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wnylib

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20. I think that you missed my point.

Reply to dickthegrouch (Reply #19)

Sat Jan 25, 2025, 04:43 PM

Jan 25

Yes, there are militias that are a shadow military. Many of them are present and former cops and military, with combat experience and training. They have been arming themselves for decades. They will serve the fascist regime.

But, the shadow military that I alluded to would be composed of people who are not MAGA, not fascist, and in fact, who oppose those ideologies and their practices. When those military personnel get fired for not being loyal fascists, will they give up on the country that they swore to defend? Or will they form their own shadow military to oppose the fascists?

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