Made2Obey -> RE: Congratulations, Lefty! You Are Now A Felon. (8/17/2017 5:34:41 PM)
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I've seen it coming since the early 90s. The schism isn't healing, it's getting wider. Civil war is what we do here when our beliefs get too far apart. In the last few years we have had secessionist movements in Texas and California, maybe others I'm unaware of. People do have guns here, and even though most gun owners are pretty responsible, if things get far enough apart they'll end up being used. Due to cutbacks in military budgets and the fact that we keep send our National Guard units overseas to fight for extended periods, we don't have sufficient troops in place to quell a real civil war quickly. Events like Charlottesville, of which we have had a great many, are just the opening shots, much like Harper's Ferry in our last civil war, it too was a protest event in its way. Once real hostilities have begun here it wouldn't be hard for another country to take over if they could just move in troops and equipment fast enough. The fact that we have serious widespread drug issues here would just make it harder to mobilize a resistance force that would be very effective. It's not that far-fetched. It's why I own a plane and live close to the Canadian border.
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