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In reply to the discussion: The next civil war is coming. It is almost inevitable. [View all]Jetboy
(792 posts)67. There are some fascists on this site who death would be preferable
to having them in charge. Been coming here on and off since 2003 and never felt that way before. There is no wrong they can do and no right their enemies can do in their eyes. Dangerous and troubling.
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There will be civil unrest due to food and water shortages as climate change takes hold
Auggie
Feb 2014
#1
Just judging from what's going on in CA with water, we're heading there, probably. n/t
RKP5637
Feb 2014
#2
And, the end of the US. We would just be a third world knuckle dragging place as the
RKP5637
Feb 2014
#128
if ever the should be a flashpoint for a new civil war, a constitutional convention would be it.
unblock
Feb 2014
#152
i'm not expecting "results" from a constitutional convention other than more acrimony
unblock
Feb 2014
#157
All the militias and gun nuts combined and coordinatedwould not last a week...
gordianot
Feb 2014
#9
If there were serious food or water shortages the federal government would not stand a chance.
former9thward
Feb 2014
#91
I've never seen the split between Americans this bad except for the Vietnam War era. IMO, before
AlinPA
Feb 2014
#12
Good point, but it's a "What's The Matter With Kansas" type thing and religious fanaticism.
AlinPA
Feb 2014
#27
I don't know about "civil war"...but we are less politically stable than many think...
First Speaker
Feb 2014
#23
Of the current "militias" in this country, 95% won't leave their mom's basement, and the rest are
chrisa
Feb 2014
#24
there are a lot of very evil people in this country, and it would be foolish to ignore that
stg81
Feb 2014
#36
people can't even bother to get up to vote, you think they will go into war?
La Lioness Priyanka
Feb 2014
#32
For a civil war, you need a split in the military, either by region or by branch
FarCenter
Feb 2014
#37
problems with calling a disciplined force or "Never start a fire that you cannot put out."
RegexReader
Feb 2014
#82
The record of civil disturbances in the US doesn't include grandmothers rebelling
FarCenter
Feb 2014
#88
If there ever was another civil war, it'd be between the haves and have-nots.
Vashta Nerada
Feb 2014
#42
No. The demographics, if nothing else, disallow a Civil war to happen in the U.S. nt
ladjf
Feb 2014
#60
Exactly, the Government would not even have to exert much force and it would be very quiet.
gordianot
Feb 2014
#116
I tend to think of climate change and resources as economic. You do make a good point.
gordianot
Feb 2014
#118
The strife will be personal one against the other, this just invites government to step in.
gordianot
Feb 2014
#120
Pfft! Let the rednecks try it - & the Union Army will go all William Tecumseh Sherman on their asses
Adenoid_Hynkel
Feb 2014
#123