Military Coups, Juntas Quotes
Sowell’s definition of “degeneracy” seems to be departing from his ideal version of proper views and action.
A military junta had seized power because the electorate had elected a President not in military favor.
See his defense of this policy to Congress: {631952}
This speech was given before it was discovered that graduates of these programs, particularly, the School of the Americas, were guilty of mass atrocities and dictatorial government such as the Argentinean “Dirty War” in the late 1970s. See also his {631951}
In 2016 there was a military coup and Erdogan was in danger of losing control and beoing ousted. However, he made this plea to his supporters amont the citizenry, and they, including many from the military, put down the coup.
20th century Africa and South America were particularly good examples.
Prevented by the Military from ever taking office. She videotaped the lecture in secret in Burma and it was smuggled out and then broadcast by BBC. The dictatorial rule of the Military Junta was oppressing the people of Burma and she was the leader of the dissident forces.
The Argentine Military kidnapped, tortured and murdered tens of thousands of Argentine citizens after they had seized power. When they were finally tried, like the Nuremberg Trials of the Nazis, the crimes were so terrible that specific existing laws were not sufficient to describe the crimes exactly. The conviction of the Argentine criminals, like the Nazis, broke new ground in international law.
