Can Trump’s Supporters Overthrow the U.S. Government?

In my recent post: Can Trump’s Supporters Overthrow the U.S. Government?, I made the points that a) some of the lower level military people are Trump supporters, but that b) if the military is engaged against an uprising, the orders given to the foot-soldiers will include the line: As your commanding officer, I’ll do my best to make sure that anyone who commits treason against his country spends 20+ years in prison.  

In response, a reader comments: Support for Trump right now is 36%, and there is no reason to think that it’s any higher or lower in the military.  

Actually, it does happen to be different in the military; in fact, it’s much lower.  I base this on the facts that:

According to a poll conducted by the Military Times, approval of Trump was far less than 50% while he was in office, and it was especially dismal among officers.

These people, from buck private to full general, regard themselves as people of high integrity and loyalty to our country and its constitution.  They didn’t sign up to get rich; they chose a career path based on devotion to a worthy cause.  I’m not saying that real estate agents, stock brokers, and truck drivers are indifferent to honor, but, for those who carry guns to defend our country, it’s all that matters.