What a Second American Civil War Could Look Like

Townhall.com ^ | July 21, 2020 | Mark Nuckols

[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.

[Swirl]

The Army Joint Chief of Staff stabbed Trump in the back after the church speech, and he is still there!!

[Lurkinanloomin]

The DOJ are still mostly Holder’s people.

[DarthVader]

Don’t take that seriously! Only the uniformed do. We have domestic NS operations going on. Who do you think these guys in Portland are and those who are going out everywhere after ANTIFA.

[Sgt_Schultze]

With so so much official support, the number of extremists as legitimate targets increases. I cannot envision that those officials who facilitate the violence, or those educrats who advise the coup, will be disregarded if retaliation commences.

[TMN78247]

The truthful answer is that the Patriot forces will HAVE TO HAVE a HIGH COMMAND of dedicated Patriots who know how to make those plans.

Fwiw, I’m only a tactical/field soldier & NOT a senior military expert. We need a PATTON or a MAC ARTHUR running the forces as a whole. - Give me a guerrilla force to command & I will command them & achieve the mission BUT we have to have EXPERTS at the TOP to coordinate the overall plan & set up way to coordinate the war effort.

Yours, TMN78247
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[Perseverando]

This constitution you talk about, is that the one that says natural born citizen and ALL of our elected and appointed failed to uphold when they swore in Obama who wasn’t?

America was sold out so that Obama could be the first affirmative action Communist Community Organizer President.

America got hung out to dry!

[ProtectOurFreedom]

Yet the many communist splinter and front groups seem to have no high level command structure. They seem to be operating autonomously.

[Scott from the Left Coast]

What makes you think the Rats will accept a Trump win? They didn’t last time. Now the army is another matter...they are government bureaucrats after all.

It’s rather simple math...we are going to kill the Democrats and political class Republicans, or they are going to kill us. I’d prefer we get them before they get us.

[TMN78247]

TERRORISTS can get along W/O a overall plan. - Their only plan is TERROR, causing widespread FEAR & a smart monkey can figure that much out.

Otoh, WINNING a WAR takes ORGANIZATION, TRANSPORT, LOGISTICS, etc.

YES, we need a FEW real EXPERTS, to coordinate the various field tactical groups. -The only problem is FNDING them.
(I just know enough to know what we NEED for the coming horrid mess, IF it goes as I fear that it will.)

Yours, TMN78247

[Cboldt]

All of this depends on a divided Congress.

Which we do have. Congress is, at bottom, anti-American. A distorted reflection of the public.

Great time to be alive. Contrived world wars, contrived civil wars, mind fsckery with most sophisticated tools. A true challenge to be clear minded.

[Betty Jane]

I think that is happening now in the cities with the increased shootings. Much of it is gang related. With the cops otherwise occupied or coasting, because they in an untenable situation, the already criminal class has notched it up.

[Mat_Helm]

This is one of the dumbest articles ever written and the vast majority of posts took the bait and went full retard. Never go full retard.

-The us military Army, Navy, Air Force, Marines, Coast Guard would never allow or follow a political coup of the top political leadership.

-All of the fighting and anarchy is in leftwing democrat east coast and left coast cities and not in 75% of flyover country which would never fall to anything leftist or communist.

ANTIFA,BLM, anarchists could not even handle control or organize the gangs and street thugs of south central L.A. and with the COPS were ever gone in these big cities, if that was to happen the gangs wold blow away these idiots. In other cities if the police were gone the right wing average American MAGA would be unleashed to blow away for good ANTIFA and restore order in the streets. Coeur D'Alene Idaho is a good example of that

-Me and less than dozen of my well armed and disciplined friends could clean up Portland ourselves in an afternoon. There are millions of us out there watching and laughing at this nonsense and altogether would put an end to the leftwing use of arms very quickly.

[sport]

Who is stopping you from cleaning Portland up?

[Mat_Helm]

I am a Christian man and trust God and place my faith in Jesus first and foremost.

The patriots in Oregon could clean this mess up themselves. I am responding to posts that suggest theses idiots in Portland could actually seize power. That is a laugh in itself. But, if these idiots did begin to openly by force of arms put down the police and begin to subjugate the people, than yes if patriots in Oregon did not put this down than others quickly would. The national Guard would do that first anyway.

Just like the idiotic CHOPS zone, that could never happen in my backyard and even if some idiots attempted to do so than yes we would quickly put an end to what the police could not or would not do.

[sport]

Now that you put it the way you have, I can’t argue with your logic. In fact, I am in agreement with it. The second that the people of Portland get tired of what is going on, they will stop it. That also goes for Chicago.

[Mat_Helm]

Yes, this is also local-politics and local law enforcement that is the problem that have let these left wing ghettoes grow out of control.

We have family and fiends in Bend Oregon, which is very conservative. For one thing the Police and Sheriff would never let this happen . For another the population in Bend would beat the crap out of these idiots and the law enforcement would help them.

[nutmeg]

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[Mark17]

For another the population in Bend would beat the crap out of these idiots and the law enforcement would help them.

Like those guys in Yucaipa did? https://youtu.be/5Capv72lhaI

[Mat_Helm]

LOL yep just like Yucaipa.

[Wildbill22]

Touche!