tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4070126256373578912.post3190273192937514734..comments2024-03-20T17:53:33.153-04:00Comments on Global Military Justice Reform: Venezuelan soldiers can be ordered to participate in political marches and ralliesEugene R. Fidellhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14694139458443207131noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4070126256373578912.post-71579427355802188962014-06-27T09:45:42.111-04:002014-06-27T09:45:42.111-04:00Not sure that this is "a bastion of democracy...Not sure that this is "a bastion of democracy and active participation." Ordering a military that serves the government (and constitution thereof)--any government--to participate in a political rally doesn't seem proper. Seems to me that the military should be politically neutral and avoid the appearance of partisanship in its official capacity.<br /><br />But that is probably just my judgmental Western cultural norm being unnecessarily judgmental again.RKincaid3https://www.blogger.com/profile/10086247643608856375noreply@blogger.com