Interestingly, the states rights debate is true, wholly.
The north wanted to keep the right to acknowledge escaped slaves as free, and the south kept sending people up there to kidnap free men and women. They were even known to kidnap free born black people and sell them into slavery.
The south also wanted to charge the north for this “service”.
When people talk about states rights, remind them that the south was heavily infringing on the rights of the northern states.
It’s “true” on a technicality. It was about slavery.
States joining the Confederacy were required to enshrine slavery in their constitutions. They didn’t have the right to reject it. If it had anything to do with states rights at all, it was about ensuring the states didn’t have the right to abolish slavery.
I guess you’re one of those people who are incapable of reading between the lines.
Or maybe you didn’t read my comment at all?
Eh, sorry, it seemed like you were genuinely convinced that most people were concerned about legal issues. I’ve met people who tried to make earnest arguments like that.
They also put it in their constitution that slavery could never be outlawed. Sounds like a really big issue for states rights
“Buy muh Southern Pride!”
“What about the south are you proud of that involves the battle flag of the side that wanted to keep slavery?”
The flag for a nation that lasted less than 5 years. Bill Clinton’s presidency was a longer piece of Southern heritage than that.
Cocomelon has lasted for over four times as long as the Confederacy
They’re being beaten by mind-numbing nursery rhymes
Matthew McConaughey’s career is almost eight times as long as the Confederacy. Why aren’t they proud of that piece of Southern heritage? Why am I not seeing this on the back of jacked-up pickup trucks?
Cuz “that would be gay”, and Conservatives only allow themselves to be gay in secret
If that is gay, what is this???
Worship of their God
An actual picture of a 6’3" 215 lb Donald Trump?
Oh sure, a Matthew McConaughey flag is gay but dressing up in a fancy grey suit and hanging around in a tent in a field with a bunch of other fetishists is perfectly straight.
Your problem here is you’re expecting conservatives to use logic
An awful, hot, itchy, wool suit.
Oh, o-oh my o///o
I don’t bother learning anyone’s names (or backgrounds, or anything really) in showbiz, but I may make an exception. Strictly for learning. Strictly.
I was proud of being a punker in 1988. That phase lasted longer than the Civil War.
But it didn’t last longer than the racism and manifest destiny that caused the civil war….
And ~lived on for decades afterwards~ still lives on to this day
Real Southern Pride is the 1st Alabama Cavalry riding with Sherman to liberate the South o7
Damn, true.
I’ve lived in Minnesota my whole life. Growing up, there was some religiously homeschooled dumb ass serving in the mn national guard who said that the Virginia battle flag was heritage. The last time I talked to him, I told him that the only heritage for us involving that flag is in the MN historical society archives.
Damn, you found a Minnesotan who’s enough of a loser to want to give up the flag? I thought that was the one issue that united the Right and Left in that state.
The Pride of Racism
(ig idk what else besides losing lol)
Racism.
Feudalism.
Dysfunctional government.
Xenophobia.
Hatred of social mobility.
Losing is a big part of it. Losing their violent defense of racism.
Really? These clowns couldn’t take over the capitol building and now they think theyre going to take over the country? Honk your nose for me on your way our the door, k?
They actually believe that they can revolt, and with their AR-15s, magically take out National Guard troops and just acquire their weapons and armored vehicles.
A member of my family is not only a veteran, but also fell into this lunacy and thinks his work as a logistics officer and his NG training puts him on the level of the Navy SEALs. And he’s almost 60. He salivates at the idea of fighting the mythical military oppression from the evil Demoncrats trying to take away his guns.
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Probably while on base in Kuwait the day before leaving for (honorable) discharge in 2005ish.
The problem with all the slap-on-the-wrist sentences for the insurrectionists, and a totally free pass for Trump for inciting it… Is that they are emboldened to try again.
The only lesson they learned from the insurrection is that next time they should bring all their guns. If people don’t understand that, they are nuts.
