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13. Well, they're idiots so there is that.

Wed Sep 6, 2023, 03:50 PM

Sep 2023

"They think owning a gun, or seven, makes you a soldier.". Bingo! In there fantasies no one ever shoots back at them.

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Civil War? Or not. [View all] planetc Sep 2023 OP

People are already shooting other people. dchill Sep 2023 #1

Well, I don't know about half, but far too large a percentage. planetc Sep 2023 #5

I guess I'm thinking about the large percentage of... dchill Sep 2023 #9

They would attack power stations. usedtobedemgurl Sep 2023 #2

Power stations are also widely distributed in the country. planetc Sep 2023 #8

I think anything is possible to galvanize, usedtobedemgurl Sep 2023 #11

So if one side is destroying infrastructure wnylib Sep 2023 #19

Nah relayerbob Sep 2023 #3

My version of the civil war Tickle Sep 2023 #4

so in another 50 years or more Recycle_Guru Sep 2023 #10

Well... FalloutShelter Sep 2023 #6

You are thinking in terms of conventional war. wnylib Sep 2023 #21

I could see them ramping up terrorism against anything Jerry2144 Sep 2023 #7

It'll all begin to look different, if magats start flying drones Model35mech Sep 2023 #12

We've got drones too, don't we? planetc Sep 2023 #16

Yep, and some people would likely feel forced to respond in kind Model35mech Sep 2023 #20

How do you know who to retaliate againstt with our drones? wnylib Sep 2023 #22

Well, they're idiots so there is that. AltairIV Sep 2023 #13

A few have started to wear body armor, but ... planetc Sep 2023 #17

"attack that would get them anywhere" bucolic_frolic Sep 2023 #14

Would Erik Prince get involved? wnylib Sep 2023 #24

It's all hot air. The minute the guy next to them Emile Sep 2023 #25

No one is above the law. Period. Lady Freedom Returns Sep 2023 #27

Imo, no, given that the country was extremely different then. Oneironaut Sep 2023 #29