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Hegseth’s Self-Centered Reason for Calling in Generals Leaks (www.thedailybeast.com)
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[–] BarneyPiccolo@lemmy.today 12 points 6 days ago (1 children)

So it's nothing more than a Soviet/ North Korean/ Iraqi style propaganda video?

Hegseth thinks he's going to call in all of our highest commanders, people who have spent their entire careers navigating the complex military labyrinth to the top of the game, and this ignorant sycophantic child thinks he's going to tell THEM how the military is going to operate?

This video will have so much laughter, or outrage, from the audience, that it will be unreleasable.

A small part of me hopes that these Generals are so outraged by Hegseth's arrogance, that they storm the stage and beat him to a pulp. Let the MAGAs release THAT video.

[–] MisterOwl@lemmy.world 3 points 6 days ago (1 children)

people who have spent their entire careers navigating the complex military labyrinth to the top of the game, and this ignorant sycophantic child thinks he’s going to tell THEM how the military is going to operate?

To be fair, these same generals are okay with deploying troops on American soil against American citizens, so yes. He will apparently tell them how to operate, and they will respond "yes daddy".

[–] BarneyPiccolo@lemmy.today 4 points 6 days ago* (last edited 6 days ago) (1 children)

They've never all been in the same room together before. Think about that. Before this, every communication between them has been monitored by someone, somewhere, and they all know it. They've never had the chance to get groups together outside of prying ears.

Maybe. Surveillance would be very tight, even outdoors. Its dangerous to get this many high ranking officers together, especially when your support isn't fully set up. Maybe the reason to do it is to sniff out as many resisters as possible, and make a public example out of them.

This could be very bad, or it could be very good.

[–] bigfondue@lemmy.world 2 points 6 days ago

I'm sure that they will have MAGA commisars around to monitor for dissent

[–] prole@lemmy.blahaj.zone 9 points 6 days ago

Everything is just so. goddamn. stupid.

[–] PattyMcB@lemmy.world 2 points 6 days ago

I can only imagine the scuttlebut between some of these officers after the fact. Oh, to be a fly on that wall

[–] merdaverse@lemmy.zip 2 points 6 days ago

Pete "Warrior Ethos" Hegseth: 0

Wooden wall: 1

https://www.dailymotion.com/video/x2v4lni

[–] AmericanEconomicThinkTank@lemmy.world 2 points 6 days ago

At least they're consistent lmao

[–] givesomefucks@lemmy.world 134 points 1 week ago* (last edited 1 week ago) (12 children)

The gathering, which is scheduled to take place Tuesday, was described as a “pep rally.” But bringing hundreds of generals to Quantico, including those stationed abroad, could prove to be an extremely expensive pep talk.

There's absolutely nothing the military in general hates more than this shit, and there's nothing high ranking officers specifically hate more than being treated like common soldiers.

This isn't going to inspire loyalty, it's going to turn the top brass against this administration for various reasons.

They're just pissing off everyone

[–] Wispy2891@lemmy.world 13 points 6 days ago

One of the most expensive "this could have been an email" meeting

[–] Soup@lemmy.world 5 points 6 days ago (1 children)

Not even normal soldiers, but as decoration. They’ll be there to make him look good, for “optics”, and will serve the same function as furniture and wall art. All for a talk that is about army fitness and not anything requiring terribly delicate security?

If they have any self-respect they’ll be talking amongst eachother right now saying the same shit and deciding not to go. Besides, if security is the reason they should all be gathered then security is also the reason why that’s a terrible idea.

[–] BarneyPiccolo@lemmy.today 1 points 6 days ago (1 children)

They think all these Generals are on their side, but Generals value competence and loyalty, and they know what Treason looks like.

These MAGA dumbfucks haven't realized that they are gathering ALL the military high command together, so they can start their military uprising.

[–] MisterOwl@lemmy.world 1 points 6 days ago (1 children)

they know what Treason looks like.

That's fucking hilarious. These same generals are perfectly okay with deploying troops against American citizens in Portland.

[–] BarneyPiccolo@lemmy.today 1 points 6 days ago (2 children)

How do you know that? How do you know that they haven't been stewing like the rest of us, slowly getting hotter and hotter?

Now they get to meet with their peers, and find out they've ALL been thinking the same things, and they want to come up with a plan.

Frankly, that scenario is as plausible as the one in which they toss away every military dream they ever had, to be recorded in history as the weakass generals who let the Nazis take over the world.

[–] MisterOwl@lemmy.world 1 points 4 days ago (1 children)

"The president just said he told Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth that “we should use some of these dangerous cities as training grounds for our military,” referring to urban areas within the United States."

