Are We on The Doorstep of Another Civil War?
American Thinker,
by
John Kudla
Original Article
Posted By: Imright,
2/7/2024 2:38:11 PM
Before I get into my analysis, I want to make it clear I believe that anyone who wants a civil war to happen in the U.S. is dangerously naïve, insane, or working for one of America’s enemies. Imagine a Russia-Ukraine-type conflict in the U.S.
Thanks to Hollywood, most Americans believe that rebellions can be started and won by small ragtag groups of patriots, freedom fighters, insurrectionists, or everyday common folk. All you need are pistols, assault weapons, bows and arrows, and maybe a few Molotov cocktails. Blow up the Death Star, and the problem is solved.
But that is not how it usually works. Revolutions require armaments, soldiers,
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Reply 1 - Posted by:
marbles 2/7/2024 2:56:05 PM (No. 1652770)
That's what the left would like. A great opporunity to declare martial law and suspend the election.
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Reply 2 - Posted by:
marbles 2/7/2024 2:56:24 PM (No. 1652771)
* opportunity
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Reply 3 - Posted by:
plomke 2/7/2024 3:23:27 PM (No. 1652782)
The powers behind the meatpuppet in charge are counting on it...
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Reply 4 - Posted by:
bamapreacher 2/7/2024 3:24:44 PM (No. 1652784)
FTA: "When Abraham Lincoln, who supported the abolition of slavery, was elected president, seven Southern slave states decided to secede...." In his 1st inaugural address Lincoln clearly stated that he wasn't going to abolish slavery and had no authority to do so. He was probably lying, but why would the South go to war over something that they were told wasn't going to happen, i.e. abolition? Slavery was perfectly legal in the U.S. at the beginning of the Civil War except in some individual states. 95% of CSA soldiers came from families that never owned slaves. It was tariffs that were far more of a cause of the war than slavery ever was.
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Reply 5 - Posted by:
SkyKing1222 2/7/2024 3:31:37 PM (No. 1652785)
This would technically be the first Civil War.
The last one was actually “The War Between the States.
Realistically Lincoln created one Nation out of a Republic of City States.
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Reply 6 - Posted by:
DVC 2/7/2024 3:37:56 PM (No. 1652791)
Yes, we are. If you don't have plenty of ammunition stored, and weapons, and some skills, time is running very short.
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Reply 7 - Posted by:
jasonB 2/7/2024 3:54:25 PM (No. 1652800)
What the author lays out is a BEST case scenario. When a country decides to go totally insane and rip itself apart, neighbors settle scores, small group vs small group, etc. Go look at some guys twitter accounts that deployed to Bosnia, Serbia et al. Those countries turned into horror shows.
Think your water and internet are just going to keep running when guerilla groups/individuals start enacting revenge for government acts? Amazon just going to be slightly delayed? Anyone that yells "Civil War!" (Tim 'tiny hat' Poole for example) should be discarded or shoved in a locker.
Get involved in local politics!
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Reply 8 - Posted by:
Lazyman 2/7/2024 3:55:03 PM (No. 1652801)
I still don't get the Jan 6 Committee that looked into an "insurrection" without guns. Why didn't they have a Committee to see if it really was a fair election. The Trump supporters felt it was fixed which is why they went to Washington. There must be a reason no one wanted to look at the bigger issue.
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Reply 9 - Posted by:
DVC 2/7/2024 4:13:19 PM (No. 1652820)
Good analysis. The issues in Texas with the National Guards of many states is potentially the breaking point.
And, yes, the left and the DC Uniparty Criminal Cabal, who controls a LOT of bureaucracies and many states, and POSSIBLY large parts of the active duty military, may want to trigger something so that they can take over the country as a dictatorship.
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Reply 10 - Posted by:
Kate318 2/7/2024 4:13:57 PM (No. 1652821)
This article and many people’s reaction to it is exactly what the left plans on: hopelessness and inaction on the right.
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Reply 11 - Posted by:
24tea@Mag 2/7/2024 4:17:25 PM (No. 1652823)
Sanity prevails with the people, but not in the White House or the Administration.
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Reply 12 - Posted by:
cireskul 2/7/2024 4:24:28 PM (No. 1652829)
Yes.
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Reply 13 - Posted by:
Lake Dweller 2/7/2024 4:46:56 PM (No. 1652843)
Looks like it to me.
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Reply 14 - Posted by:
LC Chihuahua 2/7/2024 4:48:44 PM (No. 1652846)
I get the impression that whatever is controlling Washington has covered all their bases, and that includes revolution. Think you can win a civil war? Don't bet on it. Seriously, how many Germans went along with the actions of Nazi Germany either out of fear or because they thought they were benefitting from their government. Same questions would apply to the USA. How much support would a civil war actually have? Personally, I don't think the support is there for that.
Our government is corrupt and incompetent. Just look at the debt. They cannot sustain what they are doing and will implode on their own.
