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Militarily, how viable could a revolution in the US possibly be? (hexbear.net)
submitted 1 day ago by bunnossin@hexbear.net to c/askchapo@hexbear.net
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Maybe this is too fedposty (and let me know if it is), but I've been thinking about this a lot, especially with how things are going in Iran. It seems like modern warfare is basically just "my drones strike your drones", and if either side has drones free to not strike other drones, they can instantly kill whoever they like. With this in mind, is it even really possible for a revolution in the US to escalate into a civil war without simply being air-superiority'd into oblivion with modern sensors? Is guerilla war viable anymore? The main counterpoint I can think of to this possibility is that the US military is A: incompetent and B: mostly a colonial garrison force, but I don't know.

(And yeah, I know a revolution in the US would have a whole laundry list of prerequisites and is significantly hindered by the fact it can't be tied with anti-imperial nationalism. I'm talking strictly in terms of if it actually happened.)

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[–] Dort_Owl@hexbear.net 13 points 1 day ago (1 children)

It's hard to say. But it is important to remember that there have been many times in the history of the US, even at the height of it power, has had it's military humiliated. The US is currently very unstable, socially, and economically. It is showing all the death rattles of an empire dying and lashing out in it's last gasps. It is spreading thin and acting erratic. It's also being run by sheltered rich clowns who are detached from reality and therefore are constantly making uneducated decisions that will pile up and catch up with them one day.

Think about it, you have Christian Zionists among leadership that literally think causing the biblical apocalypse is a good thing. How long do you think a suicidal empire like that is going to last even if the people don't revolt?

[–] Tabitha@hexbear.net 9 points 1 day ago (1 children)

yeah like what happens when Israel pops open the world's biggest tube of pringles and then the fun stops? then you're left with no healthcare, no rights, $10/gal, a federal government full of pedofiles, and no Jesus. Some influencers scrambling to explain why bringing the apocalypse didn't work. People turning to atheism in masses.

And honestly if Jesus did return, I'd assume he'd start by killing Trump and Netanyahu.

[–] Dort_Owl@hexbear.net 2 points 19 hours ago (1 children)

Yeah I'm not particularly religious myself, but if Jesus is real and did come back I get the feeling he would be saddened by what the ruling class has done to gods children and green Earth. Being Jesus, he'd forgive them, but I doubt they'd get into heaven.

[–] bunnossin@hexbear.net 2 points 8 hours ago* (last edited 8 hours ago)

Being Jesus, he'd forgive them

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