This is actually sad

  • badgermurphy@lemmy.world
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    5 hours ago

    He is not saying that there is a legal requirement for the votes to match. What he meant, I believe, is that in a scenario like the one he described, the votes typically end up aligning by circumstance.

    Regarding the second part: no they wouldn’t. It is exceptionally rare for popular rebellions to happen without widespread food insecurity.

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      3 hours ago

      It is exceptionally rare for popular rebellions to happen without widespread food insecurity.

      Not to mention the fact that most of our tax dollars go to the military! They may be incompetent but I don’t think the average American is more competent.

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        3 hours ago

        That is also a huge factor. The only hope for Americans in that scenario is widespread desertion from soldiers and officers that have reservations about being part of a military junta killing their neighbors and family members.

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          1 hour ago

          They’re throwing toasters into washing machines and trying to flush their shoes down the toilet out there on these aircraft carriers, so maybe this turn out, who knows