From "Contrary Brin": Talk of "a new civil war" goes mainstream

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From "Contrary Brin": Talk of "a new civil war" goes mainstream

Postby Zen » Thu Nov 08, 2018 9:59 am

"The lines between kindness, apathy, and thickheadedness can be very thin." - Nakatani Nio Sensei
“The direction of escape is toward freedom. So what is ‘escapism’ an accusation of?” - Ursula K. Le Guin
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Re: From "Contrary Brin": Talk of "a new civil war" goes mainstream

Postby poorpete » Thu Nov 08, 2018 12:01 pm

I'm less worried about it being like the 1860s and think it might turn closer to the 1960s: political assassinations, kkk terrorism and open-racism, a terrible war, all ending with the election of a paranoid and corrupt president. Ok, maybe we are there.
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Re: From "Contrary Brin": Talk of "a new civil war" goes mainstream

Postby Zen » Thu Nov 08, 2018 2:06 pm

"The lines between kindness, apathy, and thickheadedness can be very thin." - Nakatani Nio Sensei
“The direction of escape is toward freedom. So what is ‘escapism’ an accusation of?” - Ursula K. Le Guin
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Re: From "Contrary Brin": Talk of "a new civil war" goes mainstream

Postby Bonefish » Tue Nov 13, 2018 10:50 am

*looks up from laptop, shrugs* Ehhh. Whatever. Bring it. *goes back to designing 9mm machinegun made from stuff you can buy at Lowes*

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