Some 1,500 active duty Army paratroopers have been put on alert for a potential deployment to Minnesota, according to two defense officials.

They’re ones who are trained and equipped for arctic warfare. This is kind of thing you do when planning to massacre civilians.

Edit: The Washington Post is now saying the same thing:

Pentagon readies 1,500 soldiers to possibly deploy to Minnesota, officials say

Soldiers with the Army’s 11th Airborne Division in Alaska have been placed at the ready following Trump’s Insurrection Act threat, according to defense officials.

  • hector@lemmy.today
    45·
    2 hours ago

    That is not a very accurate analysis at all. The democrats are controlled opposition. They are playing good cop to republican bad, even as republicans are openly playing hitler.

    Your analysis just boils down to victim blaming. If only we perpetually voted for the less bad option we would be enjoying more plutocratic rot and a slower degeneration.

    But if that was your goal, you had to be popular enough to win. So you only have yourselves to blame if you trusted the democratic establishment to know what they were doing. After 3 successive shit shows of presidential elections at that.

    • amateurcrastinator@lemmy.worldEnglish
      23·
      1 hour ago

      Ok sure but now you have this. What do you say about this situation. I am really curious if you will ever vote again or if your vote will matter anymore down the line.

      • hector@lemmy.today
        31·
        1 hour ago

        Why would you assume how I voted? You think everyone that votes democratic pretends to think they are good choices?

        Or is that your way of obscuring the issues with slander?

        • amateurcrastinator@lemmy.worldEnglish
          12·
          49 minutes ago

          I didn’t assume. I said I am curious if you (as in the lot of you)will ever vote again. He said that too remember? Vote for me and you will never have to vote again!

          Sorry if I aggravated you!