The things that make me think it is war
1. Shootings of police officers
2. Antifa and other violence against conservatives go unanswered by justice system
3. Violent street demonstrations
4. Infiltration of the country by cartel armies
5. Kavenaugh type smearing by press and politically powerful
6. Renegade intel services aligned with one of the parties and scheming to deny justice
Perhaps it's a precursor to war.
War is a concerted effort, not chaos. The left is not yet capable of a concerted effort. They will lose, and lose fast, if they bring this to a hot civil war rather than stay in this cold one of dueling narratives.
Just my 2 cents.