Wondering what the coming "troubles,"

[cilla4progress]

political violence, is going to look like?

Sorry to be grim, but, facing reality.

More guns than PEOPLE in this country! 393 million / 326 million*

*Wapo chart 6/19/18.

https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/wonk/wp/2018/06/19/there-are-more-guns-than-people-in-the-united-states-according-to-a-new-study-of-global-firearm-ownership/

[ZZenith]

1. Maybe cooler heads will prevail.

[crud]

2. funny

[cilla4progress]

3. Alot of people have a lot at stake

in maintaining stability. I have friends and family with babies for gods sake!

This is a global pandemic - fascism. Right along with the other virus.

Need a vaccine.

[carpetbagger]

4. The irony of the term troubles...

My son's partner has Irish citizenship eligibility, so my escape plan if I don't emigrate for work, is to chain migrate to Ireland.

[cilla4progress]

5. I started looking at property in Canada today -

I can get to BC from my home in 3 hours.

I know you can only live there for 6 months minus 1 day each year, but could give breathing room anyway.

It feels irrational to seriously start planning for this, but if history is any guide....

[PJMcK]

6. We're thinking Spain or Portugal

https://www.globalcitizensolutions.com/top-10-countries-to-retire-abroad-for-americans/

[cilla4progress]

7. Nice.

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