06-09-2020, 01:30 PM
(06-08-2020, 07:25 PM)Bob Butler 54 Wrote:(06-08-2020, 06:41 PM)David Horn Wrote:(06-08-2020, 05:05 PM)sbarrera Wrote: A two pole regeneracy is a civil war. Which might be where we are - the blue state has the numbers and the red state has the weaponry.
H-m-m-m. Sounds a lot like the ACW.
Except the Civil War had violent catalysts in Bleeding Kansas and Harper's Ferry leading up to it. These days, the spiral of violence is going no where, and both sides have adopted the popular vote as good enough to peacefully hand over power. Also, the Civil War was typical of the Industrial Age where both sides were eager to go to violence. Peaceful means wasn't really common yet. Thoreau wrote about it a little at the time of the Mexican War with his Civil Disobedience essay, but it was only with Ghandi and King that it took off.
These days, 'war' can be fought without the need of actual combat, because the 'war' itself can exist in a different context entirely. Let's assume that this 'war' is economic. What are the weapons? A lot of them are productive units like factories that exist where they are. On the other hand, some are totally mobile -- the analogy isn't precise. But we do know where the people reside: more in Blue than Red areas by far. If I'm wrong and it comes to actual violence, I suspect the 2nd Amendment folks won't rush to the battlements if it means fighting a modern military, so the 'war' may be self limiting.
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