See also the checklist offered in Civil War II "The Comming Breakup of America" A Checklist, by Thomas W. Chittum and see what you think. Though Prager and Chittum have differing styles and are noting different indicators, their vision is remarkably similar...and unsettling.
What could turn the Cold Civil War hot? What happened in Florida in the 2000 election was a harbinger of things to come.
I'm guessing you might know a little of what was planned in the event Jesse Jackson/Al Sharpton's threatened riots unless Gore was installed as President were to take place. I had a very tiny role in some of the contingency planning, which was carried out via couriers- there was not a single telephone call or e-mail message made, so far as I'm aware.
But I'm guessing that an economic crisis/crash would do it too. A rise in the cost of gas to $3/gallon would probably do it after the resulting increases in food and other necessities began to be felt, and a repeat of the Wall Street Crash of 1929 or anything similar that shuts down the ATM machines would likely do it. I've got some references for you on that too, Travis.
BTW, I've added you to the *CWII Pilgrims* list. Totally without authorization!
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Chittum and Prager are on the same page, having arrived from different places.
The ways the Cold Civil War could turn hot are numerous! Economic collapse could trigger it, and that collapse could be precipitated by a smallpox or mass anthrax attack, a nuke, a cyber attack, a new Operation Bojinka, a campaign of mass arsons of forests...
I could go on all night with the ways our enemies could wreck our economy, throwing the country into civil disorder.