American Civil War 2.0

[Easy-X]

So the Social Medias are awash with military on the streets of LA and I'm thinking "probably some old footage from years ago from somewhere entirely different" i.e. clickbait. Bet this isn't even mentioned by CNN...

Trump deploys National Guard to clashes over immigration enforcement

Oh dear. You know things are bad when the likes of CNN and BBC have to cover it.
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[to v or not to v]

Latinos protesting about illegals being sent back to Mehico
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[Easy-X]

Looking at the riots here, in Ireland and in the US, there seems to be broadly three groups: grass roots ppl who really are upset about Current Thing, recreational rioters up for a new pair of trainers and Rent-a-Mob kitted out in matching outfits and printed signs
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[to v or not to v]

in LA its foreign invaders rioting whilst waving a foreign flag because the government are deporting illegal invaders.

in Ireland its the Irish protesting violent foreign invaders.
the latest riots in Ballymena were started after school girls were sexually molested by invaders.
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[mentalboy]

[Easy-X]

And I find it amusing that people both sides of the border are talking about "taking back their land". Erm, who's land?! The Spanish Empire held what is now California for ~50 years, the Mexicans for half that and then there was a war and the Americans have had it ever since (175 years.)

It seems to follow the same logic Putin's using to justify stealing the eastern side of Ukraine: "hey, there's loads of our people living there therefore it's ours."
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[M.C]

[sickpup]

The bit I find oddest and most sad is that many Republicans are proud of the troops being sent to California and enjoy most vociferously the idea of troops assaulting and potentially killing their fellow countrymen.
This has shown just how deeply divided the USA has become over the last decade or so.

[Polarbear]

[mentalboy]

[sickpup]

[Polarbear]

[Easy-X]

I don't think what's happening in the US will replay over here in quite the same way, mainly because there isn't the money to pay for it all. The idle rich in America are very, very rich.
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[jeremyr62]

My mum lives in Sale, South Manchester. She has been there since 1989. I don't live there, or in the UK for that matter. I visit about once a month and stay for about a week. I go on the bike, so I end up doing a lot of walking (and hence people watching). One thing that stands out these days is how the population mix has changed. The majority of the young people I see are not "white English", this includes school kids, young adults and young working people. The vast majority of white English I see are pensioners. Allowing young people of any nationality to come to the UK and work would seem to be strategic and probably necessary if all those retirees are going to continue to be able to draw their state pensions.

[Polarbear]

And when all those people we have imported get old? What do we do then? Import another 10 million and on and on goes the cycle till it all collapses like any other ponzi scheme inevitably does.
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[mentalboy]

[Polarbear]