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Related: Editorials & Other Articles, Issue Forums, Alliance Forums, Region ForumsLast year, my wife and I wanted to see a movie, so we went to the theater
and watched "Civil War." I was not impressed with the film, really. However, looking back, it's starting to seem more and more possible.
Did you see it? If not, you might want to. Not a good vision of the near future, I think, but worth considering as you plan.
Ocelot II
(120,815 posts)I've always thought a civil war like the original one was pretty improbable because the ideological divisions wouldn't be between two countries comprised of entire states, but between urban and rural populations. Even the red states have blue areas, usually the large cities - and here in MN, when you get outside Minneapolis/St. Paul and environs, plus Duluth and a few college towns, it's Alabama only colder. Seems to me it would be more like The Troubles in Northern Ireland, with guerilla warfare directed at specific targets, or the English civil wars of the 17th century, with armed forces competing for specific geographical strongholds.
I suppose I should buy a box of shells for my shotgun, though, just in case.
MineralMan
(147,570 posts)but it's not that much cost.
The movie isn't great, but the concept is apt for the times. I hope we don't get to that stage, though.
I expect that the movie is going to get watched more now than when it was released.
lame54
(36,881 posts)Tagline - Not a shot was fired
kerry-is-my-prez
(9,197 posts)The way things are going, if a right-winger shoots and kills someone , it will be deemed ok. If youre a lefty you will have the book thrown at them. This will be a result of Gaetz (or someone just as bad) in charge of the justice system with the power of the President and Supreme Court behind them. They will start getting rid of all the good judges and replace them with Aileen Cannons. In Florida, all of the RW judges got voted back in. 15-20 years ago, our Florida Supreme Court was very liberal. Not anymore.
MineralMan
(147,570 posts)We just don't carry them around to make our dicks seem longer.
Elessar Zappa
(15,888 posts)Where I live, many, many Democrats have guns. I have one and know how to use it.