Food for thought. Civil wars are particularly nasty wars, and, with the exception of the American Revolution, and the War between the States, they have all ended in dictatorship, and reign of terror.
The reason ours did not end that way is because one was led by George Washington, who, twice was handed power, and twice handed it back, and the other had two sides fighting for the preservation of what they saw as the Constitutional Republic founded in the Revolutionary war. But both were close run affairs in that respect. What if Gates had succeeded in getting command? What if the defeated Confederates had taken to the hills in a guerilla war?
What this marine describes is one of the dangers of having a professional military, but the alternative is a conscripted army. Mercenaries or slaves - take your pick.
My opinion from my observation is that a civil war is coming, and I hate the thought if it. I think the Obamanites and their ACORN allies are trying to provoke a civil war by destroying our faith in the electoral process.
It won’t be a two sided affair. There are too many fault lines, and everyone with an organized band of gunmen will take part, and with the Federal government verging on bankruptcy, it will not be able to field enough troops to restore order, and some, if not most, of their weaponry will fall into the hands of the contending armies.
And G-d help us.
If he's a real Marine, then I am Chesty Pullar.
This is disinformatzia by a DUmmy.
“they have all ended in dictatorship, and reign of terror.”
Robespierre comes to mind. We’ve got a few of that type on this forum.