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VerifiedSource@sh.itjust.works ⁨3⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago

maybe we’ll get something entirely new?

The French are on their fifth republic already. A new constitution with better guardrails and different voting system is possible. The USA has a very deeply ingrained idea of freedom and democracy and is unlikely to lose it completely. It might be a good idea to already start thinking about how that new constitution should look like.

Balkanization or a civil war before that happens is certainly in the cards.

Maybe the military

Trump will try and purge all non loyalist officers from the military. That could lead to a fracturing of the military. California for example has big navy, air force, and marines bases, as well as military industry. The states have national guards already and whole units could defect from the federal military to the guard.

If that leads to an internal cold war, balkanization, or a civil war remains to be seen. It will make the US far less able to project force internationally. Queue China taking Taiwan without much US intervention.

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spooky2092@lemmy.blahaj.zone ⁨3⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago

Trump will try and purge all non loyalist officers from the military. That could lead to a fracturing of the military.

We should ask what happens when there are a large amount of military trained men that are suddenly let loose and returned to the population, but I can’t think of a single time that’s happened…

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SabinStargem@lemmings.world ⁨2⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago
I think if there is a new Constitution, it would need to incorporate economic rights. People can’t abandon work to strike or protest, which negates the voice of the poor and working man alike. The wealthy can afford to voice their politics, which is likely the biggest reason why Yarvin’s Cabal succeeded. Ordinary people simply can’t dedicate the time to research nor influence politics.

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- reiterationstation@lemm.ee ⁨2⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago
  Let’s be really honest about this. There are town meetings at least monthly. Political parties always have something going on. There’s no way Netflix originals, hawk tuah podcasts, and countless You-Tube channels about eating various chips and playing video games are capable of existing if no one has free time.
  
  I can easily observe the vast majority of people with cars, money, and time choosing to sit at home doing nothing at all.
  
  So little people show up to these things you actually can make a small impact locally.
  
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