How do coups work?

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Why do generals attempting to coup always storm the palace? What happens next? Why do ordinary soldiers follow them? Are they in on the plot?

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In a nutshell: you get the military in your back pocket first, then you kill the man in charge and all his his loyal men. At that point you say “i have all the guns, and now i’m in charge”. And everyone else is like, “i don’t wanna fight the military, so okay, you get to be in charge now”.

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