such a funny time for this discourse again ☕

  • Resplendent606@piefed.social
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    1 month ago

    You act like imperialists have never been defeated and your doomer mentality will keep you enslaved indefinitely. Yes, modern militaries are powerful but history shows state forces can be defeated, or at the very least forced to negotiate by irregular forces. Look at Vietnam, Afghanistan, Algeria, Libya, Ukraine. The little guy can put up a great resistance in the face of uncertainty. The United States, the world’s most advanced military, lost in Afghanistan and Vietnam. It can be done.

    • merc@sh.itjust.works
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      1 month ago

      No, I’m saying that what was possible for a bunch of civilians in the 1850s may not be possible today.

      Look at Vietnam, Afghanistan, Algeria, Libya, Ukraine

      Which one of those is a war where a force of civilians defeated a well trained and equipped modern military?