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Re:New CIA Chief to Gladly Spy on Americans, Even If Using I... by throwaway46983 on Tuesday January 24, 2017 @11:01AM (#13472396)
In my experience Americans get (rightfully) nervous just by the presence of police officers, the thought of protesting or even talking about politics. A US conflict involving guns is more likely to resemble Cambodia than Vietnam.
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Re:New CIA Chief to Gladly Spy on Americans, Even If Using I... by mooseburger on Tuesday January 24, 2017 @12:12PM (#13473255)
That's true. The situation needs to get very dire before random Americans are willing to take up arms.

Personally, I think a civil war is likelier than a revolution, due to the army dividing. Though to be clear, both seem rather unlikely.

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