• Whiskey_iicarus@lemmy.dbzer0.com
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      6 days ago

      All US military personnel are obligated to follow all lawful orders. Until the supreme courts rule that what he does is illegal and someone enforces that, what is a military person supposed to do? Unlike most jobs you can’t just quit and if you disobey a “lawful” order then you will likely be kicked out, lose your source of income and any benefits, and probably end up with a bad conduct or dishonorable discharge which is like a felony on your record.

      As a veteran myself, I am also quite ashamed of what is going on. These people are stuck and have much more at stake than the general population if they disobey or quit. I’d be about as ashamed to work at a place like Tesla or SpaceX for another Nazi, but you don’t expect Tesla employees to stand up to musk and overthrow his regime.

      • theUwUhugger@lemmy.world
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        6 days ago

        They are also legally required to follow illegal orders!

        Afterwards they may report it and a hearing will be held to determine if the order was legal

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        6 days ago

        Tell me again what the Nuremberg trials were and who was the prosecutor, what penalties there were for those tried guilty and hmmm… Operation Paperclip.