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Reply 15 - Posted by:
John Farson 2/7/2024 4:49:18 PM (No. 1652847)
#5, the correct term is “The war of Northern Aggression “
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Reply 16 - Posted by:
Citoyen 2/7/2024 5:10:08 PM (No. 1652857)
The Civil War was indeed fought over slavery. Lincoln was a member of the Republican Party which was abolitionist to its core. Once he was elected the southern slave owners decided to leave the Union. One can argue that after the southern states seceded the best course was to leave them alone to flounder, eventually ending slavery themselves. I'm not sure why people, including Nikki Haley, are reluctant to list the true cause of the Civil War.
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Reply 17 - Posted by:
Venturer 2/7/2024 5:43:39 PM (No. 1652876)
No one wants a Civil war, and as bad as the economy is most people are living well enough where there won't be one.
But how long can the uniparty go on with their BS before Americans really do get mad enough to start an insurrection.
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Reply 18 - Posted by:
WV.Hillbilly 2/7/2024 5:52:34 PM (No. 1652880)
Biden can federalize the Texas National Guard. That's within his power.
What he can't do is issue orders to the Texas State Guard, a completely different organization who only answer to the Governor.
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Reply 19 - Posted by:
3XALADY 2/7/2024 6:35:36 PM (No. 1652901)
Yes, in the Middle East. Not here yet, but I think it is coming. Around election time.
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Reply 20 - Posted by:
volksford 2/7/2024 6:53:03 PM (No. 1652913)
Ditto # 5...
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Reply 21 - Posted by:
immelman 2/7/2024 6:55:44 PM (No. 1652915)
I would like to see widespread state nullifications before we start shooting each other.
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Reply 22 - Posted by:
chumley 2/7/2024 7:50:44 PM (No. 1652945)
They are like a bully stabbing his finger into your chest over and over again until you cant take it anymore and react. They are pushing for a reaction. What they seem to forget is that the US government has been defeated by back woods barbarians every single time they've started a war with them.
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Reply 23 - Posted by:
Geoman 2/7/2024 7:56:56 PM (No. 1652947)
Millions on both sides would starve to death. In the 1860s, a majority of American families were subsistence farmers. Not so today. There are around 1,000 people, who if they were selectively removed from the herd, American would prosper.
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Reply 24 - Posted by:
Italiano 2/7/2024 8:00:30 PM (No. 1652949)
I don't think so on any kind of large scale, but I do believe that there will be bloodshed.
When I was a kid in school reading about the Civil War, War Between the States, War of Northern Aggression, or whatever you want to call it, I was appalled (although I didn't know what that word meant at the time). I could not imagine Americans killing other Americans in battle. I can now. Easy.
Real easy.
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Reply 25 - Posted by:
DVC 2/7/2024 8:14:49 PM (No. 1652953)
Repeating the Yankee propaganda that they teach in their schools doesn't make it true, #16.
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Reply 26 - Posted by:
BarryNo 2/7/2024 8:16:51 PM (No. 1652954)
Everyone needs to understand that Civil War is a dangerous option. Currently, we have several million military age men in this country illegally, which I do not think is by accident. They may be a mercenary army recruited or hired from China and the Middle East. While they aren't armed, legally, when has that stopped Democrats? Multiple Executive Branch entities have amassed arsenals comparable to the weapons in private hands with enough Ammo to put dozens of rounds into every man, woman and child in the legal US population.
Then there are the US military forces. As Biden and others in his administration have mentioned, F-16s and nuclear bombs. The quality of soldier has greatly diminished, but they might act as advisors to the mercenary contingents. The aim is to bring the US under the sway of the Globalist cabal sans the Constitution. World-wide Tyranny, forever more.
What these boneheaded Elites fail to remember, is that Rome fell on part due to Roman trained mercenaries turning on their masters with weapons and tactics their masters had gifted them. We may indeed end in a tyranny, but it may be entirely different than what they envision.
If Civil War comes, it will be the duty and responsibility of our National Guard and whoever can train in military tactics in the meantime, to direct the rest of us and give us a leg up. That said, there are many agents of the Elites ready to trip us up and malign our intent to preserve America. Be very wary of anyone who tries to convince you to act against Law enforcement, local politicians or even elected Federal politicians. These people are hung out to dry, to draw our wrath.
If we do act, it must be against the people at the top, first. The Soros', The Gates, the numerous names linked to the Club of Rome, and the Bilderburgers.. These entities are the Blofelds of our future. Without them, we merely have to deal with two-bit psuedo Napoleans who will be battling each other as much as anyone else.
Pray hard, plan well. Be wary, even of your friends.if they start talking about 'demonstrative action - showing 'them' we mean business they are probably friends only to betray you. The people we're up against mean to destroy, root, stock and branch every remnant of the Tree of Liberty.. It's all or nothing now. All or nothing. If this is fixable, you will have gained appreciation for independent thinking as a basis for trust and deeper synergy between Free men and women needed for the American experiment to continue.
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Reply 27 - Posted by:
Omen55 2/7/2024 8:51:02 PM (No. 1652964)
If Joey thinks he's gonna lose Jill will push it to the flashpoint.
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Reply 28 - Posted by:
PismoPat 2/7/2024 10:19:40 PM (No. 1653005)
This article is just click bait and should have been removed as being "stupid."
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Reply 29 - Posted by:
RWPollock 2/8/2024 9:35:45 PM (No. 1653770)
Many people including myself have felt this for sometime.
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