• Schools Begin Closing on Election Day Due to Fear of Violence
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[QUOTE=Solomon;51261664]this is a dumb post [editline]26th October 2016[/editline] this is not how a civil war works[/QUOTE] Thank you for this enlightening and informative post. But seriously, Trump has little to no support from his own party and there are a large body of people that are voting for him purely because he's not Hillary. Civil Wars actually require far more than just having part of the population being upset and there are few if any people in the government or military leaders actually in support of an armed internal conflict. The worst we'll get is some civil unrest. Even among your hard-line republicans the only one's advocating armed revolt are fringe elements. Granted those fringe elements have grown recently but they are still far from a major element.
Watch as nothing but a few isolated incidents happens. I really doubt people are going to do more than bitch and moan and spray graffiti for a few weeks before carrying on with their lives.
[QUOTE=GetBent;51261131]Wait, schools aren't closed everywhere on election day already? My polling place is an elementary school and our county's schools are all closed anyway.[/QUOTE] No. Election day is not a federal holiday and schools are not required to close (after all, this does only effect the faculty). Colleges also don't close but are well equipped to direct people on how to vote
[QUOTE=Solomon;51261706]no[/QUOTE] Are you going to make a real response or just gonna shitpost all day nigga?
[QUOTE=Judas;51261326]it's kinda funny how the people with the most irrational fear of terrorism (trump supporters) are the ones most likely to become terrorists in two weeks[/QUOTE] what n tha hell kinda dumbass language are you spewin outta that potty moutha yours boah? im a real goddang american and i aint no towel wearin goatfuckin terrist you friggn sunnuvabitch!!!!! im happy to go an shoot up some goddang traitors if thats what it takes to make america great again!
[QUOTE=Judas;51261326]it's kinda funny how the people with the most irrational fear of terrorism (trump supporters) are the ones most likely to become terrorists in two weeks[/QUOTE] The Trump supporters I've seen aren't really worried about terrorism. They're either convinced Hillary is an omnipotent shadow government stooge, secretly an Illuminati mastermind who has ordered dozens of assassinations, or that she's a warmongering psychopath who will order a first strike against Russia. Or all of the three. And then you have the people that believe Trump will lead them to the promised time of purging all non-whites and liberals in the "Day Of The Rope" and that a grand cleansing is long overdue. Those are the sorts of people who would likely get violent.
You vote on a [I]Tuesday[/I]? That's really weird, unless it's simultaneously a mandatory work holiday. Elections here are always on the weekend to avoid people's jobs interfering with their ability to vote.
[QUOTE=Zenreon117;51261110]Watch this election just blindside us with a US civil war.[/QUOTE] A Civil War requires actual, legitimate generals, not just a bunch of dimwits with more guns than sense. And not a single general supports Trump enough to risk their careers and necks for him to be in the White House. We will, however, undoubtedly see a rise in far-right wing terrorism and racial violence in the next couple of years.
[QUOTE=L'Citizen;51262410]A Civil War requires actual, legitimate generals, not just a bunch of dimwits with more guns than sense. And not a single general supports Trump enough to risk their careers and necks for him to be in the White House. We will, however, undoubtedly see a rise in far-right wing terrorism and racial violence in the next couple of years.[/QUOTE] The Confederacy also had an actual military that fielded somewhere close to a million soldiers, not to mention a pretty sizeable navy. They had firm control of eleven states, including all of the infrastructure and resources that those states had to offer for the war effort. There's a reason the war lasted four long years - the Confederacy was no pushover. Even though it wasn't recognized by the Union or any other foreign government, it still had enough power to be considered a country of its own. The Confederacy wrote a constitution, formed a government, declared borders, mustered a decent military, minted currency, established a postal system, and even courted the mighty powers of Europe for help. I wouldn't say a second civil war is [i]impossible[/i], as people have said that about practically every war in history (see both world wars for a fantastic example of that). However, I would say it's entirely improbable. No state government (an entire state government, mind, not just a single loudmouthed politician) would actually secede from the Union unless something absolutely catastrophic happened. Without the backing of a state, these militias and fringe groups can't hope to do anything beyond bluster, protest, and maybe "occupy" a few hundred miles of empty wildlife refuge before being arrested by the feds.
[QUOTE=Tamschi;51262148]You vote on a [I]Tuesday[/I]? That's really weird, unless it's simultaneously a mandatory work holiday. Elections here are always on the weekend to avoid people's jobs interfering with their ability to vote.[/QUOTE] Since most major elections are directly overseen by the state and local governments on a practical level, most of the election day rules and regulations are twisted somewhat to only benefit certain groups (both sides of the aisle on a state and local level are guilty of this shit).
i believe we have elections in australia on saturdays. i think it promotes a better turnout as most people don't have work/uni on weekends so they really don't have a reason to not vote. also it's mandatory in australia
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