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      experts are trying to convince americans to respond, but we aren’t.

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        Like the French Revolution, it takes a lot for a revolt. Ultimately if faces aren’t seen, it forgotten. As for republicans, if they aren’t white faces; it’s forgotten in a day or two.

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          Well you guys gotta make an effort or you’ll find out first hand the difference between e.g. Ukraine and Russia. Or Taiwan and China

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            Americans have to take on the largest military in the world. Are you selling war planes that you can get to Florida without issue?

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              “americans” aren’t a regular army, they’re a dispersed civilian population and the us military historically actually has a lot of trouble with those

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                And the us military historically actually has a lot of trouble with those

                I disagree, not anymore anyway. Sure Vietnam was a wholesale loss. But while the US failed to institute a lasting democracy in Afghanistan, their KD is like 1:200. In 20 years of occupation they lost under 3000 troops. That is with logistics supplying the force on the other side of the world. That’s actually a crazy accomplishment and show of power.

                While the military might not be able to “win” if they fully side with trump, America in for a long and bloody (mostly bloody for the civilians) occupation.

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                Absolutely. So, your solution is normal Americans declare war and wage irregular asymmetric warfare today. Against what? Our local government buildings? The post office? Commit sabotage against what exactly?

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                  We are going to find out if we prefer the consequences of revolt or the consequences of not revolting more.

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      Tariffs have doubled the cost of red-lines, as they were sourced in S. E. Asia, processed in a small barely-know penguin island, and packaged in Denmark.