Firstly, I am not US Military. I come from a very diverse background of people, some of which are US Military, which is only where my knowledge of certain military aspects come from. My response was delegated in such a way to demonstrate that the commenter I was replying to, had no forethought for what they were asking. If you’re in a situation where the US Military needs to turn on itself, civilians, by proxy, are involved in the war effort. That’s how rebellions work. They are, almost, never fought solely within the faction of government in which it’s taking place; not peacefully, that is. If that was not clear, then the fault is entirely my own.

Secondly, saying that, [collectively he’s right, but individually I’m right,] is by nature a paradox. If you’d like to point out which aspects of their argument you feel are correct, as well for mine, then you are welcome to do so.

Lastly, the whole entirety of my point is that, it behooves one strategic effort to keep as many allies within the current system, for as long as possible, to maintain access to weapons, skills, and intel, that would be needed for such a desperate war.

P.S. I’ve said this before, but the sad fact is, until middle class, white, white collar Americans start losing their rights en masse, there will be no civil war. We’re heading that way, but not there. The administration and SCOTUS, are being quite clever to not bother that base in such a way. So Americans, by and large, will continue this trajectory of getting up, going to work, and putting food on the table. Most Americans don’t care enough about the poor, the immigrants, the unhoused, the minorities, to take drastic enough action to initiate change on a large scale. I do think you are very apt in your words, “Until battle are truly drawn…”. We truly do not have enough information to act on. I appreciate your comment wholly and I enjoy being able to discuss things thoughtfully and respectfully. If you feel I have not done so, let me know as well.

You want the most uncomfortable truth of it all? What are you doing to stop this? What’s your role, mate? Or, do you want somebody else to have blood on their hands? That’s the crux of your argument. You want the NG to disregard these orders? Congratulations, you just helped fast track the military being filled with onlya sychophants. You want to NG to fight back against the government? That’s delightful. Will you be taking up arms, or just watching? If you’re gonna fight, why haven’t you already? Your rhetoric is empty, complacent, and devoid of any real action. Which…about sums up Americans when you think about it.

I never said you were too soft. You are not tactful, or strategic in your thinking. Which means, you don’t actually want to fight. You just want to feel good hyperbolizing in online debates.

When playing war games, sacrifices are necessary. Nobody plays chess with the intention to save every piece. The other commenter is correct. If you have people stand up now, before a civil war is fully underway, you have no easy access to the weaponry, skill, etc, that is needed to take on the government. And honestly, it’s exactly what this adminstration wants.

The administration wants to stomp out any resistance. So, if soldiers start bucking, they’ll be kicked to the curb. Then, when the real shit hits the fan, we have nobody on our side in the military. You are coming at this with the idyllic perspective of soldiers standing up now and kicking off an internal war within the military. But that’s not how they work. The other commenter already mentioned how the UCMJ won’t give soldiers the time of day for this shit.

It’s easy to stand on top of your soapbox and broadcast your optimism and feel good that your protests are gonna actually make a change. They’re not. We’re totally fucked now. Do you not get it? We’re in the middle game. We have to start seeing what pieces we have to prepare for a worst case scenario in which, we are fighting the US government. That requires sacrifice. It requires calculation. It requires a persistent bad taste in your mouth, because folks like you want to live in an Elysium.

You have no idea how bad it can get, living under an authoritarian rule. This is nothing, right now, in the grand scheme of things. War is hell, as they say. And we’re about to see it. For my perspective; I’ve entered the “don’t give a fuck” stage. I have a family to protect and that is my one and only priority. As it is with many others. That’s the other point of view, you’re missing out on. It’s not as black and white as you make it out to be, and I wish it were. I wish we could value every human life and treat everyone with dignity and respect. Love and compassion. But we don’t. The mouth of hell is opening, and I’m looking at getting as far away as possible. Because, as in line with my beliefs, I refuse to take a human life. And that is quickly becoming what is required. And I will not abide by that.

My reply here is just to educate you on the intricacies of war and the violitle situation the United States finds itself in. I’m not trying to be difficult, rude, or aggressive. If I come off that way, it was not my intention. I hope you have a great day, and I hope that the country doesn’t fracture, but I fear it already is.

Yeah, my ports are open for other uses on my server, so this isn’t an issue. But I have followed the advice of a cyber security friend who helped me fortify my server against any attacks. It was fun to find a note on my root of my server with instructions lol

Thanks for your well articulated response! I think Mumble might be my best bet. I personally love the idea of a hassle setting it up, but never having to touch it after. I’ve found most products I stick with are like that. I converted an old laptop with 16GB of RAM and 1TB SSD with an AMD CPU into my server, so I don’t expect any issue with loads.

