• acosmichippo@lemmy.world
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    1 day ago

    “no reason”? if the alternative to a hand or arm amputation is death, yeah, i’m gonna choose a hand amputation.

    that’s what our alternative is in your analogy. remember the US is highly polarized right now, so one (sane) group taking over the US govt is likely impossible, and even if successful would end up in a massive civil war. that would not only destroy life in the US for the foreseeable future, but the entire global economy and geopolitical equilibrium.