Hold me, David: We are closer to civil war than any of us would like to believe,’ new study says

The question now is whether we can pull back from the abyss Trump’s Republicans have led us to. There is no more important issue; democracy is the foundation of everything else in America. Democrats, in a nod to this reality, are talking about abandoning President Biden’s Build Back Better agenda in favor of pro-democracy voting rights legislation. Republicans will fight it tooth and nail.

The enemies of democracy must not be allowed to prevail. We are on the doorstep of the “open insurgency” stage of civil conflict, and Walter writes that once countries cross that threshold, the CIA predicts, “sustained violence as increasingly active extremists launch attacks that involve terrorism and guerrilla warfare, including assassinations and ambushes.”

What a cheery thread.

I'm gonna end up scrubbing the floors in some cheap whorehouse in the Adirondacks.

I am absolutely dreading the 2024 presidential election.

Canada's building a wall.

[quote]Democrats, in a nod to this reality, are talking about abandoning President Biden’s Build Back Better agenda in favor of pro-democracy voting rights legislation. Republicans will fight it tooth and nail.

Manchin and Sinema will fight it too.

It’s crazy. These right wingers really don’t have anything much to complain about as far as their lives are concerned. It’s all resentment and hatred of others based on 30 years of propaganda (AKA lies). It’s all in their heads. No one is suppressing them in actual fact, and they’re free to do just about whatever they want. The people stealing from them are the ones they support. And they want civil war over this.

Calgon take me away!

I don’t blame the OP, since the Washington Post is a “prestigious” paper, but predicting civil war is not only irresponsible but just dumb. This is clickbait of the highest order.

We have a much stronger federal government than we did in 1860 for one. State guard numbers are completely dwarfed by the Federal armed forces. What lines would boundaries be drawn on? Can you imagine if California, the New England, and Mid-Atlantic states decided to cut off all shipping, water, supplies, internet, power, medicine, Disney+, to “enemy” (if there is such a thing) states?

Maybe Texas could manage, but that would be it. Good luck for Arizona, Utah, North and South Dakota, and Idaho being able to feed themselves.

Could we have more civil unrest? Sure. That isn’t the same as civil war.

I love you, r8.

Why are people so obsessed with doomsday prophesying this weekend? Jesus Christ.

They're tired of Hallmark Christmas movies, r11

[quote] Maybe Texas could manage,

Pffft. Texas couldn’t even handle a dinky dusting of snow!

R9, these generals who have studied all kinds of wars say we must prepare for a 2024 Insurrection. We are closed to a civil war and trump must be prosecuted for the last Insurrection. They also say there will probably be problems with members of the military being part of a 2024 insurrection. They already have national guard generals in the military who have publicly stated they will not listen to Joe Biden, they will only listen to their governors (who are republican).

There are thousands of trumpers who have posted on social media that they are ready to arm themselves and "take back what's ours"

I don’t think there will be a civil war. Americans are not going to attack other states. Maybe MAGA will attack government buildings, but there will not be Texas attacking California. The bigger danger is Republicans stealing office and never letting a Democrat win again. Then we have an authoritarian government that strips any civil rights. That could happen faster than people think.

That fat sack of orange shit needs to die. Then all the “Patriots” might shut the fuck up.

They’d be lost without that fucking piece of flaming dog shit.

It's not going to be state against state. It's going to be city against country.

Personally, if the red states want to secede, I say let 'em.

It is obvious Trump will not be prosecuted for anything. Remember all those NY state charges that were going to be filed the moment he left office? Crickets.

Until Rupert Murdoch is drawn and quartered for what he's done to this country, nothing will change

[quote]Remember all those NY state charges that were going to be filed the moment he left office? Crickets.

Apparently parallel civil and criminal investigations into Trump are ongoing in New York.

The South has never gotten over losing. I actually think there’s generational animosity affecting how red states view blue ones. Really, I think the sanest thing to do would be to peacefully secede, but I don’t think that can be accomplished. The wealth is concentrated in blue areas.

^I thought the Red States were self sufficient and don’t want or need any sort of financial assistance from the Federal Government.

Sure, R22, they have coal and Mountain Dew.

Secede? LOL! Y'all are kidding yourselves. It would start with more Vanilla ISIS acts but they'd invade the Blue States within a year.

What fun is life when you can only shoot and kill or "own" other Cons?

^The Red States might finally realize how dependent they are on Federal funding from the Blue States

They have all the guns R25, they can get money.

I'm dreading the 2022 and 2024 elections.

The investigations against trump will be drawn out. He'll launch his lawsuits, like he always does, to bog everything down. By the time (if) anything is done, he may be Potus.

....which will be his "protection" against any consequences of his criminal activity...^^

... That's what he's doubling down and gambling on^^^. There's no other way.

thank democraps for that!

[16] you first and take the demented buffoon with you.

What are the think tanks today and what all are they saying?

[quote] The upcoming book 'How Civil Wars Start' lays out a scary future.

That’s how you sell a book.

r34 r35