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Politicub

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9. The people in my personal orbit who are going on about a civil war

Reply to HelpImSurrounded (Original post)

Fri Aug 12, 2022, 12:43 PM

Aug 2022

are the same ones who watch cable news all day.

It's tedious to have a conversation about politics with many of them because they live in a world of hyperbole and opinion as opposed to hard news.

One of my friends feels like he's more informed than anyone else because he's glued to the TV. He couches it as a sense of duty to stay on top of current events, and, in his mind, he knows more than anyone else. In reality, he just parrots what he hears on TV.

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I'm not worried about a civil war [View all] HelpImSurrounded Aug 2022 OP

Prosecute, convict, incarcerate, .... Scorch the earth any time idiots get itchy trigger fingers. nt Bernardo de La Paz Aug 2022 #1

The FBI should be scouring social media for individuals that threaten or have threatened violence PufPuf23 Aug 2022 #16

And the main thing that made the level of encroachment on J6 possible tanyev Aug 2022 #2

I'm not either, but I am worried about a lot of random rightwing terrorism LymphocyteLover Aug 2022 #3

I agree. Talk of a civil war is kids getting excited and trying to get attention. Martin68 Aug 2022 #4

Yes. Elessar Zappa Aug 2022 #5

Not worried either..that's just talk. What isn't just talk are things like the incident yesterday at PortTack Aug 2022 #6

We've got the black helicopters. aeromanKC Aug 2022 #7

They'll never figure out the hangars are at Soros' house HelpImSurrounded Aug 2022 #8

LOL aeromanKC Aug 2022 #10

AND My CHECKS, apparently! ROFL! HelpImSurrounded Aug 2022 #11

The people in my personal orbit who are going on about a civil war Politicub Aug 2022 #9

Thankfully, only a tiny percentage of adults watch cable news. Kaleva Aug 2022 #19

That bunch." Dude, you need to take a look at the states where this crap is happening. BlackSkimmer Aug 2022 #12

"That bunch" lives all over HelpImSurrounded Aug 2022 #13

"Make MAGAts afraid again." EXACTLY! Send them scurrying back under the stones and debris from KPN Aug 2022 #14

For this thread LetMyPeopleVote Aug 2022 #15

"Make MAGAts afraid again." uponit7771 Aug 2022 #17

Less then 30% of adults in this country voted for TFG Kaleva Aug 2022 #18