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AAO

(3,300 posts)
34. Now THAT's what I'm talkin about!
Sat Feb 22, 2014, 10:07 PM
Feb 2014

Many people seem to be oblivious to the darker side of human nature. The side of themselves and others they've never had the misfortune to see. I have seen what desperate people can do. If things get to a tipping point, I wouldn't want to appear on the street as anything but a beggar, someone with nothing you'd want. It's survival, and you need to be creative, and you need to have an escape plan. Yes, it's true, I'm in my basement eating cheetos - but it's my house and my mom doesn't live here.

There will be civil unrest due to food and water shortages as climate change takes hold Auggie Feb 2014 #1
Just judging from what's going on in CA with water, we're heading there, probably. n/t RKP5637 Feb 2014 #2
A perfect storm is brewing Auggie Feb 2014 #10
Inevitable class war davekriss Feb 2014 #15
Yep Auggie Feb 2014 #19
Agreed. Much more likely than "lib vs con," IMO. Lizzie Poppet Feb 2014 #74
It will be the rich and middle class vs. the poor if anything. former9thward Feb 2014 #90
Yes … Something like that Auggie Feb 2014 #110
Climate change worsened by Republicons going AWOL from reality & responsibility Berlum Feb 2014 #97
this ^^^ magical thyme Feb 2014 #126
Probably not. I think we'd see a Constitutional Convention before that Lurks Often Feb 2014 #3
Republicans are pushing for that in many states already CatholicEdHead Feb 2014 #31
they want the Handmaid's Tale stg81 Feb 2014 #33
Or worse. Enthusiast Feb 2014 #94
If only they knew what the Handmaid's Tale was. pangaia Feb 2014 #105
Which is why I'm 150% against the idea. Initech Feb 2014 #102
And, the end of the US. We would just be a third world knuckle dragging place as the RKP5637 Feb 2014 #128
Republicans have already killed 200,000+ seattledo Feb 2014 #111
Would it actually pass anything, or end in complete disarray quaker bill Feb 2014 #125
I don't think we've reached that point yet Lurks Often Feb 2014 #127
A Constitutional Convention any time now would be a disaster CanonRay Feb 2014 #130
if ever the should be a flashpoint for a new civil war, a constitutional convention would be it. unblock Feb 2014 #152
Disagree, since it is laid out in law, it might the only peaceful Lurks Often Feb 2014 #156
i'm not expecting "results" from a constitutional convention other than more acrimony unblock Feb 2014 #157
Acrimony is the current state of politics these days. n/t Lurks Often Feb 2014 #158
indeed. that's why i think a constitutional convention won't help. unblock Feb 2014 #159
As much as the Kroch Bros. want to overthrow our Wellstone ruled Feb 2014 #4
Unrec. Ridiculous hyperbole. FSogol Feb 2014 #5
No it isn't. Throd Feb 2014 #6
That's mind-bogglingly silly. Codeine Feb 2014 #7
Dumb premise Pretzel_Warrior Feb 2014 #8
+100000000 aristocles Feb 2014 #54
+100,000,000 Auntie Bush Feb 2014 #66
Civil War II: Electric Boogaloo Initech Feb 2014 #101
LOL!!! bravenak Feb 2014 #144
All the militias and gun nuts combined and coordinatedwould not last a week... gordianot Feb 2014 #9
If there were serious food or water shortages the federal government would not stand a chance. former9thward Feb 2014 #91
What I described would be an insurrection not a civil war over ideology. gordianot Feb 2014 #115
BRING. IT. ON. (mutherf/ckers) blkmusclmachine Feb 2014 #11
I've never seen the split between Americans this bad except for the Vietnam War era. IMO, before AlinPA Feb 2014 #12
why would they secede? grasswire Feb 2014 #26
Good point, but it's a "What's The Matter With Kansas" type thing and religious fanaticism. AlinPA Feb 2014 #27
they are too stupid to comprehend this reality stg81 Feb 2014 #35
Not happening. JoePhilly Feb 2014 #13
Only in a Second Amendment absolutist's billh58 Feb 2014 #14
Nope. zappaman Feb 2014 #16
Don't burst the bubble... greytdemocrat Feb 2014 #18
Are you in Colorado by chance? XRubicon Feb 2014 #17
