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If the hacker used Trump's account to call for an immediate call to arms and to attack <enter group here>, enough people could have done something to trigger a

If the hacker used Trump's account to call for an immediate call to arms and to attack <enter group here>, enough people could have done something to trigger a civil war.

iso8859-1 6y ago
How sure about this are you? Trump is already doing what he can to start a civil war, and it has only partially worked so far ;)
idoh 6y ago
Do you actually think we are one tweet away from a civil war?
- whymauri 6y ago
  Perhaps the right tweet might do it. Trump has incited violence, explicitly and in subtext, before. So it's not a matter of a simple call-to-arms, like in the past, but then I'm not sure what would be the tipping point.
  - idoh 6y ago
    Predicting the future is fraught with peril. It seems likely that Trump will not win a reelection this November, and seems closer than ever that we will have a peaceful transition of power at that time, versus where we were a year or two ago. Historically civil wars happen when the government hasn't had a change of power in a long time, and not in situations where it cycles over regularly.
    - whymauri 6y ago
      Right - but the question asked was not "Are we going to have a Civil War?" it was "Are we one tweet away?" which I interpret as "Could one tweet conceivably start a Civil War?" Conceivably: yes. Likely: no.
    - Fjolsvith 6y ago
      > It seems likely that Trump will not win a reelection this November Don't get all confident about this. Lots of "secret" Trump voters have become angry at the MSM/Dems and are gaming the polls that say Biden will win.
- arrosenberg 6y ago
  Probably not a civil war, but a race riot or acts of terrorism? Sure, we've already seen the latter.
  - idoh 6y ago
    Yes, fair enough, and to your point has already happened.
- cosmie 6y ago
  Trump blindsiding officials with mandates via unplanned//unknown public Twitter announcement isn't something new. While it'd likely get resolved before things went nuclear, you could probably do some major damage while people scramble into action before communication channels get straightened out and verify things.
marcus_holmes 6y ago
this kinda highlights "why didn't they use Trump's account?" If they were in it for the money, this would have been the jackpot. All those Drumpfels pouring bitcoins into the account... But they say they're sending the money to "the right places". Maybe those "right places" aren't aligned with ripping off Drumpfels.
- bathtub365 6y ago
  What's a "Drumpfel" and what makes them uniquely suited to sending crypto to random addresses?
SmokeyHamster 6y ago
Contrary to public opinion, Twitter is not the center of the known universe. Democrats and BLM activists routinely post things like that (death threats, "kill wheety", "republicans must burn", etc), and despite many left wing radicals actually committing acts of violence, little wide spread action has come of it. A hack to Trump's account might cause a little havoc, but as the vast majority of Americans do not use Twitter, and get their news elsewhere, I doubt it would cause much harm beyond what we already see on a daily basis. The White House and other real news outlets would just issue statements publicizing the hack and that would be the end of it.

If the hacker used Trump's account to call for an immediate call to arms and to attack <enter group here>, enough people could have done something to trigger a civil war.

iso8859-1 6y ago

How sure about this are you? Trump is already doing what he can to start a civil war, and it has only partially worked so far ;)

idoh 6y ago

Do you actually think we are one tweet away from a civil war?

whymauri 6y ago
Perhaps the right tweet might do it. Trump has incited violence, explicitly and in subtext, before. So it's not a matter of a simple call-to-arms, like in the past, but then I'm not sure what would be the tipping point.
- idoh 6y ago
  Predicting the future is fraught with peril. It seems likely that Trump will not win a reelection this November, and seems closer than ever that we will have a peaceful transition of power at that time, versus where we were a year or two ago. Historically civil wars happen when the government hasn't had a change of power in a long time, and not in situations where it cycles over regularly.
  - whymauri 6y ago
    Right - but the question asked was not "Are we going to have a Civil War?" it was "Are we one tweet away?" which I interpret as "Could one tweet conceivably start a Civil War?" Conceivably: yes. Likely: no.
  - Fjolsvith 6y ago
    > It seems likely that Trump will not win a reelection this November Don't get all confident about this. Lots of "secret" Trump voters have become angry at the MSM/Dems and are gaming the polls that say Biden will win.
arrosenberg 6y ago
Probably not a civil war, but a race riot or acts of terrorism? Sure, we've already seen the latter.
- idoh 6y ago
  Yes, fair enough, and to your point has already happened.
cosmie 6y ago
Trump blindsiding officials with mandates via unplanned//unknown public Twitter announcement isn't something new. While it'd likely get resolved before things went nuclear, you could probably do some major damage while people scramble into action before communication channels get straightened out and verify things.

marcus_holmes 6y ago

this kinda highlights "why didn't they use Trump's account?" If they were in it for the money, this would have been the jackpot. All those Drumpfels pouring bitcoins into the account... But they say they're sending the money to "the right places". Maybe those "right places" aren't aligned with ripping off Drumpfels.

bathtub365 6y ago
What's a "Drumpfel" and what makes them uniquely suited to sending crypto to random addresses?

SmokeyHamster 6y ago

Contrary to public opinion, Twitter is not the center of the known universe. Democrats and BLM activists routinely post things like that (death threats, "kill wheety", "republicans must burn", etc), and despite many left wing radicals actually committing acts of violence, little wide spread action has come of it. A hack to Trump's account might cause a little havoc, but as the vast majority of Americans do not use Twitter, and get their news elsewhere, I doubt it would cause much harm beyond what we already see on a daily basis. The White House and other real news outlets would just issue statements publicizing the hack and that would be the end of it.