Boehner and McConnell. We really need to remind them in a rude way or the Republic is dead.

 

[candycorn]

In other news; water is wet.

 

[JimBowie1958]

In other news; water is wet.

In other news, libtards prefer military dictatorships and think democracy an inferior form of government people should not trust.....and water is wet.

 

[candycorn]

In other news; water is wet.

In other news, libtards prefer military dictatorships and think democracy an inferior form of government people should not trust.....and water is wet.

No but we know you're an inferior form of life.

 

[JimBowie1958]

In other news; water is wet.

In other news, libtards prefer military dictatorships and think democracy an inferior form of government people should not trust.....and water is wet.

No but we know you're an inferior form of life.

Don't try to deflect from your admission that you prefer dictatorship to democracy and find it totally natural, ass hat.

 

[candycorn]

In other news; water is wet.

In other news, libtards prefer military dictatorships and think democracy an inferior form of government people should not trust.....and water is wet.

No but we know you're an inferior form of life.

Don't try to deflect from your admission that you prefer dictatorship to democracy and find it totally natural, ass hat.

Never said anything remotely close to that you fucking idiot.
What I did say was "duh". People are disdainful of anyone who tells them no. Those responsible for the state of affairs in the nation are always going to be unpopular unless conditions allow for an unusual period of mass prosperity or nationalistic jingoism.

But you go on being a fucking idiot; in other words; be yourself.

 

[JimBowie1958]

In other news; water is wet.

In other news, libtards prefer military dictatorships and think democracy an inferior form of government people should not trust.....and water is wet.

No but we know you're an inferior form of life.

Don't try to deflect from your admission that you prefer dictatorship to democracy and find it totally natural, ass hat.

Never said anything remotely close to that you fucking idiot.
What I did say was "duh". People are disdainful of anyone who tells them no. Those responsible for the state of affairs in the nation are always going to be unpopular unless conditions allow for an unusual period of mass prosperity or nationalistic jingoism.

But you go on being a fucking idiot; in other words; be yourself.

You think the police and military don't ever tell anyone 'no'?

That is hilarious.

And yes, you did imply exactly that it is only natural for people to trust the military and police more than their own elected representatives, then after denying my assertion to that effect, you actually explained WHY you think that to be true then proceeded to call me an idiot for pointing out your predisposition..

lol, you are such an ass hat.

 

[BIG YANK BAL 1976]

The US military is owned by the Federal Government and the Pentagon, who sign their paychecks, this paranoid BS, sounds like that Jade Helm Garbage..

You Nazis need to lay off that Meth., it's making you stupid and paranoid..

The Military has been severely weakened by Iraq and Afghanistan which have dragged on a total of a quarter century and now ISIS..

 

[JimBowie1958]

The US military is owned by the Federal Government and the Pentagon, who sign their paychecks, this paranoid BS, sounds like that Jade Helm Garbage..

You Nazis need to lay off that Meth., it's making you stupid and paranoid..

The Military has been severely weakened by Iraq and Afghanistan which have dragged on a total of a quarter century and now ISIS..

Not only was there the historical case of the 1934 Businessman's Coup, there is also many rumors of a military coup against Obama being circulated. This is just one article that speaks of Gates and Franks, two men of late who rattled coup sabers against sitting Presidents..

Gates Threatens Obama with US Military Coup | War Is A Crime .org

The point of the OP is not that a coup is imminent, but that for the FIRST TIME as far as anyone knows there is a lot of sympathy among the public for a military take over.

THAT is what is concerning, not rumors of a coup, dude.

 

[JimBowie1958]

Obama Topples Top Coup Leader After Washington Gunbattle | EUTimes.net

 

[JimBowie1958]

"And yet, for everything they were confronted with, the Service did its job. Protectees were protected 100 percent of the time. Several assassination plots were nipped in the bud. "


How the Secret Service Said Goodbye to Mitt Romney

 

[Missourian]

Most military leaders are simply politicians of a different stripe.

Military high ranking leadership is a study in brown nosing, cronyism and the Peter Principle.

 

[J.E.D]

In other news, libtards prefer military dictatorships and think democracy an inferior form of government people should not trust.....and water is wet.

But, according to the poll that YOU posted:

Republicans (43%) are more than twice as likely as Democrats (20%) to say that they could conceive of a situation in which they would support a military coup in the United States.

You should read your own op.

Fail

 

[Where_r_my_Keys]

Those responsible for the state of affairs in the nation are always going to be unpopular unless conditions allow for an unusual period of mass prosperity or nationalistic jingoism.

But you go on being a fucking idiot; in other words; be yourself.

There is no problem in these formerly United States, which would not be solved instantly, with the eradication of the Ideological Left residing IN the formerly United States.

Perhaps you'd like to offer one or two examples of a problem that you 'feel' could be solved without the eradication of people, such as yourself... with your chronic claims of victimhood and endless fuckin' NEED!

 

[JimBowie1958]

Most military leaders are simply politicians of a different stripe.
Military high ranking leadership is a study in brown nosing, cronyism and the Peter Principle.

But the Brown Nosers do keep in reserve true military leaders like Schwarzkopf and put them in charge when the need arises. There are true leaders and true American leaders in our DoD command structure, but they are not the ones that are in the Joint Chiefs of Staff, if you get my drift.

 

[guno]

Most military leaders are simply politicians of a different stripe.
Military high ranking leadership is a study in brown nosing, cronyism and the Peter Principle.

But the Brown Nosers do keep in reserve true military leaders like Schwarzkopf and put them in charge when the need arises. There are true leaders and true American leaders in our DoD command structure, but they are not the ones that are in the Joint Chiefs of Staff, if you get my drift.

You have been huffing way to much incense while you bow to your statues and clutching your rosary