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[–] SupraMario@lemmy.world 27 points 2 years ago (3 children) Civil wars and these memes are dumb, the military isn't going to bomb anything...on top of that, you probably live in the same building or next to a neighbor who would be a target, and bombs aren't that accurate, you will be collateral damage. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 6 child comments replies: [–] KISSmyOS@feddit.de 21 points 2 years ago (3 children) No, they aren't going to bomb anything. They'll set up military road blocks and patrols to secure federal control over the area, and the soldiers doing it will come from the nearest army base. So to actually fight against the federal government, the chucklefucks would have to shoot their soldier neighbors, friends, sons and acquaintances in the head while other soldiers watch them from behind a heavy machinegun. Not gonna happen. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 6 child comments replies: [–] supamanc@lemmy.world 13 points 2 years ago More who needs bombs when you've got the NSA? All insurgents have their assets frozen, health care suspended, social security numbers frozen, banned from legal employment. They become second class citizens overnight, relying on others for food and money. Their movements tracked through phones and cars. All associates are under scrutiny. Then it's just a matter of sending the FBI round to arrest them permalink fedilink source parent [–] GBU_28@lemm.ee 10 points 2 years ago* Huh? Empire 101: never have locals tamp down rebellion. You mobile forces from the other end of the country for that permalink fedilink source parent [–] BautAufWasEuchAufbaut@lemmy.blahaj.zone 10 points 2 years ago See my comment above; the US government bombing US citizens happened before. Given, they weren't fascists but a labour union, but.. permalink fedilink source parent [–] BautAufWasEuchAufbaut@lemmy.blahaj.zone 13 points 2 years ago (1 child) The government dropping bombs onto US citizens is more likely than you think: https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Battle_of_Blair_Mountain Private planes were hired to drop homemade bombs on the miners. A combination of poison gas and explosive bombs left over from World War I were dropped in several locations near the towns of Jeffery, Sharples and Blair. At least one did not explode and was recovered by the miners; it was used months later to great effect as evidence for the defense during treason and murder trials. On orders from General Billy Mitchell, Army bombers from Maryland were also used for aerial surveillance. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] SupraMario@lemmy.world 3 points 2 years ago (1 child) Gov. Didn't drop bombs during this and there was hell to pay on both sides. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] BautAufWasEuchAufbaut@lemmy.blahaj.zone 1 point 2 years ago Tiktok and its consequences have been a disaster for reading comprehension (I do not condone the Unabomber's actions and want to stress the ableism, sexism, and fascist overtones in his manifest) permalink fedilink source parent [–] CaptnNMorgan@reddthat.com 10 points 2 years ago (2 children) They bombed Tulsa. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 4 child comments replies: [–] Custodian1623@lemmy.world 5 points 2 years ago* Any American seeing this who doesn't know the reference should read https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tulsa_race_massacre permalink fedilink source parent [–] MutilationWave@lemmy.world 3 points 2 years ago And Blair Mountain West Virginia. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] KISSmyOS@feddit.de 21 points 2 years ago (3 children) No, they aren't going to bomb anything. They'll set up military road blocks and patrols to secure federal control over the area, and the soldiers doing it will come from the nearest army base. So to actually fight against the federal government, the chucklefucks would have to shoot their soldier neighbors, friends, sons and acquaintances in the head while other soldiers watch them from behind a heavy machinegun. Not gonna happen. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 6 child comments replies: [–] supamanc@lemmy.world 13 points 2 years ago More who needs bombs when you've got the NSA? All insurgents have their assets frozen, health care suspended, social security numbers frozen, banned from legal employment. They become second class citizens overnight, relying on others for food and money. Their movements tracked through phones and cars. All associates are under scrutiny. Then it's just a matter of sending the FBI round to arrest them permalink fedilink source parent [–] GBU_28@lemm.ee 10 points 2 years ago* Huh? Empire 101: never have locals tamp down rebellion. You mobile forces from the other end of the country for that permalink fedilink source parent [–] BautAufWasEuchAufbaut@lemmy.blahaj.zone 10 points 2 years ago See my comment above; the US government bombing US citizens happened before. Given, they weren't fascists but a labour union, but.. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] supamanc@lemmy.world 13 points 2 years ago More who needs bombs when you've got the NSA? All insurgents have their assets frozen, health care suspended, social security numbers frozen, banned from legal employment. They become second class citizens overnight, relying on others for food and money. Their movements tracked through phones and cars. All associates are under scrutiny. Then it's just a matter of sending the FBI round to arrest them permalink fedilink source parent
[–] GBU_28@lemm.ee 10 points 2 years ago* Huh? Empire 101: never have locals tamp down rebellion. You mobile forces from the other end of the country for that permalink fedilink source parent
[–] BautAufWasEuchAufbaut@lemmy.blahaj.zone 10 points 2 years ago See my comment above; the US government bombing US citizens happened before. Given, they weren't fascists but a labour union, but.. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] BautAufWasEuchAufbaut@lemmy.blahaj.zone 13 points 2 years ago (1 child) The government dropping bombs onto US citizens is more likely than you think: https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Battle_of_Blair_Mountain Private planes were hired to drop homemade bombs on the miners. A combination of poison gas and explosive bombs left over from World War I were dropped in several locations near the towns of Jeffery, Sharples and Blair. At least one did not explode and was recovered by the miners; it was used months later to great effect as evidence for the defense during treason and murder trials. On orders from General Billy Mitchell, Army bombers from Maryland were also used for aerial surveillance. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] SupraMario@lemmy.world 3 points 2 years ago (1 child) Gov. Didn't drop bombs during this and there was hell to pay on both sides. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] BautAufWasEuchAufbaut@lemmy.blahaj.zone 1 point 2 years ago Tiktok and its consequences have been a disaster for reading comprehension (I do not condone the Unabomber's actions and want to stress the ableism, sexism, and fascist overtones in his manifest) permalink fedilink source parent
[–] SupraMario@lemmy.world 3 points 2 years ago (1 child) Gov. Didn't drop bombs during this and there was hell to pay on both sides. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] BautAufWasEuchAufbaut@lemmy.blahaj.zone 1 point 2 years ago Tiktok and its consequences have been a disaster for reading comprehension (I do not condone the Unabomber's actions and want to stress the ableism, sexism, and fascist overtones in his manifest) permalink fedilink source parent
[–] BautAufWasEuchAufbaut@lemmy.blahaj.zone 1 point 2 years ago Tiktok and its consequences have been a disaster for reading comprehension (I do not condone the Unabomber's actions and want to stress the ableism, sexism, and fascist overtones in his manifest) permalink fedilink source parent
[–] CaptnNMorgan@reddthat.com 10 points 2 years ago (2 children) They bombed Tulsa. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 4 child comments replies: [–] Custodian1623@lemmy.world 5 points 2 years ago* Any American seeing this who doesn't know the reference should read https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tulsa_race_massacre permalink fedilink source parent [–] MutilationWave@lemmy.world 3 points 2 years ago And Blair Mountain West Virginia. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] Custodian1623@lemmy.world 5 points 2 years ago* Any American seeing this who doesn't know the reference should read https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tulsa_race_massacre permalink fedilink source parent
[–] MutilationWave@lemmy.world 3 points 2 years ago And Blair Mountain West Virginia. permalink fedilink source parent