Do you think another civil war can happen in the US?
Do you think another civil war can happen in the US?
People keep saying this and I personally don't really believe it, I think there could be a couple riots, but not like a full on civil war. What does everyone think?
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I don't see how you'd have enough parity between two sides, whichever side the military picks would just be the overt over dog and maaaaaaybe you could have some kind of armed mountain resistance or something, but it would be more a rebellion than a civil war.
Veteran here. Speculation - take it for what's it's worth (not shit). There's a weird notion that the military is always just going to default to red, and while the total count definitely does lean red (cuz, y'know... most of us are fuckin dumbasses who vote against out own interests...) there IS a split... maybe... idk, 60-40? Point is there's a lot more blue in the military than we're typically painted as.
So, civil war. First off, not gonna happen cuz we don't have the spine for it. We'll just continue to bitch at eachother from the comfort of our couches; and while that bitching will probably get louder and we'll probably see some increase in domestic terrorism, it will not get to the point of actual war. But if we did... the military isn't going to just pick a side; it'll turn into the world's largest shitshow of infighting. Then once we've sufficiently hamstrung ourselves, we're going to get our asses handed to us by the enemies across the globe we've been collecting like fucking pokemon via our shitty foreign policy.
Tldr, the sides of our civil war are basically two yipping lapdogs that will bark louder and louder at eachother until we eventually prompt our pissed off neighbor to come over with a shotgun. The actual war that happens will kill both dogs well before we get to the point of a civil war.
I was in a medical unit. Almost entirely democrats, except the motor pool.
Why do you think the military wouldn't fracture as well?
Too professional, but I could be wrong
It's made up of people. Not to mention the different cultures across branches and bases. Think of all the national guards, and the evangelical air force.
That's what I'm getting at - it would. Maybe not officially, but the infighting would be intense.