No, but don't think I'm not seriously contemplating it. AAO Feb 2014 #20
Thank you all for responding! AAO Feb 2014 #21
I see this coming too. deaniac21 Feb 2014 #22
I don't know about "civil war"...but we are less politically stable than many think... First Speaker Feb 2014 #23
As I told my son today AAO Feb 2014 #28
Of the current "militias" in this country, 95% won't leave their mom's basement, and the rest are chrisa Feb 2014 #24
I'm just a pro-2A lefty, but this is a amusing, in a hyperventilating way. Eleanors38 Feb 2014 #25
We are teetering on republican or democratic control. airplaneman Feb 2014 #29
Now THAT's what I'm talkin about! AAO Feb 2014 #34
there are a lot of very evil people in this country, and it would be foolish to ignore that stg81 Feb 2014 #36
That is it, right there. Millions will die as intended by the RWNJs. n/t freshwest Feb 2014 #45
The veneer of society is very thin. L0oniX Feb 2014 #63
Conservative v Liberal = City v Rural bvar22 Feb 2014 #30
Well put, imo, but I'd amend slightly thus: Ghost Dog Feb 2014 #55
from what i've seen from the police these last 5 to ten years here RedstDem Feb 2014 #56
Yep, so I see. Ghost Dog Feb 2014 #57
It's called a thin blue line for reason... Eleanors38 Feb 2014 #62
Your posts 25. and 62. seem to contradict one another. (nt) Paladin Feb 2014 #71
In what way? Eleanors38 Feb 2014 #76
People in the sticks can grow their own food and have access to water Aerows Feb 2014 #98
That is one of the reasons ... bvar22 Feb 2014 #100
If you can have a garden Aerows Feb 2014 #103
people can't even bother to get up to vote, you think they will go into war? La Lioness Priyanka Feb 2014 #32
For a civil war, you need a split in the military, either by region or by branch FarCenter Feb 2014 #37
I think a civil war doen't necessarily have to involve the military AAO Feb 2014 #38
Vigilantes may be able to restore order fairly quickly FarCenter Feb 2014 #47
problems with calling a disciplined force or "Never start a fire that you cannot put out." RegexReader Feb 2014 #82
The record of civil disturbances in the US doesn't include grandmothers rebelling FarCenter Feb 2014 #88
The American Civil War never ended. Egalitarian Thug Feb 2014 #39
That is a big part of it as is religious fundamentalism. AAO Feb 2014 #40
Sane person here, with six guns Loaded Liberal Dem Feb 2014 #41
Great - we're going to need people with heavy firepower. AAO Feb 2014 #43
So I need to go out, buy a bunch of assault rifles and arm myself? Packerowner740 Feb 2014 #83
I don't have any intention of buying a weapon. AAO Feb 2014 #85
What will we 'need heavy fire power' for B2G Feb 2014 #151
You really want to use nukes? Now that's ridiculous. AAO Feb 2014 #160
If there ever was another civil war, it'd be between the haves and have-nots. Vashta Nerada Feb 2014 #42
Well, yeah, but that would be a very short one. AAO Feb 2014 #44
It will be between the greedy and the needy. Auntie Bush Feb 2014 #68
We should get one of those wheels from the fair madville Feb 2014 #46
I think that's very, very unlikely indeed. sibelian Feb 2014 #48
"almost inevitable"= not inevitable. onenote Feb 2014 #49
The sooner the better! markmyword Feb 2014 #50
100% Correct wocaonimabi Feb 2014 #58
divisionist crap marions ghost Feb 2014 #133
This message was self-deleted by its author wocaonimabi Feb 2014 #135
Divisionist crap marions ghost Feb 2014 #134
We stand together or we die by the millions. aquart Feb 2014 #51
If only I were that powerful. AAO Feb 2014 #59
We will not only die by the millions but we will Auntie Bush Feb 2014 #70
It all depends on your definition of civil war. defacto7 Feb 2014 #52
I think you are more likely see it on Netflix. MMcGuire Feb 2014 #53
We did. Atlas Shrugged II L0oniX Feb 2014 #64
See there you go! MMcGuire Feb 2014 #87
No. The demographics, if nothing else, disallow a Civil war to happen in the U.S. nt ladjf Feb 2014 #60
So long as it doesn't delay the 3rd season of Continuum, that's fine with me. randome Feb 2014 #61