Awesome, didn’t know if there was any sort of risk associated. Thanks!

I’ve seen stoat around, and it is interesting. I’d like it as a replacement for discord I.e. large populous servers. For small chats, I think Mumble is my best bet.

Would it be something that I could add to my home server? I have a setup for Nextcloud, apache, Grocy, Jellyfin, etc. So, I didn’t know if I could just throw Mumble on there. In addition, I greatly appreciate that it’s barebones! I don’t want, or need, any of the extraneous stuff Discord has. I just want to voice chat, and text like the old AIM days.

Whoa, dude lmao okay. I’m just a guy who looks at the facts and makes a decision based off the information I have. The only podcast I listen to is a local one from public radio for local politics lmao. Why you have to be so mad?

The DNC has their candidate. It’s Mills lmao

You mean the 1919 tattoo that is part of the trail group tattoo and references the established date of the group that he is a member of? That tattoo? I swear to G-d, everybody is ready to label this guy as a nazi and leave it there and have no nuance, or decency. Where’s the compassion? Where’s the critical thinking? Do we not think it’s strange his campaign manager, who worked for the state with Mills, suddenly dipped the fuck out as soon as the reddit posts hit, right after Mills announced her run? The man got the damn tattoo covered already. I don’t see Pete Hegseth, actual nazi, getting his iron cross covered up anytime soon. Why can’t y’all see this is the establishment attacking this man, who has a problematic past, who has worked hard to change. But yeah, let’s let Mills get in there and continue the same bullshit we’ve dealt with for the past forty years.

Holy shit, this is almost as news breaking as me waking up and eating breakfast this morning!

I’m curious as to how big of a load you’ve put on the system, so far. Is it just the site? What’s the code for charging? Do you have it set to discharge to 30% then charge, or just charge to 80% whenever it’s discharged some arbitrary amount? Sorry for the questions, I’m incredibly fascinated by this project!

It’s not that the Qatar will have their own “base”, just that they can do training/exercises at a USAF base. They’re building an area for them, on the USAF base. Now, I’m not saying I agree with this, but this is something that the USAF has done with other countries for a long time. A buddy of mine learned a bit of Dutch from his time on a USAF base, cause some Dutch military trained in his base. Most notably, there’s Singaporean military on this same base that they’re expanding for Qatar.

At the end of the day, these decisions should not be made lightly. As the ramifications of such decisions, could be catastrophic to the american people. From the top of my head we have, Singapore, Germany, Netherlands, and the UK training on US soil. These are countries that I would classify as, chill folks. Qatar is not one of those. I view it as a security risk, that could result in the death of many people. Call your reps and sens, this is your taxpayer money at work.

He is indeed! He runs a substack and still writes to this day! His substack can be found here.

As a parent, I should not have read this. I’m fucking sick to my stomach. I shudder at the complete lack of empathy and sympathy for these children and their families in the US. The American government can look at this and feel proud we supplied Israel with the munitions to kill so many children, senselessly. Callously. Hatefully. Fuck all wars. Fuck all death. Fuck anybody who doesn’t feel the same way. Violence begets violence, begets violence, begets violence. We, the human race, are an ouroboros of death. We will continue to eat ourselves, until there is nothing left. All the people in power want, is to be the one ruling over the gilded ruins. This iniquity has to stop, before we all lose. But it won’t. People will continue to die, for rulers who have no skin in the game. I wish rulers would have to fight the frontlines, in the wars they wage. But even then, it wouldn’t help. Of that, I am certain. Because the one constant about the human race, is the unquenchable thirst for land and blood.

A-fucking-men. It’s like mainstream media has no nuance, or guts, to report on anything anymore. I feel like Walter Cronkite is doing spins in his grave.

pushes for the use of state power to suppress it

Funny way of saying, he makes inflammatory statements that resulted in a JUDGE’S HOUSE BURNING DOWN

Edisto Island is a, relatively, secluded part of SC. It’s the only part where beach front isn’t astronomical. So, it’s actually relatively expensive for the area. Edisto Island is pretty sparse, as far as beach/island areas go. It’s not really comparable to anywhere else in SC. Even Cherry Grove lol

So true. I’m laughing, but dying inside. It’s so gross to see that amount of money just be wasted. There’s no reasons other than status and you want to be gaudy.