Sunday, March 19, 2023

Are We Headed for Another Civil War?

 https://www.bu.edu/articles/2019/are-we-headed-for-another-civil-war/

But it would have to be something else to call this a “civil war.” That would indicate a willingness on the part of masses of people to engage in violence against their political enemies. That happened in the 1860s, in part because people had come to see their political opponents in extreme, even demonic, ways and found it impossible to find any middle ground. Maybe our politics and culture are moving in that direction, but I don’t see it yet.

1 comment:

  1. The tactic is simple - engage in civil disobedience and even low level violence until the state is forced to crack down in response and then scream "Oppression!"

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