Poll Finds Troops for External Threats Only—Shocking Americans Still Believe That
A new poll cited by The Hill reveals that nearly 6 in 10 Americans believe armed troops should only be deployed against external threats. This profound insight comes after the Trump administration’s 2020 militarized response to Black Lives Matter protests, deploying federal agents in cities like Portland. Curiously, the "news" here isn't the troop deployment, but that the public doesn’t want it.
We are told this is a concern about "authoritarianism," yet the media rarely connects this internal militarization to the vast, unchallenged external military budget that fuels it. Where do these domestic tactics come from? The same playbook refined in Fallujah, Gaza, and countless other 'external' operations. It's a convenient narrative loop: fund a global empire, then express surprise when its
tools are turned inward.