i think the US military will fire on Americans if commanded to

so i was reading the linked article on MSN because i hate myself and it was discussing the recent drone attack that killed six US service members but focusing on one young man in particular, Declan Coady, who was only 20 years old when he died. it has the standard fluff you'd find in something written about a recently deceased person, but then it quotes US officials' response to Coady's death and i just.. honestly.. so many Americans are deeply brainwashed they have no clue what they are actually supporting implicitly.

first off, Coady was not a soldier. he was never going to see combat as his role was not "enemy" facing. he supported his unit by coordinating logistics and making sure rations were being provided, equipment was stocked and ready, etc. he had reason to believe he'd be in less danger than the soldiers directly facing combat.

here are parts of the federal press release i'd like to highlight:

• We honor our fallen Heroes, who served fearlessly and selflessly in defense of our nation...

to frame this event as a defensive response to an active aggressor is something a psychopath would do. i mean that in the clinical sense as well a general insult. for Lt. Gen. Robert Harter to say that it means he believed in it, and that disturbs and scares me. so many Americans think the military will not turn on its citizens. i don't know why. here we are, the US, a foreign invader, an aggressor of an internationally illegal hostility, all organized by our fascist president, and Lt. Generals are not willing to stick by their oath to defend against domestic "enemies."

• Our nation is kept safe by folks like these...

we were not unsafe before we attacked Iran and starting a war with Iran will not lead us anywhere positive. we are objectively less safe as evidenced by six military members being killed. standard nationalism though but i always hate when our invasions are portrayed this way.

• We will remember their names, their service, and their sacrifice...

but we won't. objectively so, we won't. the government is infamous for its mistreatment of veterans. it has proven time and time again they are seen as nothing more than used up resources to be discarded and ignored.

• They were the ultimate ambassadors for freedom. They represent the best of what our country stands for...

honestly, fuck you. again, these are all coming from the mouths of high ranking officials willingly. this one from Brig. Gen. Clint A. Barnes, Deputy Commanding General, 1st Theater Sustainment Command, Operational Command Post. mind you, it isn't the language i'm bothered by, this is all typical bullshit said by every administration when military deaths happen, however it is coming from literal fascists this time. it should be painfully clear to these leaders that Trump and his administration are using propaganda to usher in fascist control of the country. this should be a moment where everything clicks and falls into place for them. instead, they believe in the message so deeply that they can't see their way out. they're all fucking gone. this enrages me because people are depending on military members to stand up for us all and all the ones quoted in this article are failing to do so.

there's mention of God granting peace to the families of those lost. absolutely ridiculous. peace? they had that already when they were alive. then we sent them to die by illegally starting a war which has so far bombed schools and killed children, and you want me to accept your hope for a time of peace as genuine?

i'm so bothered by this response from our military. if so many of these officials accept being a literal fascist mouthpiece as part of the job then there's not much left that would cause them to pause. shit is already as bad as it needs to be to refuse orders or complacency. we don't need to wait for anything further.