Kinzinger: "We have to recognize" possibility of a civil war

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89. HE might have to recognize, but WE don't have to accept any such thing.

That people fear the armed threateners, both sides' fear can enbolden the armed and civil war can become a self-fulfilling prophecy.


more info from wikipedia

Polling data has demonstrated that most Americans on both sides of the political divide are worried about the political future of the country and consider democratic norms, such as fair and free elections, at risk.[44][45] Polling has also shown that a slim majority consider the U.S. to be in a cold civil war.[46][47] Meanwhile, Georgetown University’s Institute of Politics and Public Service asked voters to rank political division in America on a 0-100 scale, with 100 representing “on the edge of a civil war.” The mean response was 70.36.[48] Other research indicates that between a third and a half of the country is anticipating a civil war in their lifetime, particularly among young, rural Americans who identify as Republican or conservative.[49][50][51][52][53]...

Discussion of Civil War at Trump Rallies
There has been a handful of recorded instances where Trump supporters either predict or threaten for a second civil war during several of Trump's rallies, particularly after Trump lost the 2020 election.[132][133] "Civil War" trended again on Twitter in 2021 after a video of a Trump supporter predicting civil war at an Iowa rally went viral.[134][135] MSNBC reporter Gary Grumbach added that the supporter's call for civil war was echoed at several Trump rallies as a general consensus.[136]

Conroe, Texas Rally
A Trump rally in Conroe, Texas on Jan. 29, 2022, drew significant attention when Donald Trump openly criticized the United States House Select Committee on the January 6 Attack, which was considering a criminal referral in relation to Trump's connection to the attack, and several investigators who were looking into his conduct during the 2020 election.[137] Trump claimed Fulton County district attorney, Fani Willis, New York Attorney General Letitia James, prosecutor Alvin Bragg, and Rep. Bennie Thompson (D - Miss.), chairman of the select committee, were racists.[138] Trump stated: "If these radical, vicious, racist prosecutors do anything wrong or illegal, I hope we are going have, in this country, the biggest protest we have ever had in Washington, D.C., in New York, in Atlanta, and elsewhere, because our country and our elections are corrupt."[139] Many commentators pointed out that Trump's rhetoric around race was particularly troubling, and interpreted it as an attempt to undermine the criminal investigations.[140][141] Willis, who stated she began to receive racist threats after the Conroe rally, requested security assistance from the FBI field office in Atlanta.[142][143] ....