who do you think would do it and why?

  • distantsounds@lemmy.world
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    3 months ago

    What if another country staged a coup in the US and deposed keeps trump because he is a useful idiot.

    Russia, mostly.

  • Grandwolf319@sh.itjust.works
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    3 months ago

    Only way that would happen is if the military lets it.

    Is there any country the military trusts more than the current president?

    Hmmmm… Canada would be my closest guess.

    • Pika@sh.itjust.works
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      3 months ago

      Yea Canada would be the only one to even remotely manage that, and that’s taking the gamble that the US doesn’t launch a nuke before it finishes.

      Being said it would need to be the military, I don’t think the average citizen would stop something like that. Especially if the invaders were another democratic leaning country. The only way I think you get civilians to fight is if it ends up being a communist country that tries to invade. The relational ties with Canada are pretty strong, many people have friends who are Canadian, and it’s so unlike Canada that I don’t think many would believe it was actually them if it was done.

      Hell we’re talking a country that basically shrugged and said “oh well they deserved it” when someone shot a healthcare CEO, I can’t see anyone batting much of an eye if someone deposed the sitting officials, especially the head of the country, at least in it’s current state.

      Being said though… if something like that did happen, I don’t think it will be from a foreign government, I think it would be domestic. Not that it makes it any better.

  • actionjbone@sh.itjust.works
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    3 months ago

    Based on recent events, I’d say South Africa. Because the afrikaners are still bitter about our role in ending their apartheid state, and a significant portion of the United States is racist enough to encourage it to happen.

  • yesman@lemmy.world
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    3 months ago

    A foreign country can’t stage a coup, only foment one. If your looking for expertise, there are a bunch of CIA guys about to be unemployed.

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    3 months ago

    Considering how powerful the US has in terms of geographical advantage and military prowess, I’d be horrified if any entity is capable of staging a coup in the US… Maaaybe if a few countries somehow convince Canada/Mexico to all work together. But all-things considered it certainly seems like a self-coup is much more likely for the US

  • djsoren19@lemmy.blahaj.zone
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    3 months ago

    The problem is that I don’t think any of the countries with the economic means to support a coup have any interest in doing so, and the small list of countries that would support another U.S. coup do not have the economic means to do so.

  • GodlessCommie@lemmy.world
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    3 months ago

    Trump is a symptom of a corrupt system. Removing him is like treating cancer with a bandaid. The entire system must be challenged and overthrown, which includes Democrats and Republicans alike.

    Everyone in the comments mentioning Russia as if Israel isn’t the largest threat to us.