Please include The Voice... L0oniX Feb 2014 #65
There are some fascists on this site who death would be preferable Jetboy Feb 2014 #67
Your statement contains no irony Pretzel_Warrior Feb 2014 #77
I would seriously doubt it. Our divisions are mostly about advertising and Marr Feb 2014 #69
We have two such "culturally-defining, human rights issue like slavery" issues demwing Feb 2014 #73
I'm more inclined to see a (largely peaceful) breakup of the union. Lizzie Poppet Feb 2014 #72
Your vision is what is needed. former9thward Feb 2014 #96
I say bring it on.... ChisolmTrailDem Feb 2014 #75
Reading DU... NobodyHere Feb 2014 #78
How I hear you on that! AAO Feb 2014 #79
Yeah CFLDem Feb 2014 #80
Lol CFLDem Feb 2014 #81
My money is on arely staircase Feb 2014 #84
Class war, not civil war Corruption Inc Feb 2014 #86
The problem is nukes are not smart bombs. former9thward Feb 2014 #89
Police and military would crush those gunshow hillbillies no problem mwrguy Feb 2014 #92
You do realize.... BuzzKillington Feb 2014 #121
"we currently control the nukes." Enthusiast Feb 2014 #93
Better than being controlled by the 'baggers AAO Feb 2014 #112
That's why we need a strong liberal leftist government. Because RW lunatics Zorra Feb 2014 #95
You had better hope not Frytruk33 Feb 2014 #99
I served XRubicon Feb 2014 #108
You're right is does Frytruk33 Feb 2014 #109
In what capacity BuzzKillington Feb 2014 #122
Im going to assume you wont be around long enough to warrant XRubicon Feb 2014 #136
Why? BuzzKillington Feb 2014 #139
my call for war? XRubicon Feb 2014 #140
Actually..... BuzzKillington Feb 2014 #141
Who is crying out for war? AAO Feb 2014 #113
Half the fools replying to this thread Frytruk33 Feb 2014 #114
Well, you responded to me - I never called for war. I'm just a soothsayer. AAO Feb 2014 #131
Link? RandiFan1290 Feb 2014 #124
I've got my pitchfork ready! democratisphere Feb 2014 #104
yep and the Morans will lose Pharaoh Feb 2014 #106
This seems silly to me considering sadoldgirl Feb 2014 #107
Exactly, the Government would not even have to exert much force and it would be very quiet. gordianot Feb 2014 #116
If there will be a civil war it won't be ideological... Springslips Feb 2014 #117
I tend to think of climate change and resources as economic. You do make a good point. gordianot Feb 2014 #118
Yes. Springslips Feb 2014 #119
The strife will be personal one against the other, this just invites government to step in. gordianot Feb 2014 #120
Pfft! Let the rednecks try it - & the Union Army will go all William Tecumseh Sherman on their asses Adenoid_Hynkel Feb 2014 #123
lol. you can find the same divisive shit on freeperville. almost cali Feb 2014 #129
Divisive? How is my OP divisive? Maybe to teabaggers, but they shouldn't be here. AAO Feb 2014 #132
Glad you brought this up.. adavid Feb 2014 #137
Glad you brought this up.. adavid Feb 2014 #137
Message auto-removed Name removed Feb 2014 #142
Not going to happen. dilby Feb 2014 #143
Not flame bait if it is possible. I think it is, you don't. Stalemate. AAO Feb 2014 #145
Agree there will not be a civil war, but if a Democrat is elected as President in 2016, the AlinPA Feb 2014 #148
. MO_Moderate Feb 2014 #146
I wish I could be so naive. AAO Feb 2014 #162
Conspiracy theories do not prove you to be right MO_Moderate Feb 2014 #164
I didn't get anything from a "hyper partisan website". AAO Feb 2014 #165
secret fantasies based on hack-authored, badly-written sci-fi novellas LanternWaste Feb 2014 #147
more like, second "great depression" and progressive revival.... steve2470 Feb 2014 #149
Message auto-removed Name removed Feb 2014 #150
We should surrender and let them secede and elect a Duck Dynasty. Tierra_y_Libertad Feb 2014 #153
No, I don't think so. HappyMe Feb 2014 #154
Post removed Post removed Feb 2014 #155
Another good reason we should remain progressive on the 2A. ileus Feb 2014 #161
Yes, please stay together AAO Feb 2014 #163
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