Neil Howe: 'Civil War Is More Likely Than People Think'

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(11-13-2016, 03:38 PM)pbrower2a Wrote:

(11-13-2016, 03:08 PM)beechnut79 Wrote:

(11-08-2016, 01:09 PM)pbrower2a Wrote: Some basic themes:

1. Donald Trump has no chance.

2. US Senate -- it is a near-toss-up. Democrats have nothing to lose, but Republicans aren't losing enough to make the Senate a slam dunk.

3. Gridlock likely for now. Obstruction has become the norm.

4. Civil war -- possible. Many cannot accept that they can lose. 45% of the public will believe that the election was stolen.

Subtext: impeachment a high likelihood strictly for political purposes. Hillary Clinton could be crippled as President.

5. Economic vulnerability: likely a slowing economy, an economic downturn will not elicit buyouts. Some people would like an economic meltdown to make their agenda possible. More monetary stimulus is unlikely.

6. Foreign policy: Russia can exploit any division in the West.

7. Populism has become a theme in both Parties. Corporations can be called on the carpet for misconduct.

8. Realignment -- we are overdue. Parties must redefine themselves, but they have become increasingly rigid. But the rigidity means that they cannot meet6 a real emergency.

Wells Fargo has been called out, and the CEO was either fired or forced to resign. But this has been the exception rather than the rule in recent years.

Oh, was I wrong! Liberalism may have become irrelevant in America. The Republicans may be in a position to ensure that we never have an election that the Republicans aren't willing to lose.

We will now have political lockstep because a totalitarian party can make life Hell for anyone not already rich so that the rich and powerful can live like sultans. Nobody gets away with challenging the Master Class and its Party.

We may have had the sort of realignment that Czechoslovakia had in 1948, except that this one is to the benefit of the plutocratic elite.

Every day that I will be in Donald Trump's America I will be a suicide risk. I would rather have terminal cancer than Donald Trump as President.

The Democrats are planning to do the same thing the Republicans did under Obama.