Trump's strategy on Mexico could be 'dagger at Ohio'

[Winehole23]

At some point, the people with guns will realize their real enemies aren't the powerless, but other people with guns, political office or who otherwise belong to other political tribes. At that point -- which I don't believe is conceptually or culturally far away -- things will start to get really nasty.

[Winehole23]

The US is turning inward. Outward enemies mainly serve to identify internal ones.

[Winehole23]

The national security state is mainly about social control. Deaths by lightning strike are six times more common than terrorist deaths in the US.

Security theater is exactly that: threat inflation and crass demagogic manipulation.

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The national security state is mainly about social control. Deaths by lightning strike are six times more common than terrorist deaths in the US.

Security theater is exactly that: threat inflation and crass demagogic manipulation.

Since taking the oath there have been no lighting strikes nor terrorist deaths in the US.

Donald Trump

[boutons_deux]

Liberals form gun clubs, get in their SUVs with tactical shotguns and hunt hippies, minorities and poor people. just like conservatives do. The war is already under way.

sarcasm? evidence?

[Splits]

Since taking the oath there have been no lighting strikes nor terrorist deaths in the US.

Donald Trump

Though there was one in Canada Dear Leader won't talk about.

[boutons_deux]

Though there was one in Canada Dear Leader won't talk about.

...white nationalist terror, white militias have been excluded from, will be ignored by the Bannon WH.

According to Bannon's Clash of Christian-Muslim Civilizations, only Muslims commit terrorism.

[UNT Eagles 2016]

Larry Summers that's the fraud that let the last recession happen!

[SnakeBoy]

Liberals form gun clubs, get in their SUVs with tactical shotguns and hunt hippies, minorities and poor people. just like conservatives do. The war is already under way.

At some point, the people with guns will realize their real enemies aren't the powerless, but other people with guns, political office or who otherwise belong to other political tribes. At that point -- which I don't believe is conceptually or culturally far away -- things will start to get really nasty.

It's not El Nono quality trolling but not bad

[clambake]

It's not El Nono quality trolling but not bad

you probably need to imagine farther ahead.

cooler heads no longer prevail.

[SnakeBoy]

you probably need to imagine farther ahead.

cooler heads no longer prevail.

Okay so give me a plausible scenario for a civil war. Who goes to war with who?

[SnakeBoy]

Larry Summers that's the fraud that let the last recession happen!

Yeah RandomGuy trying to demonstrate his superior understanding of economics by quoting Larry Summers is rich.

[clambake]

Okay so give me a plausible scenario for a civil war. Who goes to war with who?

it will depend on how the lines are drawn, and i don't mean on a map. these "lines" will be what separates ideology from each of the tribes. its human behavior. it will come naturally.

[SnakeBoy]

it will depend on how the lines are drawn, and i don't mean on a map. these "lines" will be what separates ideology from each of the tribes. its human behavior. it will come naturally.

That's not a plausible scenario. It's not even an intelligible answer.

[ElNono]

If you ask me, no 'civil war' is coming... or was coming. Barring a major leadership catastrophe, he's going to stick around his 4 years.

[clambake]

If you ask me, no 'civil war' is coming... or was coming. Barring a major leadership catastrophe, he's going to stick around his 4 years.

of course he is. likely 8.

[clambake]

That's not a plausible scenario. It's not even an intelligible answer.

i'm from belfast. i can assure you that its plausible.