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A few notes on the upcoming civil war. Time to step up to the line and make predictions, kids. Of course it is all fiction, since nothing like this could ever happen.
1. Civil wars are the most ugly and destructive type of wars that we know of. Expect it to be ugly. More ugly than most people I know can imagine.
2. Just because we live in a new century with new technology does not mean all the old rules are gone. Most of my friends think that. No offense or anything, but I dont agree.
3. Not all Trump supporters are armed or trained in hunting or warfare, but many of them are, and the ones that arent are, in general, not averse to being so trained.
4. On the other hand, I have not met a single non-Trump supporter who knew the first thing about firearms. I dont think I know the general case, however, I think there are many who live outside S. California who are armed or know something. They may not be NRA members, but that is OK. However I would guess that the ratio is 5 - 1 (armed vs unarmed).
5. The tools of surveillance are with the local police forces, and again, I think the ratio of Trump supporters is high, perhaps 5 - 1.
6. So when things come apart, you should presume that the right / Trump supporters will have control of the surveillance systems, and will be heavily armed, and that in general, the left will not be.
7. I have not said a thing about what the armed forces will do.
8. Of former armed force members, it is not clear what the ratios will be, but in general they will be armed, or very knowledgable (they have to be), but not necessarily pro-Trump (although in some parts of the US they will be). I need to do more research on this. For what it is worth, I have not met more than about 5 lefties out of maybe 5,000 who know the first fucking thing about the US armed forces, although I have met many who think they do.
No offense or anything.
2. Just because we live in a new century with new technology does not mean all the old rules are gone. Most of my friends think that. No offense or anything, but I dont agree.
3. Not all Trump supporters are armed or trained in hunting or warfare, but many of them are, and the ones that arent are, in general, not averse to being so trained.
4. On the other hand, I have not met a single non-Trump supporter who knew the first thing about firearms. I dont think I know the general case, however, I think there are many who live outside S. California who are armed or know something. They may not be NRA members, but that is OK. However I would guess that the ratio is 5 - 1 (armed vs unarmed).
5. The tools of surveillance are with the local police forces, and again, I think the ratio of Trump supporters is high, perhaps 5 - 1.
6. So when things come apart, you should presume that the right / Trump supporters will have control of the surveillance systems, and will be heavily armed, and that in general, the left will not be.
7. I have not said a thing about what the armed forces will do.
8. Of former armed force members, it is not clear what the ratios will be, but in general they will be armed, or very knowledgable (they have to be), but not necessarily pro-Trump (although in some parts of the US they will be). I need to do more research on this. For what it is worth, I have not met more than about 5 lefties out of maybe 5,000 who know the first fucking thing about the US armed forces, although I have met many who think they do.
No offense or anything.
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