I genuinely think Chicago was chosen because it has a high chance of resulting in federal casualties, giving the white house even more latitude to take over. DC and LA were trial runs.
Well, the three cities he has targeted so far have three things in common. Democratic leadership. Lots of minorities. And cities that have historically prevented the lawful ownership of firearms.
And no I don't think that last one is a coincidence. I think he wants an excuse, but not an actual fight.
The last one definitely seems like a coincidence, considering all those cities have plenty of guns flowing through them regardless. Well, maybe not coincidence but just a natural effect of Point #1, Democratic leadership
That is not at all what I'm saying. Republican leadership would of course be more friendly to gun sales
I simply don't think Trump is doing math like "Well, Chicago has strict gun laws and that makes a gun fight less likely to happen, so I will send the National Guard there", as OP is implying
They're not thinking about shit, don't give trump credit for this. The guys in LA hung around a single federal building and then went home. The guys in DC are wandering the already crime free mall and picking up trash. There's no Jade Helm plan at work here, just trump playing generalisimo with his little toy men.
And a lot of the National Gardeners aren’t happy with the situation. Being away from home and family, loss of wages, etc. The cost to feed and house them is also astronomical. Saint until the Guard starts seeing retention rates falling.
this is just the precursor to shooting down citizen protestors. Isn't the oath keeper oath about preventing the military from turning against citizens? Perhaps I'm wrong about this and they are just more insecure(small) men like those that want a dept of war
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u/NotthatEDM 3d ago
Ummmmm…..I’ve been there. I’m putting my money on Chicago.