Aral Balkan

In a move straight out of Erdoğan's playbook, Theresa May deploys military for domestic policing in UK amid general election.

“There’s a reason you separate military and the police. One fights the enemies of the state, the other serves and protects the people. When the military becomes both, then the enemies of the state tend to become the people.” – Commander William Adama, Battlestar Galactica

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May 24, 2017 at 4:16pmWeb
Show threadBob MottramMay 24, 2017
@aral Well out shopping today I didn't see any troops around government facilities, or even any police. So I think it's all electioneering bluster.

It's funny how that even without a policeman or soldier on every street corner society still keeps going. Perhaps that says something about the superfluous nature of authoritarianism.
Show threadThomas WillinghamMay 24, 2017
@aral We are in an election campaign, and the total sum of her manifesto is "strong and stable". What else did you expect? What's more strong and stable than the military marching the streets of the capital?
Show threadSebastian FleischhackerMay 25, 2017
@aral used this to explain to my friends why military in your street is not a good idea
Show threadFredMay 27, 2017
@aral All people from Brazil, where we inherited a military police from the dictatorial regime, should check this...