U.S. intelligence raises fears of civil unrest and state breakdown in Israel ahead of October 27 elections.

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[–] 17 points 2 hours ago

Well, I predict LOTS of civil wars in LOTS of places, especially as the environment collapses and basic needs aren’t met.

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  • [–] 81 points 3 hours ago (13 children)

    CIA reports what Isreal wants them to report. So Netanyahu wants you to think the country is close to collapse. So that he can justify emergency powers to keep himself in power indefinitely.

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  • [–] [S] 20 points 3 hours ago (10 children)

    Seems like many prominent politicians are aging, nearing the end of their lives and just want to go out with a bang.

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  • [–] 14 points 3 hours ago (7 children)

    I wanna go out with a bang. Not explosives, just with a pretty lady. (Like my wife)

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  • [–] 5 points 2 hours ago (1 child)

    How like your wife does she need to be?

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  • [–] 4 points 2 hours ago

    Real answer? I can't imagine a scenario where this would happen, wife or anyone else. I won't bore you with my health problems, but very few people facing terminal health issues probably end up having much good sex. lol.

    Half-real answer? I mean, technically I'm poly, although not really "practicing". So technically, probably doesn't have to be very much like my wife.

    Although given a choice between her or a stranger....... probably go with her. lol.

    Half-way serious answers to silly questions amuse me, thus my extraneous reply :)

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    [–] 111 points 4 hours ago (1 child)

    One of the deepest fractures in Israeli politics has emerged not over opposition to the country’s war crimes—but over who is expected to fight and who is exempt.

    In case anyone's confused the contradictions include regrets over what's been done in Gaza.

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  • [–] 11 points 3 hours ago (2 children)

    The August report, titled “Fracture From Within,” was compiled by experts in the CIA’s Red Cell, according to two U.S. sources who described the contents of the report to Drop Site News. The Red Cell, which is the unit responsible for providing “alternative analysis” within the agency, produced the assessment through a combination of open source information and U.S. intelligence.... The CIA’s “red teams” are tasked with developing analysis and ideas that challenge prevailing assumptions and expose groupthink or blind spots that can take hold within the intelligence apparatus.

    Basically, this is "what's the weirdest shit that is kinda plausible if things don't go how our consensus expects." Useful I assume, but by definition unlikely.

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  • [–] 6 points 2 hours ago (1 child)

    Oh no, don’t threaten me with a good time

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  • [–] 1 point 49 minutes ago

    I don't think it'll be a good time in the short term.

    Long term, maybe. I don't know. But short term it'd result in massacres with no restraint whatsoever, not even what little restraint they have now.

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  • [–] 33 points 4 hours ago (4 children)

    If that actually happens, the evangelicals and Millennialists are going to flip out.

    Time to stock up on popcorn.

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  • [–] 5 points 2 hours ago (1 child)

    I had to read it twice because the first time I read "millenials" and was like wtf? Then I reread it and saw it was saying millenialists.

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  • [–] 2 points 2 hours ago

    After I posted it, I realized that it could easily be misread but I don't know of another term to use to describe Christians who believe in a post-apocalyptic millenium of peace & happiness (as long as you believe in Jesus, that is).

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    [–] 4 points 2 hours ago (1 child)

    I don't celebrate war or violence of any kind

    But if that's how it must go...(͡•_ ͡• )

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    [–] 18 points 4 hours ago (6 children)

    That would be the weirdest possible turn of events.

    And like, every single supporter of Israel would be stumped, because they would need to think about which Israel to back.

    Absolute cinema. Good idea for a fictional alternate timeline.

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    [–] 27 points 4 hours ago

    Let's hope that happens soon! Holding my thumbs!

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  • [–] 18 points 4 hours ago (2 children)

    Could but very unlikely. Guess cia needs to consider everything. Also we need to stop using civil war to mean civil unrest.

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    Hopefully we see a repeat of the famous kingdom of Israel and kingdom of Judah split

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    [–] 8 points 4 hours ago (17 children)

    A) US Intelligence says a lot of things.

    B) Do you think Trump would allow any kind of major unrest in Israel right now?

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  • [–] 39 points 4 hours ago (4 children)

    I'm sure he's asking grok how to stop it right this minute.

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  • [–] 11 points 4 hours ago (2 children)

    Do you think Trump would allow any kind of major unrest in Israel right now?

    In the end Trump only cares about Trump. He will do or say anything to enrich himself or curry favour. Israel isn't as important as you'd think.

    He'd probably throw his own mother under a bus to 'win' the midterms. Or for $2k

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    [–] 1 point 2 hours ago

    Personally I find it far more likely to happen in the US currently.

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  • [–] 4 points 3 hours ago*

    Finally, some good news

    The end result of any fascist state is them turning on themselves.

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