The division in America has become so dramatic over the past
year that many people can only foresee it heading one place: Civil War.
There’s a
pronounced uptick in violence and protests (often going hand in hand.) Free
speech is being crushed by the opposition with the mere threat of violent
responses. Statues and memorials are being vandalized or defended. Protesters
show up armed and armored, ready for battle. The media throws gasoline on these
flames with reports solely laying the blame on one side. Some groups are openly planning sedition and
no one is trying to stop them.
Our country has reached a point of such division that it’s hard
to imagine how we could once again become united.
The
events are snowballing.
The United Nations has issued an
“early warning” about civil conflict in America. Many people believe these
extremist “sides” are made up of professional provocateurs and do not
reflect the true feelings of Americans. (Brandon Smith makes an incredibly
compelling case for this.) California wants to secede and
a lot of folks would
be happy to see them go. Some black people want outrageous “reparations” from white
people while others call them out for being easily
manipulated.
It seems like no one wants peace in America except us average
folks, who are happy to get along with our neighbors, regardless of their race,
religion, or sexual proclivities. But at the rate things are escalating, our
wishes could be irrelevant.
Historian
and strategist Gregory Copley wrote:
Yes, there is a civil war looming in the United States.
But it will not look like the orderly pattern of descent which
characterized the conflict of 1861-65. It will appear more like the
Yugoslavia break-up, or the Russian and Chinese civil wars of the 20th Century.
It will appear as an evolving chaos…
…It is significant that the gathering crisis in the United
States was not precipitated by the November 7, 2016, election of Pres. Donald
Trump, and neither was the growing polarization of the United Kingdom’s society
caused by the Brexit vote of 2016.
In both instances, the election of Mr Trump and the decision by
UK voters for Britain to exit the European Union were late reactions — perhaps
too late — by the regional populations of both countries to what they perceived
as the destruction of their nation-states by “urban super-oligarchies”.
The last-ditch reactions by those who voted in the US for Donald
Trump and those who voted in the UK for Brexit were against an urban-based
globalism which has been building for some seven decades, with the deliberate
or accidental intent of destroying nations and nationalism. It is now
crystallizing into this: urban globalism sees nations and nationalism as the
enemy, and vice-versa.
The battle
lines have been drawn. (source)
And this makes sense if you consider that the majority of
Clinton voters were from heavily populated urban areas like Los Angeles, San
Francisco, and New York City. As well, Mr. Copley points out, the urban
globalists control the greater part of the media.
Urban globalists control most of the means of communications [is
this new “means of production”; the 21st Century marxian dialectic?] and
therefore control “information” and the perception of events.
“Nationalists”,
then, are operating instinctively, and in darkness. (source)
He’s certainly not wrong.
Oh – and before someone chimes in and starts hysterically
talking about “white nationalists” – Mr. Copley isn’t referring to the KKK.
He’s referring to people who put national interests ahead of global interests.
Some folks
believe that Civil War 2.0 is already happening.
It’s interesting to get a perspective from a spectator outside
the United States. Russian political commentator Dmitry Kosyrev says that
the war has been raging in America for the last few years.
“Democrats are doing wild, suicidal things because they are not
just on the defensive, but on the verge of collapse, as the
Trump administration breaking down their ‘evil empire’… Their goal is not
the destruction of Russia, but the salvation of their own
project,” Kosyrev pointed out, referring to the ongoing scandal
over alleged “Russian interference” in the US 2016 presidential
election.
“Democrats do not have a majority in Congress or their own
army, but the war they have been waging is a hybrid one,” the commentator
wrote.
“Therefore, in the media zone, they are advancing
with a wild, schizophrenic rage. However, they haven’t yet fully
monopolized this sphere,” Kosyrev noted, adding that their outrage
against the very existence of the Russian English-language TV channel
Russia Today is also a “military phenomenon.”
“The essence of what is happening is that the Republicans
are now advancing,” he explained, “It simply happens in dozens
of small, internal episodes.”
“As one
could see, the Democrats have a lot to lose in this war,” the
commentator said, adding that the ongoing civil war still has no end
in sight. (source)
Unsettling when viewed from a distance, right?
So, what
would a second Civil War look like?
I asked you, the readers, for your opinions on what a Civil War
would look like if it erupted in American.
With the incendiary situation going on across the country,
there’s been a great deal of talk about the potential of civil war erupting in
America.
IF such a terrible thing would occur, how do you think it would
happen? How do you believe we’d all be affected? What would you foresee?
This is all speculation, of course, but share your thoughts in
the comments below.
Of course, this is all speculative, but there are some pretty
interesting answers. Here’s what you all had to say:
1.)
