>Is he threatening civil war?
Quite possibly:
There are a couple of good posts which, IMO, show the ‘shadows’ of just how such a civil war could start.
WAW:
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/news/2603279/posts?page=76#76
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/news/2603279/posts?page=143#143
Kartographer:
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/news/2603279/posts?page=74#74
I am not advocating a civil war. I am advocating they they be properly confronted and have to defend their actions.
A demonstration with pitchforks and torches can be entirely peaceful. I suggest we march, listen to speakers, sing patriotic songs and later go home, peacefully.
I am sure just like a good trash detail can be organized, a good ‘discipline’ detail can be organized too.
But the symbolism of the march should be unmistakable too. They should know afterward they have been duly warned. They should be fully aware after the course of this peaceful demonstration that they push too far. They must know that their actions have consequences and that we know what the last argument of tyrants really is...
The last argument of tyrants is force.
Show this to them, show this to the American people simultaneously, and that may - may - short-circuit their decision tree - and perhaps they will do what they can to avoid a civil war.
Perhaps, given enough persuasion, they will see the error.
Sometimes the stakes need to be higher before we know the true character of ourselves and our opponents.
Let them reveal their true character.