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Shell_Seas

(3,318 posts)
Thu Aug 11, 2022, 09:14 AM Aug 2022

Mega-Thread: The right is prepping for civil war.

I have an alt-TikTok on the right-wing side of the platform. We all know the rhetoric from elected Republicans and talking heads since the Mar-A-Lago raid, but I made this thread to show how it's trickling down to Jimmy Bobby Joe and Bubu Ray. It's a long thread, but I'm still adding to it when I encounter these people (which is way too often). Anyway, y'all need to see.


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Mega-Thread: The right is prepping for civil war. (Original Post) Shell_Seas Aug 2022 OP
If it's this prevalent on TikTok, can you imagine... OneGrassRoot Aug 2022 #1
Exactly. Shell_Seas Aug 2022 #2
What a pack of dangerous morons. Swede Aug 2022 #3
Itching to shoot someone MarineCombatEngineer Aug 2022 #7
Thank you once again for your clarity on this....nt Jade Fox Aug 2022 #22
My pleasure. MarineCombatEngineer Aug 2022 #23
Exactly. Elessar Zappa Aug 2022 #26
+100. nt MarineCombatEngineer Aug 2022 #27
100% agree inthewind21 Aug 2022 #32
+100. MarineCombatEngineer Aug 2022 #33
When Katrina hit NO it got so bad people were Phoenix61 Aug 2022 #34
Gun owners' fantasy jmbar2 Aug 2022 #4
Hell, don't even need the Military, MarineCombatEngineer Aug 2022 #12
Again the underestimation The Grand Illuminist Aug 2022 #20
So? MarineCombatEngineer Aug 2022 #25
This! jmbar2 Aug 2022 #29
Meh... brooklynite Aug 2022 #5
And when they wake up to realize how many of those US military bases are conveniently located hlthe2b Aug 2022 #6
In their fantasies, the military and the police will be on their side. Mariana Aug 2022 #19
Jade Fox Aug 2022 #28
They also think the people will rise up and overthrow the duly elected Govt. MarineCombatEngineer Aug 2022 #30
"Alright...don't mind me..." ret5hd Aug 2022 #8
eh...... robodruid1 Aug 2022 #9
no, they're preparing for assaults bigtree Aug 2022 #10
This is the Republican base. sop Aug 2022 #11
Ok, Bubba... IrishAfricanAmerican Aug 2022 #13
For this thread LetMyPeopleVote Aug 2022 #14
So That Moran Is Worried about an IRS Audit? MineralMan Aug 2022 #15
Fat guy with a little gun.... iscooterliberally Aug 2022 #16
This message was self-deleted by its author Aristus Aug 2022 #17
I could be wrong, but I think it's all talk Novara Aug 2022 #18
Time is a weapon. The Grand Illuminist Aug 2022 #21
I'm not worried. Elessar Zappa Aug 2022 #24
They talk a lot of shit, but they have no idea what an actual civil war or secession would entail. Initech Aug 2022 #31
Indeed inthewind21 Aug 2022 #36
This message was self-deleted by its author MarineCombatEngineer Aug 2022 #35
I doubt a real civil war will ever happen again Victor_c3 Aug 2022 #37
Meal Team 6 will take over the US? Right. tinrobot Aug 2022 #38
Problem is at least half of the National Guard is them Amishman Aug 2022 #39

OneGrassRoot

(22,917 posts)
1. If it's this prevalent on TikTok, can you imagine...
Thu Aug 11, 2022, 09:16 AM
Aug 2022

how much more pervasive it is on Telegram and Gab and such?

MarineCombatEngineer

(12,092 posts)
7. Itching to shoot someone
Thu Aug 11, 2022, 09:32 AM
Aug 2022

until they start taking fire themselves, then let's see how many will actually stand and fight or how many will crap their pants and run home to mama/

How many of these loons have actually been in a combat situation?

I suspect the majority have not, their "combat" experience comes from playing video games like Medal of Honor, Call to Duty, etc. where they think that's the real deal.

