Clive Thompson on Nostr: This piece in Atlantic's latest issue -- devoted to examining what will happen if ...

This piece in Atlantic's latest issue -- devoted to examining what will happen if Trump wins -- analyzes how Trump would try to wield the military, fascistically, against anyone he opposes

The main thing would be to instal enough toadies in high-up positions that it hacks the rest of the military -- which is designed to defer to the top brass

But as Tom Nichols notes, this also relies on the rank-and-file being confused about their responsibilities, too

Which they are

https://archive.is/QDdXm