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[–] NocturnalMorning@lemmy.world 15 points 3 days ago (6 children)

And then when there's a civil war over douche face and his backers attempts to assert absolute control, I'll be shocked, absolutely shocked i tell you!

[–] Hideakikarate@sh.itjust.works 15 points 3 days ago (5 children)

I don't think either side is prepared for the horrors of a civil war. You've got Meal Team 6 and armchair weekend warriors, but an active civil war is something few could possibly conceive and understand the full ramifications of.

[–] NocturnalMorning@lemmy.world 19 points 3 days ago (4 children)

Im not asking for one. I dont even want one. But states aren't just going to lay down and take this power grab, and they havent been since Trump admin came back into office.

I'm well aware of how devastating a civil war would be. But, I dont think this administration is giving people a choice. They're basically telling people to shut up and take what the Trump admin is doing and like it. That doesn't go over very well when the consequences of that are an authoritarian government intent on making every single person's life worse. Our system is crumbling before our eyes, and sadly we all just have to sit here and watch it happen bcz a few countries and Fox News have been spreading propaganda around our country for a few decades.

This is a culmination of a plan thats been in motion since at least the 80s.

[–] FreshParsnip@lemmy.ca 1 points 3 days ago (1 children)

Optimistic of you to think people will fight back

[–] NocturnalMorning@lemmy.world 1 points 2 days ago

They already are...have you not been keeping track of the news?

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