Will the police-troops fire upon us citizens?

Now that's calling a multi-use digging implement a ****ing shovel!

 

WAY to many words for saying your full of Sh!t .
Why I don't post much !!

 

A false premise would result in a false conclusion. This would normally be thought of as an error in logic rather than a lie. That sentence doesn't really make any sense.

I am military, active. I feel that I am more able to comment on today's Marine Corps (not other branches) than a retired SgtMaj. I know what is going on today, and Brokor's descriptions are wrong. Plain wrong. To build on your belief that someone who once worked for an agency would know more than someone who never did, someone who currently works for an agency would likely know more about its present state than someone who once worked for that agency. Surely this is obvious. No assumption was made, I read what he wrote.

It shows the false premise, which renders invalid the conclusion. The whole tenor of the article is conspiratorial, which begs the question of intent.

I disagree fully with your understanding of the article and refer you to the thesis statement.

Something averred without supporting evidence would generally be considered to be an understanding of fact. Moreover, not all opinions have equal moral or logical value. Also, some opinions are wrong. “I like chocolate” would be an example of an opinion that cannot be refuted whereas “People should do whatever each thinks is right” is an example of an opinion that is easily refuted. Finally, you proffer opinion to refute not only my opinions, but also my statements of observed fact, yet I believe you to be untrained in logic and critical thinking rather than lazy.

I can only speak to that which I have observed. With LEOs, I have observed about a 50-50 split. I reserve judgment and maintain my armory.

 

Ultimately, I agree that there will be some in military and law enforcement who will do whatever they are told (note the Nuremberg trials). Some will be those of moderate intelligence, some will be conditioned, and some will be willing. But absent a societal acceptance of the fundamentals that gird these orders of which we speak, there will not be enough who follow them to form a critical mass. Therefore, whatever the military and law enforcement do is merely a reflection of society writ large. Military and law enforcement, remember, come from society. And regardless of what the movies show, neither is very good at indoctrination or "brainwashing". Perhaps in the future someone will come up with a method that works, but so far nobody has.