Steve King contemplates civil war in the U.S.

FenderTL5 · Mar 19, 2019

iluvatar5150 said:
I'm aware of Nashville's leanings. My point was not to characterize Nashville as conservative; if anything, it was to jokingly reduce TN to being nothing more than Nashville, i.e. what does the south have besides TX, Nashville, and Mardi Gras?

There's not a small dose of irony there.

wing2000 · Mar 19, 2019

“Folks keep talking about another civil war;"

Other than Steve King, who are these folks?

TLK Valentine · Mar 19, 2019

wing2000 said:
“Folks keep talking about another civil war;"

Other than Steve King, who are these folks?

Guys who wear too much camo and prance around in the woods every weekend, calling themselves a "militia," as like as not.

Hank77 · Mar 19, 2019

FenderTL5 said:
No, the purpose of the meme is to portray conservatives as wild west cowboys and ridicule/mock everyone else.

There is nothing 'cowboy like' about Steve King.

USincognito · Mar 19, 2019

FenderTL5 said:
Take a look at Tennessee on this map (linkage is the source)
View attachment 253194

Care to guess which county is Davidson/Nashville?

I can't look at a map of Tennessee and not think of the lost state of Franklin.

Pommer · Mar 19, 2019

Nithavela said:
I think the meaning of the meme is that in case of a civil war, one side would win because the other side is silly, and thus said other side should accede to the demands of the first side.

It also vaguely echos that old canard of “might makes right!”, that was officially rejected in this country 144 years ago.

Nithavela · Mar 19, 2019

Pommer said:
It also vaguely echos that old canard of “might makes right!”, that was officially rejected in this country 144 years ago.

Bullets, not ballots.

brinny · Mar 19, 2019

TLK Valentine said:
Insofar as the guy is a character, as opposed to having some, yes.

LOL! Well i'd say both...he is a character to post it, and by the way, it's hilarious, and it doesn't discount his possessing character.

^_^

brinny · Mar 19, 2019

USincognito said:
He wound up deleting the Facebook post, but the Internet is forever.
Steve King deletes Facebook post asking who would win new US civil war

“Folks keep talking about another civil war; one side has about 8 trillion bullets while the other side doesn’t know which bathroom to use,” the meme reads.

If you look closely at the image, you're notice something ironic.
View attachment 253188

LOL!

Basil the Great · Mar 19, 2019

My question is, what is such a deeply religious man doing talking about Civil War?

cow451 · Mar 19, 2019

Basil the Great said:
My question is, what is such a deeply religious man doing talking about Civil War?

Matthew 7:16

Beats me. Makes one wonder, though.

USincognito · Mar 19, 2019

thecolorsblend said:
And, in the process, discount the possibility of civil war.

The meme is not discounting it. It's saying in a civil war the heavily armed manly men (and women) of red states will defeat the confused and effeminate blue states.

If you think the message was benign, why didn't he defend it with a statement rather than deleting it?

wing2000 · Mar 19, 2019

Basil the Great said:
My question is, what is such a deeply religious man doing talking about Civil War?

King is deeply religious?

Speedwell · Mar 19, 2019

Basil the Great said:
My question is, what is such a deeply religious man doing talking about Civil War?

And doesn't he remember that his side lost last time?

thecolorsblend · Mar 19, 2019

USincognito said:
The meme is not discounting it. It's saying in a civil war the heavily armed manly men (and women) of red states will defeat the confused and effeminate blue states.

If you think the message was benign, why didn't he defend it with a statement rather than deleting it?

My experience has been that there’s no message one can convey that’s so simple, no argument one can advance that’s so plainly spoken, no idea that’s so accessible that somebody can’t come along and completely misunderstand.

That’s really only a fatal problem if one finds oneself in the business of winning votes.

King is in the business of winning votes.

So rather than take the time to explain what should be self-evident, he’s apparently chosen to simply change the subject and move on.

If there’s a victory to be had here, it’s in the fact that his detractors are arguing rationally against a meme. An ironclad rule of the Internet is that if one finds oneself arguing against a meme, he has already lost.

King’s detractors have already lost.

And here we are.

iluvatar5150 · Mar 19, 2019

thecolorsblend said:
My experience has been that there’s no message one can convey that’s so simple, no argument one can advance that’s so plainly spoken, no idea that’s so accessible that somebody can’t come along and completely misunderstand.

That’s really only a fatal problem if one finds oneself in the business of winning votes.

King is in the business of winning votes.

So rather than take the time to explain what should be self-evident, he’s apparently chosen to simply change the subject and move on.

If there’s a victory to be had here, it’s in the fact that his detractors are arguing rationally against a meme. An ironclad rule of the Internet is that if one finds oneself arguing against a meme, he has already lost.

King’s detractors have already lost.

And here we are.

You are quite literally the only person I have found whose interpreted that meme in that way.... and I looked. I found it reposted on numerous conservative sites and social media accounts and not once did the poster or the respondents interpret it as primarily directing derision towards the notion of a coming civil war.

Here is one if the first hits I get:
All this talk about a Civil War. : The_Donald

If you’re the only person interpreting this meme that way (and you are), then I feel pretty confident in saying that Rep King doesn’t deserve the charity that you’re extending him.

USincognito · Mar 19, 2019

thecolorsblend said:
My experience has been that there’s no message one can convey that’s so simple, no argument one can advance that’s so plainly spoken, no idea that’s so accessible that somebody can’t come along and completely misunderstand.

That’s really only a fatal problem if one finds oneself in the business of winning votes.

King is in the business of winning votes.

So rather than take the time to explain what should be self-evident, he’s apparently chosen to simply change the subject and move on.

If there’s a victory to be had here, it’s in the fact that his detractors are arguing rationally against a meme. An ironclad rule of the Internet is that if one finds oneself arguing against a meme, he has already lost.

King’s detractors have already lost.

And here we are.

LOL That is some Huckabeesque spin. Kudos! :tutu:

Basil the Great · Mar 20, 2019

wing2000 said:
King is deeply religious?

Well, I cannot say if he is or not, but some seem to think that he is.

SoldierOfTheKing · Mar 20, 2019

JCFantasy23 said:
The meme itself is giggle-worthy.

As for a civil war, don't think it's going to happen, at least not like the old days. It's not the states split against each other, it's everyone split against each other sharing the same states.

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