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I thought that if it came to it cops would side with the fash but SF seems to show Team Fascist screwing that up

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Yeah, but they lack the training to use their fancy military toys in a full-blown insurrection. We may be heading towards just that.

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Iraqis did just fine, with a lot less hardware.

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It turns out to be easy to make a country into an ungovernable hellhole

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America was never constructed to be easy to govern. The problem is too many people trying to turn America into Sweden. It’s an anarchy!

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The original design brief for the United States could be said to have outlived its usefulness

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It’s your only hope: the population is too diverse for a strong Federal authority to stand without becoming an oppressive tyrant. Rewind it!

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Strong Federal authority has moved things toward greater social justice in my lifetime (including, yes, abortion), hard to give that up

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Perhaps, but regardless the Fed will not just let go of power because we like the idea. So... revolution or secession?

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Neither. You don’t get snow to melt with a flame thrower.

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I don't think those are good options. I just don't think the Republicans and Democrats can be coaxed out of their BS. You'd need new actors.

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