There will be violence, but the majority of those who think they're prepared for a Civil War have no fucking idea what it's like to be on the receiving end of gunfire from a well trained force like the FBI's HRT, or just about any SWAT team in the country.

Another thing to consider, for any insurgency to be successful, you need the people on your side and I can pretty much guarantee that when these traitors start shooting/bombing innocent civilians, police and commerce gets interrupted, then they won't last long.

Elessar Zappa

(13,649 posts)
26. Exactly.
Thu Aug 11, 2022, 11:03 AM
Aug 2022

There could be some maga terrorist incidents here and there but there won’t be a civil war or insurgency. These people are, at heart, utter cowards.

 

inthewind21

(4,616 posts)
32. 100% agree
Thu Aug 11, 2022, 11:49 AM
Aug 2022

IF you watch the J6 video all it took was one shot and every person in that hallway quickly turned and ran. My History professor, retired Military, told my class the same thing you just said, "shooting at a target is great, makes you feel tough, wait until that targets starts shooting back" He laid odds that all you'd see of the "tough guys" was their back ends as they were running away screaming.

Phoenix61

(16,951 posts)
34. When Katrina hit NO it got so bad people were
Thu Aug 11, 2022, 11:53 AM
Aug 2022

sniping at the helicopters trying to evacuate the hospitals. Active duty were deployed.

“They used their experience in Iraq and other operations to bring order to a confused situation.”

“ Units the 82nd Airborne Division began arriving at the New Orleans Airport seven hours after getting deployment orders. MG William Caldwell of the 82nd Airborne received succinct orders from LTG Honore: "Your job is to fix the airport and fix New Orleans."
https://www.army.mil/article/45029/the_army_response_to_hurricane_katrina
I’m sure you’re not the least bit surprised the snipping

Jokers like this TikTok guy do not understand how quickly what ever bs they attempt will be put down.

jmbar2

(4,831 posts)
4. Gun owners' fantasy
Thu Aug 11, 2022, 09:25 AM
Aug 2022

They want to shoot people with their guns. It's their long-held fantasy. Just itching to have some sort of justification...



Perhaps you could ask, "And then what?"

- You will not win. See Ukraine to understand what a well-trained military can do to fight extremists.

- The legal fallout will ruin the rest of your lives. Legal expenses, loss of jobs, homes, family, prison.

This fantasy will remain a fantasy for 99% of them. The remaining 1% are making themselves easy to surveil.

I'm so sick of weak stupid, people who want to shoot guns. Send them to the front lines of Ukraine as cannon fodder.


MarineCombatEngineer

(12,092 posts)
12. Hell, don't even need the Military,
Thu Aug 11, 2022, 09:44 AM
Aug 2022

Fed./State SWAT teams will take these traitors down, those that choose to stand and fight, which, IMO, will be a few fanatical MAGAt's./

MarineCombatEngineer

(12,092 posts)
25. So?
Thu Aug 11, 2022, 11:02 AM
Aug 2022

They think that once the shooting starts and innocent civilians and law enforcement start getting killed or wounded, commerce starts getting interrupted, the general public will rise up and depose the Govt.

Not a fucking chance, the people will turn on them so quick it'll make their heads spin, besides, the vast majority of Fed. SWAT teams are former/retired military with better weapons and will take down those that decide to be "heroes for the revolution" pretty quickly if they refuse to surrender.

brooklynite

(93,844 posts)
5. Meh...
Thu Aug 11, 2022, 09:28 AM
Aug 2022

Its easy to sound tough from behind a keyboard or in front of a smartphone camera. Almost none of these people would have the courage to actually take on the Federal Government, much less the organizational capability. Case in point: the "People's Convoy" invasion of Washington.

hlthe2b

(101,713 posts)
6. And when they wake up to realize how many of those US military bases are conveniently located
Thu Aug 11, 2022, 09:29 AM
Aug 2022

in deep red MAGAT states? -- And armed with the kinds of hardware that will diminish their AR15s to mere "pea-shooters?" And that their lack of $$ in those states, dependent on wealthier non-Magat states for their mere viability will, as was largely the case in the US civil war, cause overseas "benefactors" to scoff at them?

