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>most Americans think civil war is on the way Source? Personally, if we survived the 60’s/70’s, I think we can survive this. They literally murdered college s

>most Americans think civil war is on the way Source? Personally, if we survived the 60’s/70’s, I think we can survive this. They literally murdered college students in front of the world. I’m also not sure how any of this translates into Stalin-era gulags. People throw that term around too lightly, like “nazi.” If you’ve actually studied any Russian/Soviet history you should know how insane those were, even for an era with rampant fascism.

hackerfromthefu 5y ago
Absolutely correct. It seems in vogue to use words without understanding the actual meanings. Most people haven't read history and speak, loudly, of that which they don't know.
thechao 5y ago
Right; I think at worst we're managing to rewind ourselves to the `90s, at this point. I think a lot of people don't remember how much social change there was starting in the early `00s through the early `10s. I'm not pleased with the retrogression; I think Project Red Map has really uncovered a large scale hack/flaw in the US electorate that needs to be fixed quickly, but the political situation is certainly nothing like the `60s/`70s. My parents were activists in the 60s, and my grandparents were activists in the 20s & 30s. My parents mostly feared being beaten, with a background fear of being shot at. My grandparents feared being disappeared along with retribution to their extended family, friends, and neighborhoods.
- Forgeties79 5y ago
  Re: your grandparents, I really don't think people appreciate how easy it was to cross the government with your speech - especially in wartime - prior to late 20th century.
stuckinhell 5y ago
https://thehill.com/homenews/news/467143-voters-believe-us-two-thirds-of-the-way-to-edge-of-a-civil-war-poll/ https://thehill.com/homenews/news/467143-voters-believe-us-t... The advent of increased population, social media, technology, and major american hyper polarization make the current times very different than the 60s/70s.

hackerfromthefu 5y ago

Absolutely correct. It seems in vogue to use words without understanding the actual meanings. Most people haven't read history and speak, loudly, of that which they don't know.

thechao 5y ago

Right; I think at worst we're managing to rewind ourselves to the `90s, at this point. I think a lot of people don't remember how much social change there was starting in the early `00s through the early `10s. I'm not pleased with the retrogression; I think Project Red Map has really uncovered a large scale hack/flaw in the US electorate that needs to be fixed quickly, but the political situation is certainly nothing like the `60s/`70s. My parents were activists in the 60s, and my grandparents were activists in the 20s & 30s. My parents mostly feared being beaten, with a background fear of being shot at. My grandparents feared being disappeared along with retribution to their extended family, friends, and neighborhoods.

Forgeties79 5y ago
Re: your grandparents, I really don't think people appreciate how easy it was to cross the government with your speech - especially in wartime - prior to late 20th century.

stuckinhell 5y ago

https://thehill.com/homenews/news/467143-voters-believe-us-two-thirds-of-the-way-to-edge-of-a-civil-war-poll/ https://thehill.com/homenews/news/467143-voters-believe-us-t... The advent of increased population, social media, technology, and major american hyper polarization make the current times very different than the 60s/70s.