I live in a country that was ruled by the military many times in the past, and the US never looked to me under treat of a military coup.
replyIn my country, any political problem real or perceived, and part of the population are already asking for the military to attempt a coup and fix things.
We had a coup attempt without military intervention on 1/6. The current regime is actively purging the military leadership.
replyCountries don’t have military coups or juntas because they are fundamentally bad or whatever. It happens becuase controls and civil authority is too weak, and we are in a cycle where the US is dismantling all controls and adopting a position of unlimited executive power. So it’s a matter of “when” some general intervenes. Either at the behest of someone or to save the republic.
You don’t really need a lot of people. Maybe a battalion or two.
In the USA, there was never a need for a military coup. After the Spanish-American war, the MIC was so wealthy that they simply bought influence. A few million handed to influential politicians is far cheaper than a coup.
replyThe USA has the best government that money can buy.
Yeah, ultimately it ends up being decided who the military is backing. Look at Spain, initially overtaken by a military coup. Then after Franco's death, as the transition to full blown democracy was already happening, sometime in the 80s (23-F), right as the successor to Suárez was about to take place, the military attempted another coup, but this time the military was on the people's democracy side, and basically saved democracy that day.
replyReally a hit or miss concept, military coups.