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That's how it generally goes. But in a civil war, the loyalties of the military are often divided as well.
fair point tbh, but I've seen (from my personal experience) the military and it's leaders are mostly conservative. idk much about civil wars and how they begin though; I'd assume we need people in strong political positions to lead a concerted opposition, no? otherwise it's less civil war and more rebellion/revolution?
The very last poll that Star & Stripes published before Trump shuttered it (due to that poll) showed that 1/2 of the enlisted & most of the officers didn't like Trump at all.
My experience is hardly exhaustive, but I've known a lot of military folks who hate Trump. I couldn't say what their political leanings are (certainly not far left, you know?), but I think even among conservative soldiers and particularly among the leadership, you'd find people unwilling to go along with Trump.
That being said, I sure as fuck don't want to find out.
Yeah, same. I don't really want to find how such a scenario would play out, but we are very much approaching such a situation. It really sucks that there are external actors that are trying to stoke the flames of this, but it's our own doing really. We didn't deal with this shit back during the first Civil war, and now we're dealing with the consequences. I don't know that I'd stay in the country if a civil war erupted, but you bet your ass I'd be out there picketing for the first time in my life if a national abortion ban went into effect.
I feel like there will be "support" for a civil war until those people actually experience it. They imagine a bunch of other people will do the fighting and they get to sit back as only the "other side" will suffer. Once they start realizing the consequences, support will quickly wane.
Only people low in the intelligence department think a civil war won't affect them at all.
Approx 1/3 of the populace is absolutely paste-eating stupid.
Yeah, I figured that out when we couldn't wear a piece of fabric over our face during covid bcz mUy FrEedum..