Your response mirrors what the frog thinks as he swims in the pot of water. The frog totally ignores the rising temperature of the water as it rises. There are many indicators of the rising temperature; sanctuary cities, violent protests at otherwise peaceful events, violence against police, etc. Look back 20 years, would these things be happening? The stew is getting hotter.
Maybe I dont follow what point you are trying to make. I gathered it was a supposition of what civil war looks like, not what break down of government or a lawful society looks like.
I dont see states fighting states aka 1861. There are too many enclaves of gimmedat ‘consumers’ mixed into the producer states. I can see major unrest between the two of these at many local levels.
When you say the stew is getting hotter, I can only assume you mean that the producers are losing patience, and I can concur with that.
What is your purpose for pursuing my response? I, like many others here, am not ignorant of the ‘water temperature’. I think we just see the boiling over happening differently, neither way being a good outcome. But what are you proposing as a solution?