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kentuck

(111,110 posts) Thu Dec 3, 2015, 06:16 PM Dec 2015

How far are we from war in the streets??

If not for a few level-headed people, it could already be happening.

If we all submitted to the rhetoric and ideas of the Republican Party, we could be in a shooting war in the streets of our city as we speak.

By this time next year, I would venture that the rhetoric will be much more inflammatory and the right-wingers will be more threatening than ever, especially the gun owners. The Tea Party and the religious right will be even more shrill in their attacks upon the "godless liberals", especially Hillary, if she is the next president.

The Black Lives Matter movement is not going away. If nothing changes, they could be in the street with their demands. With Republicans in turmoil, we cannot realistically expect anything to change.

I hope I am wrong, but the only thing that might save us from a war in the streets would be another external war with another foreign enemy.

Happy days are not here again.

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How far are we from war in the streets?? (Original Post) kentuck Dec 2015 OP

probably only 2% of the population pays attention to active BLM people and Teabaggers snooper2 Dec 2015 #1

I could always flee back to Australia but what fun would that be? I chose to live here and I'll.. BlueJazz Dec 2015 #2

I think we're already there, kentuck. LuvNewcastle Dec 2015 #3

The police are combat ready anymore. Idiot teabaggers would be snuffed The_Casual_Observer Dec 2015 #4

That's the part that always amused and befuddled me. Chan790 Dec 2015 #5

Why do you assume the police would be on your side? Throd Dec 2015 #8

Excellent question! kentuck Dec 2015 #15

I believe I saw teabaggers on the mall in DC hugging their guns. peace13 Dec 2015 #11

I think you remember the 60's and 70's upaloopa Dec 2015 #6

I suppose that would depend upon which street you call home. Jester Messiah Dec 2015 #7

Much farther then we were in the 60s. onenote Dec 2015 #9

Let's see... peace13 Dec 2015 #10

What happened to the guys sadoldgirl Dec 2015 #12

The country is a tinderbox right now. All it needs is a spark to set it off. nt ChisolmTrailDem Dec 2015 #13

It should be measured in astronomical units... TipTok Dec 2015 #14

snooper2

(30,151 posts)

1. probably only 2% of the population pays attention to active BLM people and Teabaggers

Reply to kentuck (Original post)

Thu Dec 3, 2015, 06:18 PM

Dec 2015

And BLM and Teabaggers who are posting pics and doing anything are probably 0.05% of the population-

Most everyone else are busy living their lives and literally zero fucks given.

BlueJazz

(25,348 posts)

2. I could always flee back to Australia but what fun would that be? I chose to live here and I'll..

Reply to kentuck (Original post)

Thu Dec 3, 2015, 06:20 PM

Dec 2015

... fight the republican bastards to the death. Fuck them and the corruption they rode in on.

LuvNewcastle

(16,855 posts)

3. I think we're already there, kentuck.

Reply to kentuck (Original post)

Thu Dec 3, 2015, 06:24 PM

Dec 2015

What we're seeing now is the beginning. The election will affect how long it lasts and how severe it gets, but I believe it's already too late to prevent it from happening. I hope we elect some people who can address the problem effectively before it gets much worse.

The_Casual_Observer

(27,742 posts)

4. The police are combat ready anymore. Idiot teabaggers would be snuffed

Reply to kentuck (Original post)

Thu Dec 3, 2015, 06:25 PM

Dec 2015

out immediately if they started up any shit with their stash of guns.

Chan790

(20,176 posts)

5. That's the part that always amused and befuddled me.

Reply to The_Casual_Observer (Reply #4)

Thu Dec 3, 2015, 06:42 PM

Dec 2015

The USDoD and various Law Enforcement Agencies are not going to allow any private citizen to own anything that would actually allow them to wage actual war against the government in any sustained fashion. All of these "I need guns to defend my liberty" wankers are engaged in, at-best, masturbatory fantasy. Their resistance isn't going to be Red Dawn, it's going to be more like fat, dumb morons getting iced before they even realize they're at war by professional soldiers with futuristic death-toys.

Throd

(7,208 posts)

8. Why do you assume the police would be on your side?

Reply to The_Casual_Observer (Reply #4)

Thu Dec 3, 2015, 06:53 PM

Dec 2015

kentuck

(111,110 posts)

15. Excellent question!

Reply to Throd (Reply #8)

Thu Dec 3, 2015, 07:31 PM

Dec 2015

The danger would be that the police would defeat the rebels, but in the process would create a police state which would never be dismantled and would be even more a threat to our freedoms than the gun rights crowd. The police need to answer to the people or this crazy idea called democracy will never work.

peace13

(11,076 posts)

11. I believe I saw teabaggers on the mall in DC hugging their guns.

Reply to The_Casual_Observer (Reply #4)

Thu Dec 3, 2015, 07:18 PM

Dec 2015

They certainly could have done damage if they wanted to. The police gave them way more leeway than any group other group.

upaloopa

(11,417 posts)

6. I think you remember the 60's and 70's

Reply to kentuck (Original post)

Thu Dec 3, 2015, 06:50 PM

Dec 2015

The protests on campus, the cities burning,
Kent State.

I don't think any of that can happen today.

We take out our rage on-line these days.

Jester Messiah

(4,711 posts)

7. I suppose that would depend upon which street you call home.

Reply to kentuck (Original post)

Thu Dec 3, 2015, 06:52 PM

Dec 2015

Some people have at war for a while now.

onenote

(42,748 posts)

9. Much farther then we were in the 60s.

Reply to kentuck (Original post)

Thu Dec 3, 2015, 06:54 PM

Dec 2015

peace13

(11,076 posts)

10. Let's see...

Reply to kentuck (Original post)

Thu Dec 3, 2015, 07:14 PM

Dec 2015

Shooters at the movie theater
Shooters at church
Shooters at elementary school
Shooters at college
Shooters at holiday parties
Hmmm...it's looking like we are almost there.