They came within a hair of achieving their goal last time. Why wouldn’t they try again?
slap-on-the-wrist sentences for the insurrectionists,
This is the largest group prosecution in the history of the US. Nothing else comes close. It’s a conveyor belt of justice sending losers to the federal pen.
and a totally free pass for Trump for inciting it
He was impeached for it and is now indicted for over 90 felonies. Dude will be under house arrest for the rest of his life. They’re unrelated but there’s a reason why lots of prosecutors are targeting him. Turns out the Justice Department doesn’t like it when you try to invade Congress. They took that shit seriously.
No civil war. This time just let them go. They will quickly devolve into third world countries. And my federal tax dollars will no longer go to their bullshit.
They don’t really want to secede. They want to dominate their opponents. C’mon bro.
This is it. These people only respect power and hierarchy. Honestly most of the crazies will back down when they lose an election. January 6th was just the stupidest ones.
They’re not gonna just go quietly.
If they could just live their lives in peace without infringing on the rights and freedoms of others they wouldn’t need a civil war. They wouldn’t have needed the first civil war either.
Noooooo. I live in Tennessee and that might be apart of the idiots! Id rather it be done and over with quickly so not to involve normal people.
I dunno, the south might give us a run for our money this time around. I mean, they have some of the most elite soldiers in the country, including but not limited to: the Gravy SEAL’s Meal Team Six, the Green Buffets, and the Roast Guard. Not to mention their many terror sleeper cells like the Yee-Hawdists, Y’all Qaeda and Vanilla ISIS.
Scary thought to put our uniformed men and women against that crack fighting force, they might come back with some severe PTSD.
As a Southerner I find this hilarious.
Don’t forget they have the Minivan Taliban… A truly terrifying opponent.
Considering the avg republican has to ride the diabetes scooters at Walmart I think the 2nd civil war will be a goddamn turkey shoot.
Let’s find out, Trumptards!
I’m not a Trumper and I know for a fact they not only have more gun owners in Republican voting areas, they also train with them more because it’s not as stigmatized. My point is that the Democrat areas will 100% lose any fight since we’ve been told for over two decades that guns are bad
They have louder gun owners. My friends and I don’t advertise our arsenals, and we practice plenty. My carry is hidden from everyone around me, because many people are uncomfortable around guns, and I don’t want to make anyone have to think about it. I am not unique, and I’m in a progressive area.
I am aware of the gun ownership of one liberal person whom I know personally. I only found out because when they gave me a tour of their house, I noticed a small decorative item in their closet and asked about it. The item itself was a gift from their family member.
Every Republican I know who owns a gun, OWNS SEVERAL GUNS VERY LOUDLY AND PROUDLY GOD BLESS AMERICA.
People have asked, and I’ll tell them what I’ve got if they’re interested, but I’m not proclaiming it by any means. Most don’t know that I have made several different firearms and custom attachments. My core group is outwardly some of the most peaceful people you’ll meet, self aware, kind, pro mental health, pro acceptance of any marginalized group, but also understanding of the importance of defending ourselves from the encroaching wave of modern fascism.
I promise you are in the minority of blue voting gun owners, and they outnumber you significantly to the point that it becomes trivial for them to oppress you (i.e. cops, military, and rural people mostly vote conservative and most own guns, and so they maintain the monopoly on violence).
We literally will never stand a chance if push came to shove.
Why do you think gun ownership will be the deciding factor in an all out war? Seems trivial to me. There are more guns then there are people to shoot them.
Do you think Republicans are just going to go door to door genociding people?
Do you think the US military will play zero role?
You’re fucking insane.
Do you not think arms dealers won’t be champing at the bit to deal to both sides?
I can’t even do this…
In your mind you must think the GOP is going to decend on a city populous and kill civilians by the millions with their ar-15s.
This is just not how war’s are fought.
I’ve said it before and I’ll say it again. We’ve had to tell these dipshits at least twice in my lifetime not to drink bleach in order to cure diseases.
It takes a lot more that having guns and knowing how to shoot them in order to win a war. They lack the logistics, medical and technical skills required to effectively wage a war. Every time one of these dumbfucks tries to defeat “bullet-proof” glass with a nail gun, it really shows how fucking stupid they are.
None of that matters. Whichever side has the military is the side that will win.
But but but the second amendment is so that we the people can keep the government honest
The second amendment should be used for to keep cops honest. After all ya aint gonna randomly kill someone if the folks around you decide to return the favor.
