The Military Coup Within A Coup: Trump Came Closer To Stealing A 2nd Term Than Many Realize - What Stopped Him?

Article by WN.Com Correspondent Dallas Darling Military coups are operations of high risk and, if all goes well, a high reward for all involved who are successful in seizing power. Therefore, it was impossible to ignore the “Pinochet Did Nothing Wrong” T-shirts during the pro-Trump Capitol insurrection on January 6. A Chilean military known for its rectitude, it quickly became subordinated to Augusto Pinochet’s agenda of transforming the law into an ally of state repression and the armed forces into persecutors. The duty to serve the head of the country, no matter who it was or what he did, played a role in gaining compliance. This same loyalty and allegiance could have allowed Donald Trump...