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In reply to the discussion: I finally had all that I could take of the "Civil War" bullshit. [View all]Jedi Guy
(3,307 posts)62. That kid and his fellow travelers aren't the concern.
Any idjit who thinks they're going to have a snowball's chance against the US military in a stand-up engagement is delusional.
The ones to worry about are the ones who aren't planning or dumb enough to get into a stand-up engagement. The ones to worry about are the ones planning to hit things like power stations, water facilities, and other critical infrastructure. Those kinds of insurgent tactics are a lot harder to deal with.
They wouldn't win, but they could certainly blow some stuff up, do some damage, and kill some people before they were tracked down and broken. They certainly wouldn't reinstall Trump in the Oval Office, but a reign of terror, however brief, would still be a horrifying development.
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A big, fat K&R for this most worthy post! And to the Greatest Page as well! ♥ nt
CaliforniaPeggy
Aug 2023
#2
Bravo! These stolen-valor coat-tailing motherfuckers need to get set straight by those that actually
SoFlaBro
Aug 2023
#3
It reminds me of that onion article about how a new video game is so realistic,
Oneironaut
Aug 2023
#95
And go back to your mommy's basement and try and find a pair of socks that aren't sticky.
rubbersole
Aug 2023
#35
Aaaah, not so brave. To my way of thinking, every day since April 11, 1971 ...
11 Bravo
Aug 2023
#86
Good for you!!!! I too, am sick and tired of this nonsense etc. about a 2nd civil war, etc. It's
SWBTATTReg
Aug 2023
#73
I would surmise that most of these MAGAt's have no combat experience
MarineCombatEngineer
Aug 2023
#94
They have the right to keep and bare arms against a tyrannical government, but...
Omnipresent
Aug 2023
#109