California national guards troops and marines deployed to Los Angeles to help restore order after days of protest against the Trump administration have told friends and family members they are deeply unhappy about the assignment and worry their only meaningful role will be as pawns in a political battle they do not want to join.

Three different advocacy organisations representing military families said they had heard from dozens of affected service members who expressed discomfort about being drawn into a domestic policing operation outside their normal field of operations. The groups said they have heard no countervailing opinions.

“The sentiment across the board right now is that deploying military force against our own communities isn’t the kind of national security we signed up for,” said Sarah Streyder of the Secure Families Initiative, which represents the interests of military spouses, children and veterans.

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[–] Des@hexbear.net 54 points 3 days ago* (last edited 3 days ago) (2 children)

i mean legit if the military is just exclusively deployed to do stuff like this in the U.S. (doubtful with the Iran war possibly coming) we might actually see a lib Carnation Revolution at some point

no foreigners to murder, just being stuck in terrible conditions while a whole city of treats is just out of reach. it's like being home but not. and I know there are plenty of psychos who want nothing more then to die mothafucker die a .50 cal into a packed crowd of liberal boomers but we aren't quite the Imperium of Man yet and i can't imagine murdering their own neighbors (only to return to a cold floor) will go over well with the majority

either way, fragging is a thing. and more regretful, anti-imperialist former troops (that renounce their former career) with training and skills can't hurt a nascent leftist movement

[–] Evilsandwichman@hexbear.net 27 points 3 days ago (1 children)

doubtful with the Iran war possibly coming

Honestly this war could potentially be used as a scotch tape measure to hold an angry country together, cause nothing sees greater bipartisan support than wars (against the global South; a war against a Western country would be treated as a grave crime because libs see Westerners as human beings)

[–] Des@hexbear.net 5 points 3 days ago

yeah i thought about this exact thing after I posted that. I can already see the gears turning on reddit and shit as the libs prepare themselves to "liberate the oppressed women" (i guess from their lives)

[–] Tabitha@hexbear.net 23 points 3 days ago (2 children)

they're weir 1 or 2 pre-Luigis in Q4 2024 by former troops, kind of surprised there hasn't been more since.

[–] Carcharodonna@hexbear.net 19 points 3 days ago

and let's also not forget dorner

[–] Des@hexbear.net 8 points 3 days ago* (last edited 3 days ago)

also don't forget Aaron Bushnell, a different kind of Luigi but important nonetheless