Thank you for an interesting and important historical reference.
I would also point out that we are close to having a similar, though so far non-violent, situation in this country.
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Ditto! My exact thought when I read shrink's post.:::
" A society divided into discordant groups, with the forces of public opinion canceling one another out, leaves no room for a ruling power to be constituted. And as "nature abhors a vacuum" the empty space left by the absence of public opinion is filled by brute force..."
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We have three potential scenarios.
Civil war/anarchy
Submission to democrat platform, ie increased socialism, etc
Conversion of enough Americans to conservative political positions to overcome the power of the dnc media.
This is exactly why Democrats ignore polls when they are losing. IF they can get to 51% on anything they hammer the other side, hoping to create a me-to effect to grow the numbers. They will also use any slight partial agreement for a position to claim overwhelming support as they claim the other side has changed and now agrees with them.