Look, I'm not one to over-romanticize hope that the U.S. military will choose the right side in upholding their duty to resist unlawful orders. Some will. Some won't. We'll see. But, lol, I do suspect there's malicious compliance. And as I keep seeing pics with military members looked absolutely miserable and sullen in the Orange Toddler's Big Boy B-Day Parade yesterday, I am cracking up. They were probably supposed to put on a big proud show for Dear Leader, and they didn't (or did a very bad job - perhaps on purpose). Trump's abuse of the military in this way is so disrespectful. But, I feel like some in there are really trying to show they aren't interested in being treated like toys in some draft-dodger's dipshit propaganda. This one in particular from WaPo got me:
Originally Posted By u/RocketSocket765 At 2025-06-15 02:10:38 PM | Source
Oh damn I used to be in this company. A co 4/3 TOG. I was in for three years and dodged having to do an inauguration luckily. I absolutely hated having to do ceremonies for Veterans Day, Memorial Day, and all the other days Americans feel the need to wear American flag shirts and shit.
From the outside it seems this is a public religious sort of thing.
Arguably yes. There's a name for it https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Civil_religion It would be cool if it worked but there's no government I fully trust so I'm still non religious