[ExI] > Taiwan is standing strong

[William Flynn Wallace]

Well, as Spike might suggest, this could be a bit of fun.  Everyone would
wear a sign telling what party he is in, what his views on abortion and
porn are, and so on, done with colors and emoticons.  Then everyone would
wear guns and have showdowns on the street, perhaps between rival gangs of
radicals (though it is getting increasingly hard to tell who is a radical).

bill w

On Wed, Mar 18, 2020 at 3:32 PM Dylan Distasio via extropy-chat <
extropy-chat at lists.extropy.org> wrote:

> I would NEVER wish for a civil war, but I think you're underestimating the
> power of asymmetric warfare in that situation.  Gun owners are hardly a
> bunch of silly rednecks with little hunting rifles.   Many of them are as
> well armed as a typical infantry soldier in terms of weaponry.  If the will
> was there to defend/revolt, it would not be an easy fight without resorting
> to bombing large swathes of the US.
>
> On Wed, Mar 18, 2020 at 4:23 PM John Clark via extropy-chat <
> extropy-chat at lists.extropy.org> wrote:
>
>> On Wed, Mar 18, 2020 at 2:14 PM spike jones via extropy-chat <
>> extropy-chat at lists.extropy.org> wrote:
>>
>>> *>>> **POTUS does not have any authority on the date of the November
>>>> election. *
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> >> To paraphrase Mao Zedong, authority comes from the barrel of a gun.
>>>> And before you ask the answer is no, I am not a fan of Mao Zedong… John
>>>> K Clark
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> *> And that my international friends is why the USA has a second
>>> amendment.  The system was set up so that US citizens can protect ourselves
>>> from our own government if necessary,*
>>>
>>
>> I think that's a bogus argument for the second amendment, a bunch of
>> silly rednecks with their little hunting rifles would be comically
>> outmatched by what the Commander In Chief would have on his side, things
>> like Abrams M1 battle tanks and helicopter gunships. And besides, most gun
>> nuts are Trump fanatics too so they'd be of no help in defending the
>> constitution.
>>
>> Even before this epidemic I thought our Republic was entering a very
>> dangerous time, but now with COVID-19 almost certain to further radicalize
>> political activity I just don't know if the constitution can survive. I
>> sure hope not but I'm afraid the nation could be unrecognizable a year from
>> now.
>>
>> John K Clark
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