Comment by bruce511
3 years ago
It's less "civil war" and more "insurrection". In the sense that I don't see Californians, or indeed most Floridians, suddenly taking up arms and joining a militia.
It's more likely to play out as Jan 6 did, a riled up mob that turns violent and is squashed.
It becomes more of a police action than a civil war, and frankly, despite all the guns collected by the faithful, its not a fair fight.
Indeed the sides are so unbalanced, outside of a few skirmishes here and there, it's not a "civil war" like the last one.
As someone who spends time in Eastern and rural California, I can totally see 'em taking up arms! A lot of Californians are already in militias. There are plenty of roiling pockets elsewhere outside these red counties, too. Don't get too comfortable with assumptions about "blue" states.
Most of it is LARPing.
I thought it'll be "the second civil war", then turn into the Eugenics Wars, and then finally WW3 with 40% of Earth's population killed. Luckily, we Terrans haven't figured out how to make a warp bomb.
The current iteration had the Eugenics Wars in the late 90s/early 2000s - it was a secret happening behind the scenes during the conflicts in the Middle East. WWIII starts in 2026.
I think Sanctuary Districts were the most impressive timing so far, it was introduced in the 90s and set in 2024, and now we have sanctuary cities building temporary housing in a similar fashion. The residents would be a bit different though.