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Kaleva

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20. Gen. Bonespurs is too incompetent to provide central leadership and planning

Reply to leftyladyfrommo (Original post)

Sat Aug 20, 2022, 11:18 AM

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Regarding a civil war: white Supremists don't have [View all] leftyladyfrommo Aug 2022 OP

The most important ingredient for a successful Civil War MarineCombatEngineer Aug 2022 #1

While true in principle, remember the American Revolution only had 30% support... Wounded Bear Aug 2022 #5

Of that 30-40% of the population, MarineCombatEngineer Aug 2022 #9

I agree. Most of that 35% is "passive support" that may vote, but won't hit the streets... Wounded Bear Aug 2022 #13

+100. MarineCombatEngineer Aug 2022 #14

Hopefully so... Wounded Bear Aug 2022 #15

LOL, MarineCombatEngineer Aug 2022 #16

exactly so. stopdiggin Aug 2022 #27

.... MarineCombatEngineer Aug 2022 #28

yep. hindsight of course stopdiggin Aug 2022 #33

+1 2naSalit Aug 2022 #24

What eventually tilted more support for the American revolution was - haele Aug 2022 #37

Someone who monitors reported that noisy types on tRumpist sites, when Hortensis Aug 2022 #2

Their excuse for not hitting the streets is they claim it's a trap. Kaleva Aug 2022 #21

Right, forgot "the trap!" Hortensis Aug 2022 #23

Several of the "big" groups have been decapitated following Jan 6... Wounded Bear Aug 2022 #3

Yes. Just as some of the groups at Charlotte were shattered by Hortensis Aug 2022 #10

Charlottesville. VA. BlackSkimmer Aug 2022 #30

TFG is the only person who could control all the groups Kaleva Aug 2022 #22

And lazy JHB Aug 2022 #26

Increased terrorism will be the center of the "civil war" like it has been for decades uponit7771 Aug 2022 #4

A few angry, lone wolf terrorists will be all these fools can muster. sop Aug 2022 #6

Lone Wolf attacks yankee87 Aug 2022 #7

You should really brush up on the Ruby Ridge shootout, MarineCombatEngineer Aug 2022 #11

Yes, that incident was a debacle. BlackSkimmer Aug 2022 #31

+100. nt MarineCombatEngineer Aug 2022 #32

Here's more on the colossal Govt. screw up on Ruby Ridge. MarineCombatEngineer Aug 2022 #35

But they wait on words from their leader and then guerilla warfare begins. TigressDem Aug 2022 #8

While Dangerous modrepub Aug 2022 #12

Absolutely for that first paragraph. And the BLM marches in over 700 cities, Hortensis Aug 2022 #17

The people who dream about being Revolutionary heroes greatly overestimate Chainfire Aug 2022 #18

The Civil War was settled 157 years ago.The USA stays intact. hadEnuf Aug 2022 #19

Gen. Bonespurs is too incompetent to provide central leadership and planning Kaleva Aug 2022 #20

Many nonwhites own guns. dalton99a Aug 2022 #25

It's going to be like The Troubles in N Ireland, etc TheBeam19 Aug 2022 #29

That's the most likely scenario. They caused a lot of grief. nt leftyladyfrommo Aug 2022 #34

Yeah, a civil war or even a general insurgency won't happen. Elessar Zappa Aug 2022 #36