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U.S. Civil War
Monday, December 1, 2008 8:23 AM
WULFENSTAR
http://youtu.be/VUnGTXRxGHg
Monday, December 1, 2008 8:28 AM
HERO
Quote:Originally posted by Wulfenstar: When do we START fighting that?
Monday, December 1, 2008 8:34 AM
Monday, December 1, 2008 9:03 AM
KWICKO
"We'll know our disinformation program is complete when everything the American public believes is false." -- William Casey, Reagan's presidential campaign manager & CIA Director (from first staff meeting in 1981)
Quote:Originally posted by Hero: Quote:Originally posted by Wulfenstar: When do we START fighting that? Wait for a nuclear bomb to go off (or other major disaster), then use your gun to kill the emergency responders (since thats who these troops are), then complain about the failure of the government to plan and execute disaster relief at the national level, then vote for the nearest Democrat. H
Monday, December 1, 2008 9:19 AM
ERIC
Monday, December 1, 2008 9:30 AM
Monday, December 1, 2008 9:51 AM
Quote:Originally posted by Eric: So...these guys are trained to kill people and break stuff. Exactly what use is that skill set in a situation where that's pretty much already happened? Better to 'deploy' 20,000 paramedics. But I guess EMTs don't look as good in jackboots.
Monday, December 1, 2008 10:06 AM
Monday, December 1, 2008 10:18 AM
AG05
Monday, December 1, 2008 10:23 AM
Monday, December 1, 2008 10:38 AM
Quote:Originally posted by Wulfenstar: And you are contradicting yourself. If there were all these troops here in country, (like Texas), then where the fuck were they?
Monday, December 1, 2008 10:47 AM
Quote:Originally posted by AG05: You're right, we have tens of thousands of troops stationed throughout the US, what are these additional 20k needed for?
Monday, December 1, 2008 10:56 AM
Monday, December 1, 2008 11:00 AM
Quote:Originally posted by Hero: The role of the Federal Government is very limited in these situations. The role of the regular military is almost none in these situations. After all, this has traditionally been a National Guard function. The idea here is for a Federal Rapid Response force to be available for large scale disasters, such as Katrina, that exceed the ability of local Guard units to respond and to bridge the gap between the arrival of supporting Guard units from other states as well as other forms of disaster aid such as the Red Cross and FEMA. Such a unit could have played a decisive role in the New Orleans disaster, if for no other reason then to show a government responding as best it could instead of a government unable or unwilling to act. I note for the record that 1st Cavalry Division, from Fort Hood Texas, was redeployed back home from Iraq in April of 2005, several months prior to Katrina. I note further that 1st Cav headed Joint Task Force Katrina, the military logistical support operation for Katrina that was activated a week or so into the disaster. Well done 1st Cav: http://www.hood.army.mil/1stcavdiv/news/2005/Sept05/sept2_2005.htm H
Monday, December 1, 2008 11:18 AM
MALBADINLATIN
Monday, December 1, 2008 11:33 AM
RIVERLOVE
Quote:Originally posted by Wulfenstar: "the entire Armed Forces of the United States...is domestic security (against invasion or rebellion)." Or rebellion.....wow. Just. Wow. If thats what they are teaching recruits...its worse than I imagined. I had always hoped and believed that if it came to a civil war, the armed forces would NOT fight. As they are meant to protect the citizens, not kill them. That someone would be like "Hey wait a minute, we arn't rolling into Bumfuck Ohio and holding the people there hostage...thats what the Nazis would have done." But if it comes to it, and the Army decides its going to oppress the citizens...well, fuck. We would have to fight them too. "Its that whole "all enemies, foriegn or domestic" bit." The domestic part was intended as a clause against a tyrannical government. Not the people.
Monday, December 1, 2008 11:34 AM
AURAPTOR
America loves a winner!
Quote: Or bury your head in the sand (or up Bush's ass), keep telling yourself that all is well and those troops kicking down your door are doing it for your own protection, and if you have nothing to hide, you have nothing to fear, and then go vote for the nearest Republican, because as they'll be quick to tell you, it's not fascism when THEY do it!
