| sc94597 said: Why do you think in a revolutionary situation the U.S Military would be a unified entity on the side of the existing state? I am talking about the collapse of the political-economy due to decades of mis-management and reduced trust in the dominant institutions over the course of a half-century. These events compound. The current crises are caused by the second-order effects of major events of the 2000's. The issue is much greater than Trump. Americans haven't trusted the dominant institutions of this society for decades now, and that trust has only declined in the long-term since. |
Looking at the first line: It seems we are agree on the premise that state military is needed to overthrow U.S. government. That said…there is zero indicators that the military, who is (at the moment) the most fervently patriotic, will assist in overthrowing the government. However, anything is possible, so I won’t completely dismiss it (though it is highly unlikely).
Looking at everything else: I’m not sure how realistic it is that there will be a collapse in the economy. (Unless “political-economy” refers to something other than the economy? A cursory search on Google tells me that “political economy” refers to a branch of social science…and I’m assuming that wasn’t your intention lol.) Yeah, the economy won’t be doing too hot with the Iran conflict, for example, but it won’t be the end of times. And I agree that trust is low—how else do you think fringe (relative to U.S.) candidates like Sanders and Trump emerged?—though, again, not sure if this’ll translate into an overthrowing. The military is the most trusting of the establishment, so I don’t suspect they’ll be on the side of the overthrow-ers.
Last edited by firebush03 - on 17 June 2025
