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We spent so much time worrying about foreign adversaries. But if a collapse were to come, it won’t be because we are invaded by a foreign power, it would be bec
by tnt128 2y ago
We spent so much time worrying about foreign adversaries. But if a collapse were to come, it won’t be because we are invaded by a foreign power, it would be because half of the people can’t stand the other half.
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- AnimalMuppet 2y agoI think foreign information operations had a fair amount to do with why half the people can't stand the other half. I mean, the schisms were there. But Russia (and others, but primarily Russia) amplified the divide, a lot.
- motorest 2y ago> We spent so much time worrying about foreign adversaries. The US government has a report on how the current US government was put in power by a foreign adversary, who is also heavily invested in polarizing US society as part of their strategy.
- thefz 2y ago> We spent so much time worrying about foreign adversaries You can't ignore the decade long psyop by Russia to destabilize democracies in the West, which the result is exactly that you can't stand each other anymore.
- red-iron-pine 2y agoNot even half. Only about 1/3 of eligible voters voted for Trump. And many of them are feeling a little dismayed or betrayed at current behaviors (presumably because they are rubes and got scammed). A little over 1/3 didn't vote at all. A motived pushed back from virtually any part of the electorate -- they have the 2nd Amendment for a reason guys -- or a small push from established military officers could easily topple Trump. Arguably the real risk is social media, since they're all in bed together now, and have a stated aim of owning the system. If you're gonna topple trump, you'd better have a go at the zuck, theil, and larry ellison, etc