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    Because retribution. Because escalation. Because they have more and bigger guns. Because violence begets violence. Because losing the battle means you get tortured to death. Because conspiracies get infiltrated. Because they still have the support of a third of Americans. Because gunfights in the streets have collateral damage. Because gunshot injuries hurt. Because they come back next time with tanks. Because we have to go to work. Because a civil war will kill millions. Because cameras will ID you and they will come for your family.

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        Yes. Immediately.

        But I don’t make the decision for everyone. Their reasons for resistance to civil war are listed above. And doing it solo is suicide with extra steps. Society as a whole has to get there together. And a third of Americans support the Nazis. And the propaganda apparatus is in full force keeping many others misinformed.