Stand with Major Watson

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The word Patriot has been twisted and hijacked for years. Yesterday, on the Capitol steps, Major Watson reclaimed it.  For anyone who understandably holds the military-industrial complex at arm's length—I get it. The history is heavy, and the accountability is long overdue. But that is exactly why this moment is historical. When an authoritarian regime tries to weaponize the military into a personal enforcement arm to commit war crimes, a line has to be drawn.  Non-violent action only goes so far against an elite willing to do horrific things to retain power. Someone inside the machine had to have the spine to stand on their oath to the People, defy the commander-in-chief in full uniform, and take the handcuffs.  Major Watson just lit the fuse. If the ranks don't disobey corrupt orders right now, they become the tools of fascism. There is no middle ground. This is what real civil service looks like. This is what honor looks like in modernity.  We stand with Major Watson. Turn the country back over to the People.  👇 Drop your thoughts below. Let’s talk about it.  #MajorWatson #MilitaryResistance #StandWithWatson #RuleOfLaw #RealPatriot

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00:00We need to talk about what a real patriot actually looks like.

00:09Because that word has been hijacked, but what happened on the Capitol steps yesterday just reclaimed it.

00:18This is Major Watson, an officer in the United States Armed Forces,

00:25arresting bound in full uniform for refusing to comply and look the other way.

00:31And for many people, I get the skepticism already.

00:34If you keep the military-industrial complex at an arm's length,

00:39because of its history from foreign intervention to what we're witnessing in places like Palestine,

00:44I completely get it.

00:46But I've been holding people like this right here accountable to their oath since day one.

00:52Here is why this specific moment is absolutely historical.

00:57When an authoritarian leader starts using the military like a personal bodyguard system

01:03to commit war crimes or to threaten sovereign nations,

01:07the civilian population hits a wall.

01:10Nonviolent action only goes so far against a militarized machine willing to do horrific things.

01:17That's just facts.

01:19And this is where the scale balances.

01:21Someone with, in that body, has to have the spine, stand up and do what the rest of us physically

01:31cannot.

01:32Major Watson didn't just break a rule.

01:36He defied the commander-in-chief in uniform.

01:39He put his freedom on the line to signal to the rest of the ranks and to us

01:45that the oath is to the people, not a dictator.

01:49If they don't disobey orders like this, they become the enforcement arm of fascism.

01:56There is no middle ground.

01:59This is the ultimate civil service, defying a corrupt government to protect the citizens.

02:05It's the most honorable thing we've seen from the military in modern history.

02:10Major Watson just lit the fuse on the resistance.

02:13It's time for the rest of us to stand with him, remember the rule of law,

02:19and turn this country back over to the people.

02:22This is a real patriot.

02:24Major Watson, we stand with you.

02:26You are an American hero.

02:28Thank you for your service.

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