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65 sats \ 2 replies \ @Undisciplined 29 Oct \ on: Do People Actually Believe the Election Result will Result in Positive Change based
Democracy is the lowest heat setting on a civil war. As polarization rises, we'll move to higher settings.
Secession is really only a medium setting (and it doesn't even have to be that).
High would be an all out military campaign of Blue vs Red for domination of the entire country, which thankfully seems like a remote possibility for now.
Really good way of putting it. I recall talking to friends back in 2015/6 about this stuff and them thinking I was nuts. I seem less nuts to them today. Honestly, it still surprises me how few people get it. Not talking about dumb people. I guess they just stay in their bubbles or don't think about solutions that include people that aren't like them.
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Sometimes it's just a matter of hearing it put the right way. After hearing Tom Woods describe democracy as a "low intensity civil war", I couldn't see it as anything else. Of course, a low intensity civil war is preferable to a high intensity one, but I think if people saw it for what it is they'd be less enthusiastic about "solving" problems democratically.
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