If there is no coup now, our military leadership is 100% on board with killing US citizens. They would be just as bad as the "weakass generals who let the nazis take over".

Let's see what happens, shall we?

[–] BarneyPiccolo@lemmy.today 1 points 4 days ago (1 children)

Trump and Hegseth would have no trouble ordering the military to fire on American citizens, they are confirmed psychopaths. I'm not convinced that the majority of Generals would follow that rule. I suspect that MOST would not.

[–] MisterOwl@lemmy.world 2 points 4 days ago

I admire your optimism. I suspect that the vast majority of them would open fire on american babies if Trump told them to.

[–] MisterOwl@lemmy.world 0 points 6 days ago

How do I know?

I've been paying attention.

[–] MisterOwl@lemmy.world 1 points 6 days ago (1 children)

it’s going to turn the top brass against this administration

Are you fucking kidding? US top brass fucking loves this shit. Fascist pep rally on the taxpayers dime, it just doesn't get any better.

[–] givesomefucks@lemmy.world 1 points 6 days ago (1 children)

oh, I'm sorry, i didn't know you had more experience with the military and high level officers...

[–] MisterOwl@lemmy.world 0 points 4 days ago* (last edited 4 days ago) (1 children)

"The president just said he told Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth that “we should use some of these dangerous cities as training grounds for our military,” referring to urban areas within the United States."

If there is no coup now, every united states military officer at this gathering is 100% on board with being deployed on US soil against US citizens.

Let's see what happens, shall we?

[–] givesomefucks@lemmy.world 1 points 4 days ago (1 children)

Using "military leadership" to refer to a single political appointte is fucking ridiculous.

[–] MisterOwl@lemmy.world 1 points 4 days ago

Edited for accuracy. Are you beginning to understand? Or are you gonna keep playing military apologist?

[–] BarneyPiccolo@lemmy.today 1 points 6 days ago

Love that for them.

[–] stoy@lemmy.zip 45 points 1 week ago (1 children)

I truly hope you are right, but I am extremely concerned that this will be a power grab, having the generals swear an oath of loyalty to the Trump regime directly, rather than than the normal oath they may have sworn.

Doing this would make it extremely easy to take over and purge the leadership of disloyalty to the regime.

The situation is very precarious at the moment.

[–] grue@lemmy.world 50 points 1 week ago (4 children)

The correct reaction would be for the generals to fulfill their real oath to the Constitution and immediately depose Hegseth and the rest of the Trump regime as the domestic enemies they are.

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[–] don@lemmy.ca 100 points 1 week ago* (last edited 6 days ago) (3 children)

There’s a tweet in the article:

Pete Hegseth: @PeteHegseth

Cool story, General

Ben Hodges: @general_ben

July 1935 German generals were called to a surprise assembly in Berlin and informed that their previous oath to the Weimar constitution was void and that they would be required to swear a personal oath to the Führer. Most generals took the new oath to keep their positions.

Fucking shitbag fuckmook.

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[–] INHALE_VEGETABLES@aussie.zone -5 points 6 days ago* (last edited 6 days ago) (1 children)

Alright relax pal. This was far more silly, and of much less significance.

[–] don@lemmy.ca 4 points 6 days ago

Well shucks, bud. You know what? Boom, comment edited. Enjoy!

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[–] Almacca@aussie.zone 61 points 1 week ago (3 children)

As it was put to CNN, the “guys with the stars on their shoulders make for a better audience from an optics standpoint.”

So it's purely an ego inflating thing. Gotcha.

[–] Formfiller@lemmy.world 3 points 6 days ago* (last edited 6 days ago) (1 children)

Pure propaganda

[–] BarneyPiccolo@lemmy.today 2 points 6 days ago

Dictator-style.

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[–] Redditsux@lemmy.world 46 points 1 week ago

I love the part about post by Ben Hodges on the same kind of thing happening in 1935 Germany. 90 years ago.

[–] miss_demeanour@lemmy.dbzer0.com 43 points 1 week ago (1 children)

All those high-ranking military folk in one spot at one time!
Super smart!

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[–] Curmuffin@fedia.io 43 points 1 week ago (1 children)

A preview of Pickled Pete's speech:

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[–] Sludgehammer@lemmy.world 42 points 1 week ago (3 children)

The gathering, which is scheduled to take place Tuesday, was described as a “pep rally.”

He's going to rant about how great he is, then ask for his boots to be tongue polished, got it.

“I’ve never seen anything like this before, and it just seems extremely bizarre and strange,” Hertling said.

Get used to it dude.

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