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Do you actually think we are one tweet away from a civil war?
by idoh 6y ago
Do you actually think we are one tweet away from a civil war?
- whymauri 6y agoPerhaps 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 agoPredicting 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 agoRight - 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 agoProbably not a civil war, but a race riot or acts of terrorism? Sure, we've already seen the latter.
- idoh 6y agoYes, fair enough, and to your point has already happened.
- cosmie 6y agoTrump 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.