Quote: (03-15-2016 03:52 AM)The Beast1 Wrote:
It's never a left vs right paradigm. It's globalists versus nationalists. Every one of those engagements temsike posted are more effectively described using the terms I outlined.
For the sake of the argument, I will use the globalist vs nationalists paradigm since that is more likely to be the main ideological difference between two sides in the near future. That or fascists/authoritarians vs freedom types.
In either case:
In a physical or small group hand to hand/firearms fight, I would bet on the nationalist/freedom types. More likely to be military/ex-military, have combat experience, know how to fight effectively as a unit, and have weapons training. Generally in better physical condition as well; look at the people who show up at a Bernie vs Trump rally to see what I mean.
But on a large scale, it would be a toss-up. Cyber/tech warfare (ex: jamming/tapping cell phones/data collection/drones/bombs, etc), stuff that can do a lot of damage with little/no direct physical confrontation, is predominately the domain of silicon valley types.... and I don't need to tell you about a lot of those peoples allegiances and political leanings. Imagine if the intellectual capabilities of those people was re-directed from stupid shit like cell phones and apps and towards warfare technology instead.
Ultimately, I would still bet on the freedom/nationalist types in this day and age if talking about the US because they have a fighter mentality on average. Your typical fascists/globalist/authoritarian is more obsessed with social signaling and talking a big game but they are all bark and no bite for the most part. They typically only fight when in overwhelming large groups and with the safety of the state protecting them (physically and legally) from counter-attacks. In a no holds bar match such a a civil war, they have little to fight with.