captain sawrge wrote:lol does shadowdimentio relly believe porpaganda doesnt work
The question is not whether or not propaganda works
The question is which propaganda works better
If it ever comes to a civil war in the US, the US government has lost. No doubts about it whatsoever
1. Russia already said it would support revolutions/secessions in the US with special forces to train insurgents and material
2. A large amount of the US army is conservative and in favour of guns being available
3. A whole lot of retired US army is living rural and in favour of guns
4. The parts that would revolt are the rural parts. A shitload of land with a lot of people who are self-sufficient. Meanwhile the cities get fucked because the only way to reliably get food to them is by boat or air
5. The army is expensive, using the army is expensive. A revolt will seriously fuck up the US tax base and will send the government into debt that they won't be able to reasonably get out of if they try to fight it off
These reasons are why you will at best see a skirmish with a 'backwoods cult' or a 'protest gone violent', but never any towns taken over or full army deployments. The second a situation goes from an 'isolated incident' to 'rebellion' is the moment where the US gov loses. Even if they manage to somehow fight off everyone, they're still financially fucked. And finance appears to be all that matters to most politicians