America could be rapidly approaching a new civil war and the August 8 search warrant execution at Mar-a-Lago could be a turning point in American history.
Writing in The Atlantic, Tim Alberta warned, “this country is tracking toward a scale of political violence not seen since the Civil War. It’s evident to anyone who spends significant time dwelling in the physical or virtual spaces of the American right. Go to a gun show. Visit a right-wing church. Check out a Trump rally. No matter the venue, the doomsday prophesying is ubiquitous—and scary. Whenever and wherever I’ve heard hypothetical scenarios of imminent conflict articulated, the premise rests on an egregious abuse of power, typically Democrats weaponizing agencies of the state to target their political opponents. I’ve always walked away from these experiences thinking to myself: If America is a powder keg, then one overreach by the government, real or perceived, could light the fuse.“
“What made January 6 so predictable—the willingness of Republican leaders to prey on the insecurities and outright paranoia of these […]
Hello Stephan! I notice in the previous article on Asian-Ameticans buying guns, and in this article, a fear of civil war or some kind of right-wing violence looming in the United States. In your RV of 2050 and 2060, was there a sense that there had been a period of civil war or of right-wing terrorism plaguing America, that had led to the kind of decentralized or regionalized United States you have sometimes mentioned? I wonder if praying and peacemaking and visualizing peace might avert a civil war scenario. Thank you for your fascinating work!