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When the oligarchs pay the military, it becomes a private militia (midwest.social)

submitted 7 months ago by CubitOom@infosec.pub to c/usa@midwest.social

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The amount is meaningless — less than one day of salary. But the principle is important: once the armed services are paid by the oligarchs, they become a private militia, and we no longer have a country.

— Timothy Snyder

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[–] ExtremeDullard@piefed.social 35 points 7 months ago* (last edited 7 months ago)

I hate to break it to you, but oligarchs and plutocrats have always run this country. It's never been yours.