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And, disciplined enough to not fire the first shot.

Not everybody may be so disciplined.

All the loose talk and bravado isn't that disciplined either.

Talk about civil war like it's expected, unavoidable, necessary, or winnable and sooner or later somebody somewhere will take it to heart.

[papertyger]

Talk about civil war like it's expected, unavoidable, necessary, or winnable ...

That is precisely what it is. You can not negotiate with those who insist all THEIR problems are YOUR fault, therefore it is incumbent on YOU to make THEM happy.