All along the question I had was which wide will the rank and file police and military fight on? In Cuba,Venezuela, the old Russia and China, this was always the question that mattered.
One FReeper replied to me: "People in uniform follow their officers' orders."
Is that the last word?
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correction: which side will....
“Is that the last word?“
If the troops get orders “go overthrow the government”, then, of course, they won’t follow their officers.
But that’s not how it will go down. A confusing and chaotic situation, with bullets flying, all comms down, inability to contact higher authority?
Then, yes, they will follow their immediate superiors.