Enemy aircraft, Rayford thought. There’s an interesting way to refer to American militia forces. He recalled not liking the militias, not understanding them, assuming them criminals. But that had been when the American government was also their enemy. Now they were allies of lame duck United States President Gerald Fitzhugh, and their enemy was Rayford’s enemy—his boss, of all things, but his enemy nonetheless.
This feels a little dog-whistle-y to me. Anyone else getting that vibe? Like, “Oh, I would never endorse a militia... unless it was a truly ‘Merican militia.” Just seems like there are better reasons to flip-flop on the concept of militias.
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