Those that think it can't happen

[angrychair]

Last edited Fri Oct 3, 2025, 02:04 PM - Edit history (1)

That think the military will be on our side. History tells a very different story.
Tulsa Race Massacre +100 killed

Battle of Blair Mountain 1921 +100

Bonus Army eviction 1932 2 killed

Memorial Day Massacre 1937 10 killed

1943 Detroit Race Riot 1943 34 killed

Kent State shootings 1970 4 killed

Jackson State killings 1970 2 killed

MOVE bombing 1985 11 killed

Wounded Knee. 1890 91+ killed

[WhiskeyGrinder]

1. Uh Tulsa, Memorial Day, Detroit, Jackson State and MOVE were all perpetrated by cops, not the military.

I'm not saying trust the military; I'm saying state oppression has a lot of faces.

[CivicGrief]

2. I am not convinced the military will be

on the right side of history. Will civilian casualties turn the tide or push us further down the path to fascism? I think it is inevitable that the military will act one way or another. I never thought it would come to that.

[sop]

3. Are there many historical examples of troops and lower ranking officers refusing orders to harm civilians?

They seem to be exceptions to the rule.

[angrychair]

4. There might be to be fair

But we don't often document things that didn't happen.

[Jilly_in_VA]

5. Don't forget Wounded Knee

91 killed, mostly women, children, and the elderly.

[angrychair]

6. Thanks for the reminder

I added it