If you haven't been paying attention to American politics, there are currently widespread protests due to a woman being shot by ICE last week. It looks like the current administration may be seeking violent unrest in the hopes of delaying elections.
Civil war requires two militaries. Tiananmen Square wasn’t a civil war.
That’s still not a civil war in the conventional sense. If it gets entrenched and coördinated it could be come something we’ll debate, e.g. the Troubles. But insurgency != civil war.
Sometimes yes. Sometimes no. Civil wars are large-scale mobilizations. That’s what makes them uniquely destructive. Insurgencies are also destructive, but in a categorically-different way.
Right, and so are a lot of people. My point is that we still have a long way to go before that sentiment sets in.
Interesting, are you saying that the intentional use of USD somehow makes the US more vulnerable? What failure mode are you thinking of?
2. start civil war
3. ???
4. civil war with stone axes
One thing is for sure, any civil war in the us will not be short on guns.