Re:Ask HN: Is the US headed towards a race war or civil war?
by donnie12345 on Friday April 21, 2023 @10:45AM
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''Prior to anything resembling a civil war breaks out, I would expect military to be called in and the aforementioned cities would become mini-police-states until things are under control. The mandatory lock-downs and curfews would further enrage many people.''
What if military is also divided ?
Re:Ask HN: Is the US headed towards a race war or civil war?
by smoldesu on Friday April 21, 2023 @11:41AM
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In that case, the half that's "wrong" loses their gun privileges and gets a dishonorable discharge. Inciting a coup against a democratic republic is like threatening the local impound with a gun when they won't give you your car back. You're avoiding the agreed-upon process, and escalating the situation so far that you will never be taken seriously even if your ideas are agreeable or good. State rhetoric will always outweigh cults of personality and arguably even the free press.
Re:Ask HN: Is the US headed towards a race war or civil war?
by LinuxBender on Friday April 21, 2023 @10:51AM
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What if military is also divided ?
Is that happening? The few social circles I have of active duty military are only divided on the woke topics but I am not aware of that turning into mobs or riots or even affecting their ability to do their jobs. If this is occurring I am not seeing it.
Re:Ask HN: Is the US headed towards a race war or civil war?
by donnie12345 on Friday April 21, 2023 @11:08PM
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Re:Ask HN: Is the US headed towards a race war or civil war?
by rainytuesday on Friday April 21, 2023 @12:33PM
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Modern militaries can't really be divided, since in order to operate they needs huge amounts of money, fuel, logistic support. If a unit goes rogue their comms would be shutdown and their supplies would run out.
I think the media would want us to believe so. There are certainly some dense failing cities and some states that are failing economically that have elevated levels of frustration, rage, angst, rioting. People will devolve into mobs and direct that rage to the easiest targets, even if the targets are incorrect and/or highly irrational. A mob tantrum so to speak. Adding to this social media algorithms that help direct peoples rage against one another for cheap clicks rather than giving them the opportunity to think and realize what is actually having a negative impact on their lives. Some might even call it a very effective psychological warfare campaign having a powerful effect of taking attention of root cause problems.
Prior to anything resembling a civil war breaks out, I would expect military to be called in and the aforementioned cities would become mini-police-states until things are under control. The mandatory lock-downs and curfews would further enrage many people. I don't know what happens after that. If this were a a proper dystopian movie, the internet or at least media and social platforms would be sabotaged and people would start thinking for themselves and they would rise above it. Being this is not a movie I have no idea what really happens next.