Laura…
…the cities would be hit hard, outlying areas will become
balkanized…and as far as ‘it’ happening, it started with ‘the resistance’…just
hasn’t gone hot yet. And PS it won’t be a civil war, when it goes hot it will
be along the lines of race and economics, nothing like the Civil War which was
a federal vs state issue (control).
Note:
Balkanization is defined as the “fragmentation or division of a region or state
into smaller regions or states that are often hostile or uncooperative with one
another.” (source)
2.)
Jeriann…
I see it starting in the streets of the South. Then the National
Guard gets sent in, then local militias build to fight the National Guard.
Civil unrest runs amuck. People flee the Southern states, going north and west.
Seeds of hate growing in their hearts against the government for allowing this
to happen. Groups are gathering in homes to discuss the next step. Hoarding of
food and gas begins. Desperation sets in. Peopllosese faith in government both
local, state, and federal. The reality sets in we are vulnerable to Russia,
China, Isis, fear and despair over take the people. They cry out in the
streets, camps are set up for our protection and to provide for us.
3.)
Chris…
I wonder what it would be fought over….where would the lines be
drawn? Racial? Political? Economics? Who will be fighting who? I think flat-out
every man for himself anarchy is a more likely scenario than what we would
consider a civil war.
4.) Koi…
This is what the government wants to happen so they can have
Martial law, and throw the Constitution in the trash.
5.) Ryan…
It’ll be
based on race, the easiest distinguisher for low information people with anger
and a desire to fight. I’m not sure how white people on the left would
distinguish themselves as allies though, they’ll probably get caught up in the
carnage. The real question I have is: how long will TPTB allow the bloodshed
before they implement the next phase of police state
6.)
Andrea…
If it really took off, if you don’t live in a major city, I
think the main effect you’d feel is a shortage of goods. Truckloads of
deliveries not being able to get safely to certain destinations would
eventually just stop coming.
7.) Tony…
If this did go down I think it will be short lived. The
government would turn off the communication systems and money supply to the
country. The stock market will crash and the one-percenters will load up on
shares and make billions once order is restored and the market rebounds.
8.) Lyle…
A civil war totally manufactured by the media.
9.)
Joshua…
There is nothing left to hold civil society together. No shared
values. No shared history. No shared worldview. In many places, not even a
shared language. What we see now is the Balkanization of America. In essence,
we as a people have already seceded from each other.
10.) Marvin…
Here are the options1. Nothing’s gonna happen, well, except ALL
statues will be removed, confederate, union, MLK, presidents, baseball players,
even poor ole Elvis.2. A lot more protests and more deaths.3. North Korea drops
an EMP and we thin the herd.
11.)
Sherri…
In a way I think it’s already been going on for sometime.
Internet trolling, hackers, some laws aren’t really enforced.
12.)
Brian…
The UN will get called in. One World Order implementation.
13.) Liz…
I think a financial crisis of sorts , most likely causing
serious uproar. An outside source of the United States coming in to try to look
like helpers , I think they get a lot of people to follow them then off more
than half, I think they want the very young. Madness, looting, complete anarchy
until people begin to fight back.
14.)
Scott…
It’s not just America, the civil divide is being pushed toward
civil war in Europe and UK too!The economic crash will be global as will the
response…this is the endgame that has been coming a long time.Expect
microchipping of the population through FEMA camps for starving and preppers
being shot for hoarding food.Make sure your food is not all in one place, have
multiple caches so if one or two are discovered it doesn’t leave you with all
the others queuing up for a loaf of bread and swiping your new microchip.
15.) Tim…
…Someone in our government will get the idea, if they haven’t
already, that the best way to bring us back together as a nation is to give us
a common enemy. Then with the help of the Media, they will demonize this
enemy to the point where we as Americans can no longer just sit idly by. All
the sudden, all the other issues disappear and the US government is back in
control of the hearts and minds of its people.
16.) Pat…
I think the polarization is so extreme and so deep-seated that
the very best thing for the majority of people would be for the USA to split
into 3 or 4 separate countries. I don’t think we will have peace until this
happens (if it ever happens). The alternative is likely to be extreme control
by the government to a degree that none of us ever want to see or experience.
17.)
Ivar…
What will begin as a somewhat ideological war (Antifa versus the
Alt-Right) will sooner or later devolve into an outright race war. At that
time, Antifa will cease to exist (split up in ethnic gangs). The Whites in
Antifa will be on their own, and not last very long… The Alt-Right will
continue to exist, although it might adopt a different name.
Since Whites own most of the land and ammunition, and are better
trained and prepped, they will most likely win this race war.
