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this post was submitted on 05 Dec 2024
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The magic words worked because they were backed by the power of institutions that people trust.
The mistake this guy made - the mistake that the US Republicans are absolutely not making - is that he did not sufficiently erode public faith in those institutions first.
Nor did he secure political and military alliences before hand. You can only stop coups by voting if it is a really shit coup lol
He actually did have the backing of a lot of the military top brass. The problem is that the rank and file wouldn't back the brass in clearly violating lawful orders from the government. A big part of why those soldiers sent into parliament did such a shit job is because they obviously weren't even sure they were supposed to be there.