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What a Second American Civil War Could Look Like
Townhall.com ^ | July 21, 2020 | Mark Nuckols

Posted on 07/21/2020 6:19:22 AM PDT by Kaslin

I fear that there is a looming civil war on the horizon. It is not yet inevitable, but all true American patriots must be prepared for the coming battle. And the costs in blood will be heavy. This war will not be fought like the American Revolution or the Civil War of 1861-65, where disciplined armies observed the laws of war and respected civilian lives.

This war will be waged by far-left radicals and their deep-state puppet masters. For them, civilian casualties and massacres will not be moral evils, but merely part and parcel of their larger plan to “reconstruct” America. Their objective is simple: overthrow our constitutional order, destroy our way of life, and deprive us of our freedom, our liberties, our property, and our honor.

I have spent many years in countries that have suffered civil war and its horrors, such as Russia (including Chechnya), Syria, Lebanon, Croatia, Bosnia, and Kosovo. I have also carefully studied the history of revolutions and civil conflict. And until recently I would never have believed a second civil war in America to be possible. But the warning signs are all there, and they began appearing most visibly when Donald Trump became the Republican nominee for president. He is the first American politician that strikes fear into the hearts of both the deep state and the radical left. And that fear makes them extremely dangerous.

The Bolshevik October Revolution of 1917 was carried out by a mere few thousand party members in St. Petersburg. And it was sudden and unexpected, the Bolshevik Central Committee made the decision to launch a coup d’etat only hours before its execution. In fact, as late as July 1917 Lenin himself did not expect a communist revolution in his lifetime. The Russian Civil War that followed is a horrifying story of savage carnage and obscene violence.

In similar fashion, I believe one likely spark for the Second American Civil War will be the result of a coup d’etat carried out by anti-America extremists. It will catch most Americans by surprise. The coup plotters will act quickly to seize the critical levers of power, before any opposition has a chance to react. And they will be aided and abetted by the kinds of people Lenin referred to, contemptuously, as useful idiots.

The shock troops will come from the ranks of Antifa and radical anti-white elements of the Black Lives Matter movement. These fascist stormtroopers will be augmented by the even larger numbers of veterans of Occupy and other far-left movements. And jihadists from across the globe will flock to support this coup. But the real power will be behind the scenes, in the hands of the bureaucrats of the American deep state, who will see such a far-left coup as their best chance to preserve and expand their far-reaching powers, but which President Trump threatens.

Much of the mainstream media will initially be warmly supportive. A few so-called conservatives at The New York Times may meekly protest that while the ends of the revolution are laudable, perhaps the means are a bit too messy. But most of the liberal media will fall into lockstep, in the belief that as long as they are supportive, the coup leaders will allow them to stay in business. Many Americans will believe their pro-coup propaganda and quietly submit, or at least refrain from overt resistance.

The faculties at Harvard, Yale, and Princeton will pass resolutions of fervent support, and their brainwashed students will rush to enlist in the revolution before all the excitement passes. Likewise, left-leaning foundations and oligarchs will promise financial support. And the Federal Reserve will flood the economy with debased currency.

Not all Democrat politicians will turn traitor, but there will be some prominent establishment “statesmen” who will betray our country. They will naively believe that they will be able to control the revolution and turn it to their own purposes. When their fig leaf of respectability is no longer required, they will get the fate they deserve. But their role will be critical, to give coup leaders the guise of “continuity of government” while they seize the critical levers of power.

America’s external enemies will not sit by idly. The new revolutionary government will offer generous terms in return for “foreign assistance” (meaning secret police), and troops if necessary. Expect a Treaty of San Antonio whereby Mexico “recovers her historic territories” of Texas, New Mexico, Arizona, and southern California. Russia will expect a return of Alaska (and its oil) to the Motherland. China and the European Union will demand we surrender our economic sovereignty and become vassals of Beijing and Brussels. And, of course, the United Nations will offer to send in the “blue helmets” to “restore civil order.” North Korea, Cuba, Venezuela, and Iran will all also want in on the spoils in return for “technical support.”

And what will be the agenda of this regime? The first priority is obvious: the confiscation of all privately owned guns. An armed citizenry ready and prepared to defend its rights would be an intolerable threat to the regime. The next logical step would be identifying any and all possible sources of opposition and interning them and their families in “re-education” camps. The third priority will be a radical redistribution of property. It would destroy the American free-enterprise economy, but short-term it would guarantee the loyal support of all those hoping for a share of the spoils.

I do not wish to be alarmist. But what I describe here is a plausible scenario. And have no doubt, our nation’s enemies are resolute and determined. The continued existence of our great country, the United States of America, will depend on the bravery, strength, resourcefulness, and patriotism of her most loyal citizens. We must stand prepared for all possible threats.

May God bless and protect America.


TOPICS: Culture/Society; Editorial
KEYWORDS: america; antifa; banglist; blm; civilwar; communism; cwii; cwiiping; deepstate; marxism; preppers; shtf
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To: Ransomed
Every country is different. And civil wars have hsd different causes. The civil war in The Sudan had totally different causes from the civil war in Yugoslavia for example.
121 posted on 07/21/2020 8:26:50 AM PDT by SmokingJoe
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To: PIF

Thanks.


122 posted on 07/21/2020 8:26:59 AM PDT by sport
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To: SmokingJoe

Thanks.


123 posted on 07/21/2020 8:28:01 AM PDT by sport
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To: TMN78247
Just a reminder for all:

When you call 911, no one is coming!


124 posted on 07/21/2020 8:29:51 AM PDT by Perseverando (Antifa, BLM, Libs, Progs, Islamonazis, Statists, Commies, DemoKKKrats: It's a Godlessness disorder.)
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To: SmokingJoe

Thanks again because I believe there were those who demanded that she be sentenced to Death by a Thousand Cuts.


