As Trump's America 250 shenanigans take over Washington, anti-war veterans, service members, and military families will march on Philadelphia for Freedom Ove...

Cross posted from https://thelemmy.club/post/51955382

As Trump’s America 250 shenanigans take over Washington, anti-war veterans, service members, and military families will march on Philadelphia for Freedom Over Fascism. Mike Prysner, US Army veteran and executive director of the Center on Conscience and War, tells BT Live that amid Trump’s belligerence in Venezuela, Iran and Cuba, conscientious objector filings have surged higher than at any point since 9/11. From the soldier on the ship that launched missiles at Caracas, to the officer at Guantanamo watching ICE detainees get processed like terrorists, Prysner says the fissures are everywhere: 'There’s such a variety of things the Trump administration is doing that’s causing people to take this very bold and brave and courageous step.

“We saw a massive surge once the Iran war began — bigger than at any point during the entire global war on terror.”

Why the anti-war movement inside the military itself may be one of the most powerful forces pushing back against Trump.

  • TankovayaDiviziya@lemmy.worldEnglish
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    As flawed as the American founding fathers are, at least they recognise that having enough diversity is its own weapon against tyranny. A person from California still thinks differently from a Florida and they would have disagreements despite being Americans. So, a centralisation of power that leads to tyranny is harder to occur.

  • decapitae@sh.itjust.worksEnglish
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    Since there’s no authority under this fascist regime, there’s no intact constitutional authority to fight for, no honor save fighting the fascists who destroyed it