I'm scared.

    • ferristriangle [he/him]
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      4 years ago

      That's certainly a terrifying prospect, but I don't even know what strategic value nuclear war would have. Does America just throw a hissy fit and say "if I can't stay the undisputed world superpower then I'm taking you all down with me!"?

      I mean, maybe. Who knows what would happen if we get an even more openly fascist government in power.

      • TeethOrCoat [none/use name]
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        4 years ago

        For me, it's more a situation of the nuclear kulaks, not necessarily a nuclear war, where they burn (nuke) their own fields (country) to prevent the socialists from getting it.

      • machiavellianRecluse [none/use name]
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        4 years ago

        yeah I agree it is kinda alarmist. Nuclear war doesn't make much sense. I am thinking if the empire starts crumbling we might get some evangelical loon governor who feels like bringing about the apocalypse. Probably not very likely (but then again it seems we have been very close to it during the cold war).

        • ferristriangle [he/him]
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          4 years ago

          I mean, I wouldn't rule it out. It's not like this is a wholly rational system we're dealing with.