WASHINGTON (AP) — Some of the 800 National Guard members deployed by President Donald Trump began arriving in the nation’s capital on Tuesday, ramping up after the White House ordered federal forces to take over the city’s police department and reduce crime in what the president called — without substantiation — a lawless city.

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    16 days ago

    Does the national guard ask themselves if they are the fascists? Or have they known and dont care?

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      As a Marine vet it is pretty clear that most of these people are in “just following orders” mode, they’re forgetting their oaths and that just following orders doesn’t fly, they need a good reminder.

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      I’m guessing no, they get some sort of financial benefit for being active and that’s all they’re considering at the moment. They’re probably diluting themselves into thinking that they’re just there for show and will get “boiled frog” into becoming Nazis.

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    Every one of those soldiers, who don’t refuse to follow orders and choose to attack their own country, are guilty of treason and deserve the maximum penalty for it.