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Re:The NIH is being slashed and burned, not "reformed" by closewith on Saturday March 01, 2025 @11:44PM (#43227381)
Are you sure that the rule of law in the US is strong enough to avert a dictatorship?
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Re:The NIH is being slashed and burned, not "reformed" by jachee on Sunday March 02, 2025 @12:22AM (#43227659)
If the military upholds their oath to the Constitution, we should never have a dictatorship.
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Re:The NIH is being slashed and burned, not "reformed" by arp242 on Sunday March 02, 2025 @12:41AM (#43227764)
The military getting involved is an absolute last resort type thing. And comes with risks of its own: military coups/juntas that started out as a legitimate dethroning of a dictator are not unheard of.
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Re:The NIH is being slashed and burned, not "reformed" by tastyfreeze on Sunday March 02, 2025 @12:40AM (#43227761)
And that military action would be called a coup despite being the expected outcome of an attempted dictator.
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Re:The NIH is being slashed and burned, not "reformed" by btilly on Sunday March 02, 2025 @12:32AM (#43227719)
That's why Trump just did a purge of top generals and lawyers in the military.
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