Please post this everywhere!
On Raw Story, Robert Reich just posted:
If you are in the National Guard or active-duty military and you believe you are being ordered to violate the constitutional rights of U.S. citizens, I urge you to call the GI Rights Hotline for advice and support, at 877-447-4487.
https://www.rawstory.com/la-protests/
Let"s spare a thought or two for the confused young people being ordered to undertake military action against their fellow citizens. They (mostly) did not sign up for this. Let’s support them and try to help them extricate themselves from the situation these monsters have thrust them into!
Reich also posted this:
History shows that once an authoritarian ruler establishes the infrastructure of a police state, that same infrastructure can be turned on anyone.
Trump is rapidly creating such an infrastructure:
Declaring an emergency on the basis of a so-called “rebellion,” “insurrection,” or “invasion.”
Using that “emergency” to justify bringing in federal agents with a monopoly of force (ICE, DHS, FBI, DEA, and National Guard) against civilians inside the nation.
Allowing those militarized agents to make dragnet abductions and warrantless arrests and detain people without due process.
Creating additional prison space and detention camps for those detained.
Eventually, as the situation escalates, declaring martial law.
We are not at martial law yet, thankfully. But once in place, the infrastructure of a police state can build on itself. Those who are given authority over aspects of it — the internal militia, dragnets, detention camps, and martial law — seek other opportunities to invoke their authority.
Now is the time for all good citizens to come to the aid of their country!
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Honest question. I have no idea. Seems like it would be a distraction. OTOH, they must get downtime. So 