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  • Yeah, I have been thinking of that podcast. But then I was wondering whether waiting for the full scale war to happen, like some seem to do, we would be come blinded to the slow spiral of increasing tit for tat violence between groups not affiliated to the state (not officially anyway).

    To be honest, my main concern right now is self interest. My current job is quite dependent on US spending – one step removed. A depressed NI troubles style economy with little or no investment would be the worst thing that could happen to me right now :-/

  • I read a Neal Stephenson book recently called "Fall; or, Dodge in Hell" it describes a USA of islands of liberal democracy isolated in ultra-conservative "christian" rural badlands that have been, as he puts it, "facebooked". Some of the bits of that podcast really remind of that division.

  • Your recommendation tipped me over the edge to listen to it after so many recommendations and it was astonishing with how much accuracy he described in which locations it would begin, especially focusing on Portland.

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