Going after me, well, I am a bringer of controversy, so that I can understand. But going after Franks, this dude is beyond the pale. To think that he was, if not lying about it, in the Marines, a termite, with these sorts of thoughts, for all those years. How many more are out there, like him, within the ranks of both active duty and retirees?
You are the one who said, "Whereas, five years ago I would not have contemplated them, I now am learning about how things such as monarchy or authoritarian Rightists forms of government might be installed."
You are the one talking sedition/treason, not Poohbah.
First, it's very bad form to not ping the subject of your malicious gossip to the post. If you want the comment to be private, just take it to FReepmail.
Second, Franks was describing in explicit detail how the Constitution would be a dead letter in the event of a WMD attack. When someone who supposedly swore an oath to defend the Constitution lays out a detailed mechanism for subverting same, I am forced to question his true faith and allegiance. Maybe he just had a case of brain flatulence. But you usually don't get four stars on your collar for being stupid, or for being prone to misstatements. So I keep an eye on him and certain other people.
To think that he was, if not lying about it, in the Marines, a termite, with these sorts of thoughts, for all those years.
Yeah, thoughts like taking my oath of enlistment seriously. I defend the Constitution against all enemies, be they foreign or domestic.
How many more are out there, like him, within the ranks of both active duty and retirees?
The short answer: a bunch. Those who wish to subvert the Constitution generally don't join the miitary. Those that do enter get blanket-partied out during initial training.