• ChonkyOwlbear@lemmy.world
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    5 months ago
    1. There is no chance the officers refuse a direct order from the president.

    2. Do you really think the soldiers want to sweat their asses off in the desert all day stringing razor wire?

    3. Are they going to risk jail and losing their benefits?

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      There must be a lot of non-Americans commenting here. I’ve been seeing lots of questions like “what if they don’t stand down?” There’s no way that’s happening because there’s very little economic safety net in the US.

      If they lose their benefits and pension, these soldiers’ families are destitute. Texas doesn’t have any money to pay for that. Imagine the Guard as Texas’s older brother. But Joe Biden is Mom about to ground everyone in sight. Why would you risk losing the car keys on Friday night?