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So is the US slipping into Civil War? (lemmy.world)

submitted 10 months ago by [email protected] to c/[email protected]

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People keep talking about "Federalizing the National Guard" and now you've got other States pledging their NG to Texas in defiance of the Supreme Court (see image).

So is this what CW2 looks like?

P.S. I'm a Brit

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[–] [email protected] 3 points 10 months ago (2 children)

So guys just in case, can you like maybe hand over your nuclear launch codes. You can have them back when you've calmed down.

[–] [email protected] 5 points 10 months ago (1 children)

Here you go

1-2-3-4-5

Spaceballs

[–] [email protected] 6 points 10 months ago

Up until the seventies it was 00000000

[–] [email protected] 5 points 10 months ago* (last edited 10 months ago)

Apparently our generals take those very seriously. I had fantasies Mattis was going to stab Trump with a steak knife to stop him from pulling a Stillson. IRL, Mattis said I'll get on that right away, sir ...and then just didn't.

I'm pretty sure Mattis was the top ranking agent of the Deep State and that figured into why he got replaced with Esper. In the meantime, there's a long chain of officers who are eager to interrupt an unnecessary nuclear exchange.