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   Baron Keg of South Wake [NC] (kgibson@noauthority.social)'s status on Monday, 04-Nov-2024 00:21:27 JST Baron Keg of South Wake [NC]

   Re-watched Civil War. I think it does a good job of showing how chaotic it would be if there was another civil war

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     kuteboiCoder (kuteboicoder@subs4social.xyz)'s status on Monday, 04-Nov-2024 00:21:22 JST kuteboiCoder

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     • Chris ABRAHAM

     @chris@abraham.su @kgibson@noauthority.social
     
     #Mao was similar to #Hitler, in the sense that both were soldiers at one point - enlisted men - and neither had previously held authority in the military hierarchy before their demagogic rise to power.
     
     Mao was at one point, an primary school teacher.
     
     Mao, at one point, entered politics in what was more or less a ridealong, appearing alongside an army warlord invading a neighboring province. He orchestrated a protest march / sedition rally in the invaded province.
     
     Crazy stuff.

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     • Chris ABRAHAM

     @chris@abraham.su @kgibson@noauthority.social
     
     I'm less informed about the Spanish Civil War, but the rise of #Mao was preceded by the #collapse of the Chinese state; the #RepublicOfChina existed in name only after the fall of the #Qing dynasty.
     
     Chiang KaiShek was not, in fact, a loyal general under the command of the #ROC; he invaded the de-jure capital, a la Caesar, and formed a new government during what became known as the #Nanjing decade.
     
     Then he lost.

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     Chris ABRAHAM (chris@abraham.su)'s status on Monday, 04-Nov-2024 00:21:23 JST Chris ABRAHAM

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     • kuteboiCoder

     @kgibson @KuteboiCoder if you read about the time between, there were all the skirmishes. Guerilla uprisings. Etc etc etc

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     kuteboiCoder (kuteboicoder@subs4social.xyz)'s status on Monday, 04-Nov-2024 00:21:24 JST kuteboiCoder

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     • Chris ABRAHAM

     @kgibson@noauthority.social @chris@abraham.su
     
     That said, I think an active shooting war is extremely unlikely no matter how far down the shitter The Discourse goes. Even when our #socialtrust is lower than in southern Lebanon.
     
     It already is, I think; #Lebanese people are proud of their #history and #culture

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     Chris ABRAHAM (chris@abraham.su)'s status on Monday, 04-Nov-2024 00:21:24 JST Chris ABRAHAM

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     @KuteboiCoder
     But there are also zero skirmishes. The Maoist cultural revolution started with guerilla warfare and skirmishes. So did the Spanish civil war. Etc etc etc... It is not a switch. There are skirmishes and little battles. Not violent turf wars (that's a nightly event in inner cities) but between real Malitias (not Feds) against cops or Feds etc...
     @kgibson

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     kuteboiCoder (kuteboicoder@subs4social.xyz)'s status on Monday, 04-Nov-2024 00:21:25 JST kuteboiCoder

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     • Chris ABRAHAM

     @chris@abraham.su @kgibson@noauthority.social
     
     Isn't that the one where the Evil Prez eats lead just moments after the do-gooder journalists arrive to interview him?
     
     The entire movie they're making a trek to question him and get answers in his own words. Anti-climactic, to say the least.

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     Baron Keg of South Wake [NC] (kgibson@noauthority.social)'s status on Monday, 04-Nov-2024 00:21:25 JST Baron Keg of South Wake [NC]

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     • kuteboiCoder

     @KuteboiCoder @chris thats the one...its not lost on me the prez was a "trump-ish" looking person. and there are so many things wrong about the movie (like whay the prez is event still in the white house). But it would be chaotic as hell.

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     Chris ABRAHAM (chris@abraham.su)'s status on Monday, 04-Nov-2024 00:21:27 JST Chris ABRAHAM

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     @kgibson
     I have not watched it the first time. Maybe today.