125 posted on 07/21/2020 8:31:56 AM PDT by sport
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To: The Toll

Our side is completely paralyzed from the lack of organization. If you attempt to “defend your home” alone from a Mob you will die.

The Patriot Fireteam is still the best idea I have seen. It is not a militia than can be infiltrated and incarcerated by a lying informant.

It is simply you and 3 neighbors forming a unit and training together. A small 4 man fireteam using well executed battle drills will completely cut a mob to pieces.


126 posted on 07/21/2020 8:32:43 AM PDT by The Toll
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To: Brian Griffin

It can only be avoided by outlawing communism. In the fifties, many people were duped into believing that the “red scare” was a silly fear where gullible people saw commies behind every tree. The communists themselves ran a surreptitious campaign to ridicule those who believed communism was a threat to our way of life.

Here we are nearly 70 years later and the same Reds are threatening us with extinction. What is different is they learned in the 60s that violent revolution was not going to happen so they undertook to take over the institutions. That’s why Ayers and Dohrn went into education.

Now we have two generations of useful idiots that think socialism and communism are preferable to liberty and freedom.


127 posted on 07/21/2020 8:33:38 AM PDT by ProtectOurFreedom
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To: Perseverando

Fwiw, I’ve chuckled every time that I’ve seen people here & elsewhere talk about “the coming gorilla war”.= One presumes that an actual “gorilla war” would be fought with bare hands, sticks & stones.
(Having a dictionary nearby comes to mind to avoid looking uneducated/ignorant.)

Yours, TMN78247


128 posted on 07/21/2020 8:34:49 AM PDT by TMN78247 ("VICTORY or DEATH", William Barrett Travis, LtCol, comdt., Fortress of the Alamo, Bejar, F'by 241836)
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To: ProtectOurFreedom

If ammunition is available. That will be the key. Where are the ammunition plants? What are their supply chains? Where are the ammunition raw materials sourced? How are the ammunition companies financed? Can they be strangled if financing from Wall Street is cut off?
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Lead car batteries and lead bullet molds, husband your brass.


129 posted on 07/21/2020 8:36:00 AM PDT by joegoeny ("Nuts!")
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To: alloysteel

“... for no conceivable reason other than a sort of social experiment on a massive scale.”

That’s what is so puzzling. All those people with great wealth supporting the revolution when they KNOW they cannot control it and will ultimately be consumed by it.

All the kneeling and virtue signaling didn’t prevent Amazon and Starbucks from being attacked in Seattle.


130 posted on 07/21/2020 8:36:57 AM PDT by ProtectOurFreedom
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To: Ikeon

Sounds just like what the left is pushing for.


131 posted on 07/21/2020 8:37:06 AM PDT by Dutch Boy
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To: Ikeon

Sounds just like what the left is pushing for.


132 posted on 07/21/2020 8:37:07 AM PDT by Dutch Boy
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To: ProtectOurFreedom

IIRC, and I think I do. Bill Clinton greatly relaxed the requirements for government service for those who had previously been linked to the CPUSA in America. Ummm? Hillary, Obama, and many thousands of their fellow travellers and new recruits. And look what has happened to America.


133 posted on 07/21/2020 8:37:46 AM PDT by Perseverando (Antifa, BLM, Libs, Progs, Islamonazis, Statists, Commies, DemoKKKrats: It's a Godlessness disorder.)
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To: Jeff Chandler

On The Gorilla Channel?

https://www.politico.com/story/2018/01/05/trump-gorilla-channel-parody-326374


134 posted on 07/21/2020 8:42:08 AM PDT by FreedomPoster (Islam delenda est)
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To: ClearCase_guy
Watch Bevelyn Beatty in the second video discuss her experience being held by the NYC police for a few hours after she put black paint on the BLM graffiti on the New York street. The police were solidly supporting her.

FANTASTIC message from Wolverine American Bevelyn Beatty

135 posted on 07/21/2020 8:42:42 AM PDT by ProtectOurFreedom
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To: sport

She was sentenced to death, which was then commuted to a life sentence.


136 posted on 07/21/2020 8:44:23 AM PDT by SmokingJoe
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To: Chickensoup

Yes, exactly right. I cannot understand why the radical groups have not been infiltrated and shut down by Barr. This should be the DOJ’s second front in the war (fighting the Deep State ally is the first front).


137 posted on 07/21/2020 8:44:42 AM PDT by ProtectOurFreedom
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To: TMN78247
Fwiw, I’ve chuckled every time that I’ve seen people here & elsewhere talk about “the coming gorilla war”.= One presumes that an actual “gorilla war” would be fought with bare hands, sticks & stones.

Yeah, I believe a gorilla war is what happens when "chimping out" escalates.

138 posted on 07/21/2020 8:47:45 AM PDT by Perseverando (Antifa, BLM, Libs, Progs, Islamonazis, Statists, Commies, DemoKKKrats: It's a Godlessness disorder.)
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To: Gen.Blather

“The Civil War is here.”

Really? I only see one side fighting. So far this is just an unopposed cultural revolution.


139 posted on 07/21/2020 8:48:22 AM PDT by Brooklyn Attitude (In America 2.0, blacks are sacred and can do no wrong.)
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To: old curmudgeon

I am SO troubled by the failure of almost every Republican in Congress as well as in the Statehouses to stand up and loudly proclaim support for freedom, liberty, God and capitalism and denounce totalitarianism, communists and their numerous leaders and front groups. NOBODY in public office is taking the case to the people that we are under serious assault by radical revolutionaries and what our lives will be like if they win.


140 posted on 07/21/2020 8:51:29 AM PDT by ProtectOurFreedom
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