• @slumlordthanatos@lemmy.world
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      3411 months ago

      I do really like Robert Evans, but this is something I wholeheartedly disagree with. Civil War 2: Electric Boogaloo could definitely happen, but I think it’s far more likely that we’ll see an American version of The Troubles. I don’t think there are enough people who would truly be willing to fight and die over this; but there’s plenty of people willing to commit terrorist bombings or acts of sabotage if they think they can get away with it.

        • @nilloc@discuss.tchncs.de
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          211 months ago

          The Soviet Union didn’t collapse from political rhetoric and hurt feelings.

          And the morons with enough guns and ammo to fight a war are far too economically comfortable to want actually want one.

          If the shit really ever did hit the fan having a few chickens and a garden is going to get you a lot farther than a few thousand rounds.

    • prole
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      311 months ago

      I haven’t listened to the podcast, so maybe I’m wrong… but isn’t the “it” in “it could happen here” referring to fascism, not a second civil war?

      Pretty important distinction imo