Yes, they can form an insurgency and we all know how difficult and long-lasting those kinds of fights can be, but eventually, even those movements die out. Pun intended.

And yes, I agree that most of those talking "tough" are cowards who have no intention of actually putting their words to action.

MarineCombatEngineer

(12,092 posts)
30. They also think the people will rise up and overthrow the duly elected Govt.
Thu Aug 11, 2022, 11:34 AM
Aug 2022

That's how loony tunes these traitors are.

ret5hd

(20,433 posts)
8. "Alright...don't mind me..."
Thu Aug 11, 2022, 09:36 AM
Aug 2022

OK. I won’t. You obviously ain’t been to a gym in years, you couldn’t carry that pack and rifle more than a couple hundred yards without collapsing and gasping for breath.

You might be suitable for sentry duty. Or cook.

bigtree

(85,915 posts)
10. no, they're preparing for assaults
Thu Aug 11, 2022, 09:40 AM
Aug 2022

...on individuals and our democracy.

There isn't anyone actually threatening them except the law. They may believe they're in a civil war, but they're just criminals acting out their anti-American nonsense with expressions of violence and actual violent acts.

They want locking up.

sop

(9,945 posts)
11. This is the Republican base.
Thu Aug 11, 2022, 09:40 AM
Aug 2022

They're the dregs of American society; irretrievably racist, ignorant, violent and consumed by a burning hatred for anyone not like them. These are the people Trump hopes will save him.

MineralMan

(146,192 posts)
15. So That Moran Is Worried about an IRS Audit?
Thu Aug 11, 2022, 10:02 AM
Aug 2022

I doubt he has had to file a 1040 in years. Not enough income, and they don't tax disability benefits.

But, he has his "go bag" and some firearms. So, if the war comes right to his house, he might shoot someone. He's not really itching for a military-style action, though.

Response to Shell_Seas (Original post)

Novara

(5,753 posts)
18. I could be wrong, but I think it's all talk
Thu Aug 11, 2022, 10:30 AM
Aug 2022

And the reason I say this is because this isn't Jan. 6 when the Capitol was purposefully left under-guarded and vulnerable. Biden is in charge now, and there's no way he wouldn't immediately call out the National Guard. And these fucks know it. But they'll talk big because their brand is intimidation.

Elessar Zappa

(13,649 posts)
24. I'm not worried.
Thu Aug 11, 2022, 11:01 AM
Aug 2022

99.9% of these idiots are all talk. They would crap themselves when the shooting starts.

Initech

(99,912 posts)
31. They talk a lot of shit, but they have no idea what an actual civil war or secession would entail.
Thu Aug 11, 2022, 11:39 AM
Aug 2022

And the repercussions would last decades. Maybe even centuries. Hell some people say we're still fighting the last civil war, these things are nothing to fuck around with.

Response to Shell_Seas (Original post)

Victor_c3

(3,557 posts)
37. I doubt a real civil war will ever happen again
Thu Aug 11, 2022, 11:58 AM
Aug 2022

If it did and red states wanted to secede, I tell them not to let the door hit them on the way out. I’m completely unwilling to fight to keep these morons in our nation.

I’m tired of our society constantly being held back from real progress.

tinrobot

(10,848 posts)
38. Meal Team 6 will take over the US? Right.
Thu Aug 11, 2022, 12:01 PM
Aug 2022

Those traitorous cosplayers will collapse as soon as they see a National Guard unit.

Amishman

(5,540 posts)
39. Problem is at least half of the National Guard is them
Thu Aug 11, 2022, 01:14 PM
Aug 2022

Or at least sympathetic.

Military and law enforcement lean right, especially at lower levels

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