Second American Revolution

I'd have thought the EU or India might have supported the rebels, if only to stop the Russians and Chinese from taking over the entire resource-rich American continent. European governments have a very dangerous habit of funding insurgents which they justify by depicting the legitimate leader as a tyrant

Obama's decision to withdraw troops from the Middle East <---- Why would he do this? proves unpopular<----- unpopular? The majority are already calling for troop withdrawals. In the current mood this would more likely gain votes, not be a catalyst for collapse. In fact, with Obama floundering in the polls, pulling the troops is a major PR coup!
Withdrawing troops may be popular among the workers, but the capitalists would oppose such actions as America is abandoning its main source of oil. Reactionaries would see it as unpatriotic: a lot of people still supported the Vietnam War despite the protests

The Tea Party, fearing Obama's socialist healthcare and introduction of
gun licenses, form militias with the intent of overthrowing the dictator<---- big jump, now he is suddenly a "dictator"!<--- who are the Tea Party really? Why should they "fear" anything? Who is funding them? What do they want?
The Tea Party is funded by Republicans, big businesses and an unknown foreign power. Power-hungry politicians mislead their supporters into believing Obama's reforms are Stalinist, despite them being little different from those of FDR and European liberals

Riots break out throughout America over gas prices<------ Hhmm, gas prices? I assume they go up? How did that happen? Also, I can't find mention of the ECONOMY. What is happening to the dollar, prices, savings, pensions, state services, and on and on.At what point does Obama start confiscating gold and silver?
The economy remains precarious: unemployment and the cost of living is rising, mostly due to the Republicans hindering Obama's reforms by limiting their potency. This could easily bring about a second recession. Gas prices are higher because Obama is using American oil and has raised the tax on everything. However, he doesn't need to confiscate gold and silver yet as he has the reserves in Fort Knox to fund his New Deal-style restructuring of America

At what point do they shut down social networking sites, text messenging and the internet?What is the Security Council doing about the events?When do the UN - i.e not American - troops come in?When do they close the borders with Canada and Mexico?
Internet sites are shut down temporarily to prevent further rioting. The borders were closed when Texas seceded. When will the UN troops come? They won't because the UN is weak and ineffective. Although other nations are happy to fund this war as they will benefit from America's collapse, the forces of the US government and the rebels are the only combatants involved


Edited by Nick1986 - 22-Aug-2011 at 11:27

Those things you listed are exactly the sort of rumors the Mad Hatters would spread. It would lead to a divided America: one group (intellectuals, liberals, immigrants, trade unionists, ethnic minorities, atheists, Muslims and the middle class) would stand by Obama, and another (the wealthy, conspiracy-theorists, conservatives, and rural bible-belt inhabitants) would demand revolution. Everyone else (the workers) would be caught in the middle and used as cannon fodder by the two sides who would use propaganda to sway the sympathies of those living in the states they control

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It appears a PR stunt has gone horrible wrong for President Obama. The President was in Pasadena this morning, opening a new multi-million dollar blood research laboratory. "This will help us tackle AIDS and other potentially dangerous diseases", the President said at the opening ceremony. "It is this kind of innovative government initiative that shows how great American technology still is."

The new 281 million dollar facility at Rumsfeld's Field Hospital was sponsored with an initial grant of 280 million dollars by Monsanto as part of a joint-venture with Halliburton.

The President stopped at a state-of-the-art machine that uses nano-technology to perform high-speed blood analysis. The machine can present results instantly without penetrating the skin. A tiny arm is pointed at a person's palm and the blood is analyzed with a microscopic beam that penetrates between cells.

In a spontaneous gesture, and one the White House will prefer we forget, the President held out his palm to the machine for a photo opportunity. In an instant, a detailed blood analysis appeared on the computer monitor and reporters standing nearby were able to get a clear view. Once the mistake was realized the machine was instantly shut down by security staff. Journalists were rounded up and all video and photographic material was confiscated. Three journalist were detained for further questioning.

There is a small problem however. The event was streamed over the internet and hundreds were watching the live broadcast. To put it another way - the information is out there - and this has the White House in a mad panic. Already rumors are flying as bits of the information appear online. The one that has caught the most traction is that Obama is suffering from a rare mental disease Hypocriticus magnanimous detectable in high dopamine and serotonin levels. Other rumors are that the blood tests indicated heavy use of alcohol, nicotine and more shocking, cocaine and even heroin.

We will keep you updated as more news emerges in this dramatic story.

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Edited by shokdee - 23-Aug-2011 at 02:20

BREAKING NEWS: THE WSJ REPORTING IT HAS ACCESS TO THE ORIGINAL DATA

Edited by shokdee - 23-Aug-2011 at 12:20

BREAKING NEWS: VICE PRESIDENT BIDEN HAS TWEETED THAT HE FULLY SUPPORTS THE PRESIDENT

It would make a good movie! Nick ever think about writing the screen play for this drama?

Imagine this but on a much larger scale

It would be similar to the draft of the Civil War and WW2: thousands of people would be put into uniform, given a gun and put on trains to the front. In some places it would be similar to Vietnam but elsewhere they could be fighting in trenches, desert or cities. Most would return in coffins or horribly crippled. They would quickly be replaced with other unfortunate people. When all the men have been drafted the government and rebel armies would call up women, old men and boys until one side collapses

That's what your typical recruit would look after their first tour of duty. This war would go on for years although nukes wouldn't be used as both sides, aware of the longterm damage fallout can do, seek to reunify the country, not destroy it.