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Re:Half of Americans anticipate a U.S. civil war soon by notch656a on Wednesday July 20, 2022 @04:01PM (#32171396)
I'm not sure how accurate it is, but I've heard it said only 3% of Americans actually fired a weapon in the American Revolution (and likely the Civil War as well). Still those unfit to fight did often fulfill a role by supporting the economic engines supplying those who did fight.
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Re:Half of Americans anticipate a U.S. civil war soon by timmytokyo on Wednesday July 20, 2022 @04:42PM (#32172031)
Not accurate. This is a claim frequently made by the far-right "Three-Percenters" paramilitary group, and they use it to recruit and radicalize followers.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Three_Percenters

https://www.splcenter.org/fighting-hate/extremist-files/grou...

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Re:Half of Americans anticipate a U.S. civil war soon by SoftTalker on Wednesday July 20, 2022 @04:09PM (#32171529)
Subtract all women and children, and all men over about age 30 or unfit for some reason. That doesn't get you to 3%, but that's the maximum number who would be involved.
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Re:Half of Americans anticipate a U.S. civil war soon by watwut on Wednesday July 20, 2022 @04:55PM (#32172195)
The cutoff for draft wad 45 years old.
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