▲ 1177 ▼ Trump's DC Occupation Costs 4 Times More Than It Would Take to House City's Entire Homeless Population (www.commondreams.org) submitted 11 months ago by return2ozma@lemmy.world to c/news@lemmy.world 102 comments fedilink hide all child comments
[–] SwingingTheLamp@midwest.social 152 points 11 months ago (2 children) This makes sense if cruelty is the point. permalink fedilink source hideshow 4 child comments replies: [–] Atelopus-zeteki@fedia.io 65 points 11 months ago (1 child) Cruelty, yes, but let's not forget grift. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] fartographer@lemmy.world 34 points 11 months ago And cognitive dissonance. Gotta redraw those lines in the sand! permalink fedilink source parent [–] Mirshe@lemmy.world 14 points 11 months ago (1 child) Not just cruelty. Someone else in another thread pointed out this is exactly what you would do if you're afraid of a civil war. Now, you've got an easily defended government center, and a large amount of people out in the streets that any opposing force will have to fight through in order to get to any of the governmental buildings (though really, we're only caring about the WH). Additionally, you have an oceanfront escape route if shit goes poorly. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] Zron@lemmy.world 1 point 11 months ago A modern civil war won’t be like the 1860s with battle lines. We’re looking more at a “He has to get it right every time, we only have to get it right once” situation. Lone wolves or single person attacks with outside benefactors are likely to be more common than formations of troops. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] Atelopus-zeteki@fedia.io 65 points 11 months ago (1 child) Cruelty, yes, but let's not forget grift. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] fartographer@lemmy.world 34 points 11 months ago And cognitive dissonance. Gotta redraw those lines in the sand! permalink fedilink source parent
[–] fartographer@lemmy.world 34 points 11 months ago And cognitive dissonance. Gotta redraw those lines in the sand! permalink fedilink source parent
[–] Mirshe@lemmy.world 14 points 11 months ago (1 child) Not just cruelty. Someone else in another thread pointed out this is exactly what you would do if you're afraid of a civil war. Now, you've got an easily defended government center, and a large amount of people out in the streets that any opposing force will have to fight through in order to get to any of the governmental buildings (though really, we're only caring about the WH). Additionally, you have an oceanfront escape route if shit goes poorly. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] Zron@lemmy.world 1 point 11 months ago A modern civil war won’t be like the 1860s with battle lines. We’re looking more at a “He has to get it right every time, we only have to get it right once” situation. Lone wolves or single person attacks with outside benefactors are likely to be more common than formations of troops. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] Zron@lemmy.world 1 point 11 months ago A modern civil war won’t be like the 1860s with battle lines. We’re looking more at a “He has to get it right every time, we only have to get it right once” situation. Lone wolves or single person attacks with outside benefactors are likely to be more common than formations of troops. permalink fedilink source parent