I could be wrong, but isn’t the “not annexing” because he doesn’t recognize it as a separate territory in the first place?

So what you’re saying is they think it’s sporing

I’m quite sure you don’t understand how it works.

Just setting up plausible deniability against accusations of helping trump.

it’s not like logical consistency matters to them.

In fact, fascists see the ability to just say whatever gets them the most power in the moment as a strength. They’re not held back by “weaknesses” like truth and facts

All that matters to them is power

Republicans will take away social security, blame Democrats, and their voters will believe them.

Gotcha. Very valid point.

People love looking at the first civil war in conversations like this, but the next civil war is going to be nothing like it. For a likely comparison, you’d have to look at the Spanish Civil War and The Troubles in Ireland.

Americans have no fucking clue what they’re asking for.