[djf]

If something were to happen, I am not sure that future historians would call it a “civil war”.

More likely, if anything was to shape up, it would roughly be described as urban versus rural.

Shortages of significant impact would draw people out from the densely packed urban areas so that they could ransack small town America.

From a bit of the stuff I’ve seen, though, if there were major civil disturbances, one of the first things that would happen is important assets like oil refineries would be secured, and all travel into/away from large metropolitan areas would be stopped.

[jennguhl]

It’s not urban versus rural. I know a great deal of liberals in rural areas and a great many conservatives in urban areas. Let's not lump people who live in cities into liberals. Besides let's remember the south lost because of lack of industry and textiles, umm correct me if I ma wrong but cities are where the money, industrial areas, and textiles still are not to mention the coal plants for power and refineries for oil.