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TheMastersNemesis

(10,602 posts) Sun Sep 24, 2017, 10:44 AM Sep 2017

Could Trump's Tactics Be A Way To Prepare Us For War?

Pushing "jingoism" or hyper nationalism is a way to get a populace ready for war. The historic event bringing about the meme "Remember the Maine" comes to mind. It turns out that the USS Maine was destroyed when its boiler exploded. But its demise led to war fever.

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Could Trump's Tactics Be A Way To Prepare Us For War? (Original Post) TheMastersNemesis Sep 2017 OP

If the Maine incident happened today, no doubt people would be saying that no boiler Aristus Sep 2017 #1

YUP.. pangaia Sep 2017 #2

I think you may be right. He knows the only thing kairos12 Sep 2017 #3

Yeah, 'cause the ones we involved in now aren't near enough. Ligyron Sep 2017 #4

Aristus

(66,389 posts)

1. If the Maine incident happened today, no doubt people would be saying that no boiler

Reply to TheMastersNemesis (Original post)

Sun Sep 24, 2017, 10:48 AM

Sep 2017

explosion could possibly be strong enough to sink a ship.

And howls of "Coal dust doesn't explode! Coal dust has never exploded in all of recorded history! Hoax!"

pangaia

(24,324 posts)

2. YUP..

Reply to TheMastersNemesis (Original post)

Sun Sep 24, 2017, 10:56 AM

Sep 2017

I go back and forth between.. it's impossible can't happen.

and

Oh shit, its gonna happen,

question is ,to whom will it happen. us or my dear friends in ROK ?

kairos12

(12,862 posts)

3. I think you may be right. He knows the only thing

Reply to TheMastersNemesis (Original post)

Sun Sep 24, 2017, 10:57 AM

Sep 2017

that will derail the Russia investigation will be plunging us into a never ending war.

Ligyron

(7,635 posts)

4. Yeah, 'cause the ones we involved in now aren't near enough.

Reply to kairos12 (Reply #3)

Sun Sep 24, 2017, 11:01 AM

Sep 2017

Old news, he needs something dramatic perhaps nuclear tinged.

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