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Ocelot II

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38. While it's true that a group of military officers won't be cheering and applauding a speech

Fri Oct 3, 2025, 11:01 AM

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by any CinC, I very much doubt that "the majority of the men in that room support Trump's fascist agenda." They are career military people, and the ethos of the US military does not comport with a fascist agenda. Many military people - but definitely not all - tend to be politically conservative in the traditional sense, but Trump isn't a traditional conservative - and I can't imagine that any of them support his idea that military personnel could be used to fight what Trump considers to be crime in American cities against American people.

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The SILENCE of the Generals [View all] pbmus 16 hrs ago OP

Add the Silence of the Generals to the squeaky tank at the failed birthday parade and what you got? Bernardo de La Paz 16 hrs ago #1

That's the only part of the speech that mattered. The General's reaction. How many times did Trump evade Viet Nam? OAITW r.2.0 16 hrs ago #2

"The Silence of the Generals" conveys the entire message. OAITW r.2.0 16 hrs ago #3

Their sidearms would say a whole lot more. Frasier Balzov 16 hrs ago #4

Speaking of Military Correction, why hasn't the Russian Military corrected Putin? OAITW r.2.0 16 hrs ago #5

I see what you're saying. Frasier Balzov 16 hrs ago #6

Watched it again, recently. I see a lotta Trump sycophants that are like Stalin's handmaidens. OAITW r.2.0 15 hrs ago #9

Throw in "The Manchurian Canidate" by Richard Condon rubbersole 15 hrs ago #10

This message was self-deleted by its author Ocelot II 6 hrs ago #36

Man, I hope that this author is right! AZJonnie 16 hrs ago #7

Judging by the expressions on their faces, MarineCombatEngineer 8 hrs ago #15

Your bona-fides on the subject far exceed mine my friend! AZJonnie 3 hrs ago #42

or maybe they are silent because they will follow orders as usual nt msongs 16 hrs ago #8

Nope, MarineCombatEngineer 8 hrs ago #18

I sure hope you are right Bettie 8 hrs ago #19

These are not Been A Dick Donald appointees, unlike the JCoS, MarineCombatEngineer 7 hrs ago #21

I can only imagine what the Black and female officers must have been thinking Ocelot II 6 hrs ago #37

At your rank MCE I am pretty sure you spent some time with Generals. Prairie_Seagull 6 hrs ago #39

Kicked and recommended Uncle Joe 14 hrs ago #11

That's for sure. ...nt Figarosmom 14 hrs ago #12

The idiot was right about something the other day: Smart people don't like him. Dave Bowman 14 hrs ago #13

Question: OneGrassRoot 9 hrs ago #14

Yeah, there was a difference, MarineCombatEngineer 8 hrs ago #17

Awesome to know! Thanks very much, MCE. n/t OneGrassRoot 7 hrs ago #35

"The silence of the generals spoke volumes." Paladin 8 hrs ago #16

A slither of hope in this post. kentuck 8 hrs ago #20

It's what they always do. Johnny2X2X 7 hrs ago #22

The look of contempt on their faces is not what they always do, MarineCombatEngineer 7 hrs ago #23

People see what they want to see Kaleva 7 hrs ago #24

Again, bullshit. MarineCombatEngineer 7 hrs ago #26

"addressed" isn't what I would say. Tetrachloride 7 hrs ago #29

Neither would I, MarineCombatEngineer 7 hrs ago #30

Where is the military's contempt for Trump's illegal orders to blow up small Venezuelan boats and kill dozens, sop 7 hrs ago #32

As I said in another post, MarineCombatEngineer 7 hrs ago #33

Look, I'm not going argue this, MarineCombatEngineer 7 hrs ago #31

I agree Kaleva 7 hrs ago #25

While it's true that a group of military officers won't be cheering and applauding a speech Ocelot II 6 hrs ago #38

They now must act Clouds Passing 7 hrs ago #27

It wasn't "The Sound of Silence." It was, in part, "Run Silent, Run Deep." (The Air Force would have something Tetrachloride 7 hrs ago #28

Generals don't cheer like MAGAs at a political rally. Ocelot II 7 hrs ago #34

Generals gathered in their masses, just like witches at black masses, evil minds that plot destruction. cayugafalls 6 hrs ago #40

You can tell they weren't impressed, but I'm not sure it matters all that much. D23MIURG23 6 hrs ago #41