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Civil war would require either

(a) a significant faction of the military supporting a political leadership (presumably Trump and allies) or

(b) the emergence of a co-ordinated militia uprising with effective leadership or purpose

Otherwise what you likely get is something like the sporadic violence of Basque separatists trying over many years to detach their region from Spain.

I believe that President Trump waited day after day between November 7, 2020 and January 6, 2021 for a signal from the US military that they viewed the election as stolen, and never got that signal, realized around New Years that option (b) was the only possible way to prevent Biden from taking office, and sent out a coded signal that was not taken up except by a few disorganized people who went into the Capitol in a so-called insurrection.

If the two options did not happen in that transitional period, is there a greater chance of it in the future? Only if provocations are so severe that action becomes inevitable.

Are we at that stage? Probably not, because desire to act is co-opted by the hope that a political solution (Trump being elected next year) will avert the need for violence.

What will happen if another election appears stolen?

The chances of (a) or (b) begin to rise considerably. Spontaneous disorder not rising to those levels will almost certainly happen. A wise citizen will wait for clear signals of reasonable chance of success, no point in rushing out to clear peril for no measurable improvements in the situation.

Anyone who rejects slavery remains free no matter what is imposed on them. If the soul is free, then the person is free.

“Anyone who rejects slavery remains free no matter what is imposed on them. If the soul is free, then the person is free.”

I have to wonder if the Jews were telling themselves that as they were being loaded onto the cattle cars headed for Treblinka. I guess as long as folks are able to identify as “free”... it’s all good, eh?