Re: The Post-Millenium U.S. Civil War
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Originally Posted by Wigferth Ironwall
Do you realize that that map is almost exactly the old Imperial British territory?
No it's not. California is a pretty big discrepancy to dispute that relatively flexible statement. Viva la Calexico!
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Originally Posted by Wigferth Ironwall
Its like this in Europe either, no one cares, no one votes and no politician beleives in anything. Maybe you'll have a Civil War but you'll have to fight Islam, China and Europe first.
Apparently a lot of people actually care: when you consider people in *ahem* this thread, whining, complaining, discussing, and generally interacting in a cynical manner always, one would get an impression of extreme apathy.
If one reads behind the lines, however, it could be concluded that many will still vote, many will still think Abortion is God the Graceful's worst nemesis, or God's Given Glorious Right (depends), and vote politically for that essentially social issue; many will still think along partisan lines, even when they complain about "their" party; many will still echo the universal statement of "politicians sucks, sucks, and, dammit, man, SUCKS!", and yet they will still vote for someone, and often not holding their breath at it either. It's almost pathetic how major political factions with more-or-less like opinions could be formed in such a complex world. Israel? Only a small difference could be seen between Israel-supporters and general "Rightists," or Israel-detractors and the general "Leftists." Abortion? There it is. Even self-proclaimed libertarians gulp back their identities to support their position, etc.
Politics isn't dying, ideologues are still as alive as they ever were and far more than they should ever be.
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Originally Posted by Wigferth Ironwall
The next twenty years are going to read like Tom Clancy.
That sucks, then. I'd rather have a Harry Potter new world, with Hogwarts, trolls, and the like.
Re: The Post-Millenium U.S. Civil War
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.... and um.... the AWB sunset?
A bunch of blind, dumb, deaf, not to mention dead and inanimate monkeys could have accomplished that. The GOP has fritted away power and political capital and played sissy ball.
Speaking of mad dems, after the 2004 election, a girl in my high school looked at the paper and said 'Bush got elected because of all the hicks.'
Crazed Rabbit
Re: The Post-Millenium U.S. Civil War
IMO, the next U.S. Civil War will probably be the liberals against those who are turning the U.S.A. into a police state... or worse...
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Though won't be upon us for a while.
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Seriously now, what's with all of this loose talk about revoution and secession? Does anybody really think something like that's going to happen within our lifetimes, or is this just a bit of steam being blown off?
Personally, I think the United States will split asunder when pigs fly, hell freezes over and a Republican president restrains spending.
