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DeplorableCentipede 8 points ago +9 / -1

And any military mobilization would immediately be on the news. The government can't silence the media to the same extent that it did during the Cold War, and even if it could, it can't effectively censor the internet.

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DeplorableCentipede 0 points ago +1 / -1

Not for Trump. If Trump told them to hide troop mobilization, the media would make it the entire news cycle.

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UserGen1776 4 points ago +4 / -0

Uhh. If shit hits the fan, the media won't exist like it does today.

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DeplorableCentipede 1 point ago +1 / -0

Sure, but then our enemies would know something’s up anyways.

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Plebbitimmigrant 2 points ago +2 / -0

They could quote “Turn it off” without much difficulty.

Shut down the systems of Major ISPs and you leave the majority of the country blind and deaf.