The National Guard’s mostly quiet walks through Washington, D.C., are expected to cost a little more than $200 million, USA Today reported, and that’s the figure just for the D.C. National Guard, not for the eight states that have sent troops. Those likely more than double that cost, because out-of-state troops make up a majority of the D.C. deployment. According to the California National Guard, the deployment to Los Angeles cost another $118 million as of early September, a number that continues to grow as 100 troops remain in the city, long after the precipitating unrest has died down.
And the government is not open and they’re not getting paid :) these are regular people working regular jobs in our society who got told, get fucked, you’re going to [place] but you aren’t getting paid for your pointless deployment at the behest of a wannabe tyrant, hope you have savings :)))))))
You forget:
They also chose to obey that order and oppress others on behalf of a rapist.
Oh, sorry. I forget that only protesters and brown people need to consider risking their safety and stability to live under fascism. The arms of the fascists can’t be expected to give up a second paycheck or risk getting kicked out of the military that is increasingly just guns hired by pedophiles.
I really don’t think you understand what you’re talking about but okay