Monday, December 1, 2008 11:43 AM
WHOZIT
Monday, December 1, 2008 11:46 AM
Quote:Originally posted by Wulfenstar: Or rebellion.....wow. Just. Wow.
Monday, December 1, 2008 4:38 PM
FREMDFIRMA
Tuesday, December 2, 2008 4:45 AM
Tuesday, December 2, 2008 5:53 AM
Tuesday, December 2, 2008 6:45 AM
STORYMARK
Tuesday, December 2, 2008 8:11 AM
Tuesday, December 2, 2008 8:38 AM
Quote:Originally posted by Wulfenstar: "The paranoia (and patented "I'm not a bigot, I just don't like colored folk" style bigotry) on display is unsurprisingly extreme." And where do you see that in this thread?
Tuesday, December 2, 2008 8:43 AM
Quote:Originally posted by Fremdfirma: Gimme a week, there'll be desertions. Gimme a month, there'll be a mutiny. Gimme a year, they'll be marching down main street...
Tuesday, December 2, 2008 9:17 AM
GEEZER
Keep the Shiny side up
Quote:Originally posted by AG05: So why not have these guys operate under DHS, rather than the military?
Tuesday, December 2, 2008 9:36 AM
CHRISISALL
Quote:Originally posted by Wulfenstar: a tyrannical government is something we can ALL fight against.
Tuesday, December 2, 2008 10:09 AM
Tuesday, December 2, 2008 1:37 PM
Quote:Originally posted by Fremdfirma: Ideas are bulletproof, Hero.
Tuesday, December 2, 2008 2:45 PM
RUE
I have a vote and I'm not afraid to use it!
Tuesday, December 2, 2008 2:58 PM
Quote:Originally posted by rue: Isn't going from red to orange decreasing the alert ?
Tuesday, December 2, 2008 3:02 PM
Tuesday, December 2, 2008 3:48 PM
Wednesday, December 3, 2008 3:08 AM
Wednesday, December 3, 2008 4:33 AM
Wednesday, December 3, 2008 6:20 AM
Wednesday, December 3, 2008 6:45 AM
Wednesday, December 3, 2008 6:59 AM
Quote:Originally posted by Hero: Quote:Originally posted by Fremdfirma: Ideas are bulletproof, Hero. Prove it. If you die and can still make a good point...I'll concede that ideas are bulletproof. H
Wednesday, December 3, 2008 7:56 AM
Quote:Originally posted by Hero: Quote:Originally posted by Fremdfirma: Gimme a week, there'll be desertions. Gimme a month, there'll be a mutiny. Gimme a year, they'll be marching down main street... Give you an hour and you'll be dead. Terminal stupidity... H
Wednesday, December 3, 2008 10:05 AM
Wednesday, December 3, 2008 10:18 AM
Quote:Originally posted by Wulfenstar: The folks who have died and made a good point doing so... Ghandi. M.L.K. Any American patriot who stood, and died, against tyranny. The boys at Omaha beach. The boys at Iwo Jima. J.F.K. Do you want me to go on?
Wednesday, December 3, 2008 10:26 AM
Wednesday, December 3, 2008 10:27 AM
Quote:Originally posted by Wulfenstar: In other words.... There are going to be people willing to stand against your tyrannical, socialist, Big Brother, 1984, Nazi state.
Wednesday, December 3, 2008 10:34 AM
Quote:Originally posted by Hero: Quote:Originally posted by Wulfenstar: In other words.... There are going to be people willing to stand against your tyrannical, socialist, Big Brother, 1984, Nazi state. Fair enough. But I suspect that there will be those laughing at them and pointing at the idiot commanding the tide to turn. Its not that your cause isn't just or that you can't succeed. Its just you lack...perspective. For example...my tyrannical, socialist, Big Brother, 1984, Nazi state could just be in your head. Tyranny of the mind, self inflicted. H
Wednesday, December 3, 2008 11:46 AM
Wednesday, December 3, 2008 11:58 AM
Wednesday, December 3, 2008 11:59 AM
Quote:Originally posted by Wulfenstar: The silence is deafening....
Wednesday, December 3, 2008 1:04 PM
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