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WASHINGTON (AP) — Some of the 800 National Guard members deployed by President Donald Trump began arriving in the nation’s capital on Tuesday, ramping up after the White House ordered federal forces to take over the city’s police department and reduce crime in what the president called — without substantiation — a lawless city.

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[–] Sanctus@lemmy.world 20 points 3 days ago (3 children)

Does the national guard ask themselves if they are the fascists? Or have they known and dont care?

[–] DigitalTraveler42@lemmy.world 21 points 3 days ago (1 children)

As a Marine vet it is pretty clear that most of these people are in "just following orders" mode, they're forgetting their oaths and that just following orders doesn't fly, they need a good reminder.

[–] Sanctus@lemmy.world 6 points 3 days ago (1 children)

Ah, but you see, who will remind them?

[–] Maeve@kbin.earth 3 points 3 days ago

The liberals, of course.

[–] Brutticus@midwest.social 4 points 3 days ago

Fuck the troops. ACAB includes them.

[–] David_Eight@lemmy.world 3 points 3 days ago

I'm guessing no, they get some sort of financial benefit for being active and that's all they're considering at the moment. They're probably diluting themselves into thinking that they're just there for show and will get "boiled frog" into becoming Nazis.

[–] surph_ninja@lemmy.world 8 points 2 days ago* (last edited 2 days ago)

Every one of those soldiers, who don’t refuse to follow orders and choose to attack their own country, are guilty of treason and deserve the maximum penalty for it.

[–] HubertManne@piefed.social 3 points 2 days ago

So DC has its own national guard or is he using one from one of the states.

[–] thisnameisnottolong@piefed.au 2 points 2 days ago

But he said he'd only be a dictator for one day...