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Re:Port of Los Angeles says shipping volume will plummet 35%... by otterley on Wednesday April 30, 2025 @05:08PM (#43850686)
Well, we did have a civil war some time ago! But given the gross imbalance of military capability between the state and the citizen, I’m not worried today about a successful violent overthrow of the USA.
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Re:Port of Los Angeles says shipping volume will plummet 35%... by anigbrowl on Wednesday April 30, 2025 @09:49PM (#43852878)
That was equally true in Yugoslavia, and indeed in Afghanistan. I think it's extremely naive to assume the US is immune from this. When I told people 10-15 years ago that I thought the US was ripe for and vulnerable to autocratic political leadership nobody took it seriously either, yet here we are.
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