On a survey. In real life, people will do anything to avoid war especially considering most aren't fit enough to handle it
Half of Americans anticipate a U.S. civil war soon
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#72Civil war, for what? Every time I see this mentioned, I think, "for what?"
One side believes that woke transgender illegals are stealing their jobs, homes, and children. It only takes one side to start a civil war.
Isn’t one side significantly larger than the other? It seems to me that while there’s clearly two “sides” in the US, one is vastly overrepresented, due to how the US democracy is structured.
That’s not to say it wouldn’t be dangerous, both to the US and the stability to the rest of the world. So please wait until Germany have rebuilt it’s army, otherwise the UK is going to get very busy, covering for an absent US.
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#73Not convinced at all that civil war is likely to happen. But then again, I probably would've said the same about Russia invading Ukraine at the start of the year.
Part of me thinks this is the result of countless foreign adverserial brainworms slowly trying to push Americans over the edge.
Do you have plans if civil war were to break out?
The dark part of me thinks it would be interesting to see how a modern civil war would play out in the US. My good side just thinks it'll be a waste of human life which is unlikely to meaningfully affect the ultrarich and powerful.
I'm reminded of that Seinfeld episode where George tries to break up with his girlfriend and she says no. What if the other half of Americans just said: no, we're not going to civil war. It's not necessary, stop LARPing. Stop and think about what you're getting us into.
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#74I suppose the closest example was the Spanish Civil War. Would different military bases choose different sides?
https://man.fas.org/dod-101/fac/conus.htm
Also, what would Trump's tomb look like (assuming he's leading one side and wins). For example:
https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2019/oct/24/franco...
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#75Re: Half of Americans anticipate a U.S. civil war soon
#76Puh-leaze. Have you seen TickTok? Half of my fellow American's can't answer what the capital of the US is, what two countries border us, and how many stars there are on the flag. I wish I was kidding.
We've raised and trained the next generation to feel very strongly about many things, understand very little and believe they can define what "truth" is instead of discovering it.
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#77Earlier quoted context omitted.
One thing that gives me comfort is that there is a difference between what they say on a poll, and what they actually do. Plenty of people are willing to say "I am willing to commit violence" on social media. My gut feeling is that if 4% say they will shoot someone, < 0.4% will actually do it.
A large fraction of people will shoot if someone they deem an authority figure says they have to and gives them a good reason to justify it.
Reference please?
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#78Earlier quoted context omitted.
One thing that gives me comfort is that there is a difference between what they say on a poll, and what they actually do. Plenty of people are willing to say "I am willing to commit violence" on social media. My gut feeling is that if 4% say they will shoot someone, < 0.4% will actually do it.
A large fraction of people will shoot if someone they deem an authority figure says they have to and gives them a good reason to justify it.
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#79As long as we have Fox News serving up an alternate reality to half the US population that’s exactly where we are headed.
It's bizarre that anybody takes it seriously. After 10 seconds it is blatantly obvious they are shoveling insulting flamebait. You don't even have to pick a side- just look at the emotionally charged language.
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#80Whatever the real percentage is, those people deeply lack logic and critical thinking skills if they anticipate a civil war.