That didn’t work out so well for Philando Castile or Breonna Taylor.
Im talking more along the lines of finding out where the cop lives and saying hello, if ya get what im sayin.
Democrats are not a homogeneous group. And they don’t have a monopoly on loathing Trump.
A bunch of fat, crazy LARPers in the woods does not a confederacy make.
The south will rise again… slowly from their mobility scooters.
They were moving RV’s full of weapons into position prior to J6.
Yeah, these dipshits are surely playing 5-D chess.
It was a coup. The plan was to take control of the government by force.
Why did the weapons go unused? I didn’t even know they had anything like that besides a few pipe bombs planted as diversions.
They had a hard “no guns in DC rule” and I think captured one van prior to riot.
Doesn’t matter the second they get shot at they’ll run screaming MEDIC!
That sounds cool fun and easy but armed and untrained and undisciplined nut jobs crawling from the woodwork is not going to be a clean finish for anyone involved. Obviously this isn’t meant to be a deterrent for the justice system… but we’re working on a different tier here. It’s not going to be high profile business and agencies fighting each other. It’s going to be normal working people being attacked by deranged wing nuts and always by surprise, because there will be no centcom for them.
So, if you think you’re going to be prepared for an outcome like this, I do wonder what you’re packing.
Dramatic and doomerpilled.
The US military will aggressively dismantle any secessionist activity if it comes to blood. Hopefully we get to see some combined arms ops with the good tech for once instead of holding back.
Meanwhile I’m gonna crack cold ones while I watch red states suffer from their own actions.
The US military will aggressively dismantle any secessionist activity if it comes to blood.
There will definitely be no mistakes they make that cost uninvolved citizens their lives. No matter what, the U.S. military will never be wielded against opponents of the ruling regime, nor in a way that serves the personal interests of those in power.
Seriously, this is a bad outcome. This is a worse outcome. I’d rather have individuals crawling from the woodwork than the U.S. military being used against citizens.
As someone outside the country, I think uncle sam will do just fine vs meal team 6.
It’s more about having an insurgency within the states. The measures to contain and crush that will make everyone suffer.
Nah, these morons aren’t smart or subtle enough to “go to ground” and make enduring sleeper cells. Remember, they Livestreamed their crimes on 1/06 and refused to wear masks to conceal their identities at the one time in history it wasn’t a massive red flag to do so.
Once again as someone outside the country, you guys are due for getting knocked down a few pegs. Like what did you think the end result of this level of bipartisan bullshit would be if not civil war?
Do you really think any of us (sane) people wanted this bullshit. Half of this has been spawned by the rich and the religious zelots. The other half by not cleaning up the last one properly. Seriously its not talked about too much but parts of the south became guerilla warzones after the civil war.
No it’s not. These fuck twits are about as inept as a guard in Metal Gear Solid. Throw em a few bones of disinformation, throw em in a bad scenario trapped, light em up. Rinse, wash, repeat. They will infight the fuck out of enough defeats.
“Civil War” is just some fear mongering posturing. Nothing more.
Don’t worry, he’s going to Federal prison, not jail.
I’ve been seeing a few documentary style videos on YouTube talking about the uptick in far-right groups in the US. One guy was able to talk to a former group member, saying for the past year or-so they’ve been “preparing” for a civil war. Another member said they had people intentionally join the army to try and get people on the inside.
Documentary bro tried to contact the FBI about it and was able to get in contact with an agent, but the FBI essentially said they wouldn’t do anything about it.
Although I don’t think a civil war is going to happen anytime soon, it’s scary to think that the FBI doesn’t seem to care about any of this.
Something something those that wear the uniforms (or carry badges in this case) by day are the ones burning crosses at night.
Someone should really write a song about that
So real, but at the same time most vets I know came out of the system leftists.
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Reconstruction this time, but the radicals never lose power.
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It won’t.
I don’t think anyone really “won” the civil war. We’re still feeling its effects to this day.
No. The North definitely won.
And I think every black person will agree that that matters.
“too”? Do they seriously think they’re the North side of the previous one?
who regularly waves the confederate flag? Trump fans or Trump haters? That side lost once and they’ll lose again
