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Do you see the possibility of another civil war? (lemmy.world)

submitted 1 year ago by [email protected] to c/[email protected]

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I think that it will not be waged between North and South for state rights, but rather between Republicans and Democrats for human rights. It will happen before our 250th anniversary in 2026.

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[–] [email protected] 6 points 1 year ago (2 children)

I certainly hope so, but one side (which I won't name because I think it's obvious enough) doesn't seem content with just living their lives, they want to force themselves on the lives of others as well so that the whole country will be just as shitty as they are and then they won't have to feel so bad about it.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 year ago

Yeah that part is scary. But even that side (which we won't name) has a significant number of people who, while they have bad opinions and want bad things, don't actually want the level of insanity and violence we have seen from supporters of a certain unnaturally colored presidential figure.

I have real hope that people are figuring the problem out soon enough that they can solve some of this through increased voter turnout and higher engagement. If we'd gone another decade of complacency we'd be in a lot worse spot because many legitimate avenues of combating oppressive policies might have gotten blocked. But as it is, people can still effect change. That makes actual civil war unlikely, at least for now.

[–] [email protected] -4 points 1 year ago

Most americans think the "sides" are red vs blue, which is absolutely 100% wrong in all ways. So as long as that belief holds true a civil war is impossible.