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re: I truly think we are headed for a civil war.

Posted on 2/14/17 at 1:03 pm to
Posted by Aristo
Colorado
Member since Jan 2007
13292 posts
Posted on 2/14/17 at 1:03 pm to
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Can guns stop smallpox?


No, but I can infiltrate your safe zone and take it.
Posted by The Pirate King
Pangu
Member since May 2014
58009 posts
Posted on 2/14/17 at 1:04 pm to
There will never be another war on American soil - god willing. The world is different now. Plus there's no real geographical split, and the leftists hate guns. Would be a really short civil war.
Posted by scrooster
Resident Ethicist
Member since Jul 2012
37958 posts
Posted on 2/14/17 at 1:53 pm to
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The people that really fight the wars for this country come from a pretty narrow slice of the population.


Hmmmmm .... interesting.

How so? Do explain yourself please, if you do not mind and if you have a moment or two to do so. Thanks in advance.
Posted by JGTiger
Member since Aug 2007
2943 posts
Posted on 2/14/17 at 2:22 pm to
my side will win. Look at the voter map from the election, they are the easiest target...
Posted by cokebottleag
I’m a Santos Republican
Member since Aug 2011
24028 posts
Posted on 2/14/17 at 2:33 pm to
I think you misunderstand who would take what sides and how it would look. There were a LOT of areas sympathetic to the other side in both the north and the south. New Orleans was very sympathetic to the north, while areas of the north in rural parts were sympathetic to the south.
Posted by red racker
Independence, MO
Member since Dec 2016
265 posts
Posted on 2/14/17 at 3:02 pm to
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There will never be another war on American soil - god willing. The world is different now. Plus there's no real geographical split, and the leftists hate guns. Would be a really short civil war


There is not a genuine geographical split, correct. However, there is a well defined ideological split, and there is always the potential for 4GW (asymmetrical warfare) and/or economic warfare/demographic warfare. Sure, it is highly unlikely, and of course traditional warfare involving guns and explosions is outdated in a multipolar international system. The idea that some posters here have regarding a civil war involving guerrilla warfare tactics and actual violence and death is absurd, but strategic interests and interest groups can definitely disenfranchise demographic groups and entire regions of the nation if and when they gain enough leverage to do so.

Any violent internal conflict today within the US would likely encourage outside powers to intervene for various reasons, as George Soros and some other non-state actors are currently involved in. In fact, NGO's like the Open Society Foundation and the Quantum Fund (Soros companies) would likewise have to be considered enemies of the state and possibly classified as terrorist organizations, if it gets to the point where the impact is strong enough to destabilize nations and create national security threats.

Posted by Randald2
Destrehan
Member since Sep 2015
261 posts
Posted on 2/14/17 at 4:02 pm to
I can say as a 13F forward observer that there were very few minorities. Mostly white males. This is my 1st hand experience. The minorities have a tendency to go into soft skill MOSs.
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