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by notch656a 1408 days ago
You're right. My reply would have been more appropriately placed at your parent post.
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In that case, I would point out that trying to extrapolate a rate of civil wars from black swan events seems almost impossible. It's happened one time in US history (two if you want to count the American Revolution).

And how do these people's preparations help in the event of a civil war?

>> target practice and prepping for if shit hits the fan here in the US.

>And how do these people's preparations help in the event of a civil war?

(scratching my head how they would not)