I do not think it is likely that the race war will end soon. I’m
afraid it will continue until America is all-White. Once faced with an
existential threat, people can do crazy things to make sure it can never ever
happen again.
This could have as a consequence that not only North America
becomes all-White, but South America too.
A similar process will happen in Europe. It is quite likely that
the Europeans will not only drive Islam from their continent, but remove it
from the globe completely and repopulate the entire Middle-East.
These Antifa provocateurs and Islamic terrorists are taking a
terrible gamble. Their tactics either succeed (and the entire world turns
Communist or Islamic), or it will be the eradication of all the people they represent.
18.
Renny…
I foresee a lot of guerrilla-type warfare. If Martial Law was
instituted, I could easily imagine the Antifa types committing acts of
vandalism, bombing things, holding up supply trucks. Sneak attacks with huge
shocking impacts, like attacking children at a school or something. It would
become dangerous for people to be in certain areas based on their race.
This could result in extreme violence against innocent
non-combatants. Schools would shut down, public gathering areas like malls and
markets could be targeted. Businesses would be unable to continue due to
repeated vandalism. This would, in turn, affect the supply chain, which would
increase theft as desperate hungry people did what they had to so they could
feed their families.
19. Kendall…
This will be a race war, flames fanned by the likes of George
Soros in order to destabilize the country. It’s a Marxist agenda that separates
black vs. white and causes problems where there were none before. Paid
protesters, activist groups funded by billionaires, and the crushing of free
speech through violent protests will all boil over into more division.
Confusion will occur because this won’t be a clear-cut, North
vs. South issue. The “enemy” would be hard to identify and easy to be mistaken
for. How can you tell if someone is right-leaning or left-leaning?
United we stand…divided, billionaires make lots of money off our
pain. Just like every other war, it all boils down to money and control.
20.) A…
I think we’re already seeing civil war, courtesy of Bush, Obama,
Trump and now people who want to further ‘fundamentally change America’. The
‘war’ is between those who think the American dream is so-called equality for
all, free stuff like healthcare, maternity leave and cell phones (coz that’s
what our Founding Fathers intended – NOT!) and those of us who want to retain
Her glory, where Life, Liberty and the Pursuit of Happiness is all that
matters. We won’t see the death toll of the 1860’s, but we’ll see even more
hatred, fear and division, combined with occasional attacks like
Charlottesville. A nation divided cannot stand and sooner or later, whether
We won’t see the death toll of the 1860’s, but we’ll see even
more hatred, fear and division, combined with occasional attacks like
Charlottesville. A nation divided cannot stand and sooner or later, whether
it’s a natural disaster, an external attack, financial crippling or just plain
consequences of our action, there will be chaos, with FEAR being the biggest
killer!
People keep talking about this one event…
I think it’ll be more of a slow and painful process, with
serious consequences for our children’s children worldwide! The Beacon on the
Hill WILL go out, and the world will be plunged into darkness
Some ugly and terrifying pictures painted there…
How would
you prepare for something like this?
Just like any other disaster, unless you are right in the midst
of the conflict, your primary concerns would be supply shortages and
self-defense.
Prepping for a long-term supply shortage is the number one thing
you should do in order to be ready for this.
·
Check out this article for the
things they ran out of first in Venezuela and make your list accordingly.
·
Stock up on emergency food buckets for long-term supplies.
·
Stock your pantry with healthful food to keep yourself well. (Here’s
all of my best advice for budget stockpile shopping.)
·
Make sure your general preps are in order. (Check out this
book and this online course.)
You also have to be prepared to defend yourself, your family,
and your home.
·
This article explains
why it’s essential for preppers to be armed
·
This book discusses home security for
preppers
·
This book talks about self-protection for
people who aren’t black belt ninjas (the title says it’s for women but I think
anyone could get extreme value from it.)
·
This course dives deep into the psychology of civil unrest and
how to keep yourself and your family safe.
It would be wise to be discreet about your supplies, as
shortages and hunger will cause otherwise decent people to commit acts they
would have otherwise never considered.
What do
you think?
In the comments section, let me know what you think about the
looming prospect of civil war. Tell me…
·
If you think it’s already here, just undeclared.
·
What you think the ramifications will be.
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How you think the lines will be drawn.
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Who stands to benefit the most.
·
What the trigger might be that would really kick things off.
·
How you feel people should prepare for this
Alternatively, you may think we are in no danger of Civil War
2.0 actually occurring. Explain your reasoning.
And
please, be courteous. Civil War 2.0 shall not
erupt in my comments section. Thanks. 🙂
Reprinted
with permission from The Organic Prepper.
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