Another American civil war?

[Costaexpress]

Originally Posted by jertheber

Things don't just continue to escalate in the political realm, the sharp divisions of opinion serve well as the kind of divider the powerful can utilize to their advantage. it's enough to know that America is a divided nation, one group extolling it's pseudo virtues as opposed to the political fantasies of the other side.

The media politicize, and under-report every issue to the extent that few really understand the truth of things. The sin of omission persists as the media's lasting legacy, telling only one side of an issue has worked well for the American press who reside in the pocket of the upper class interests. Reducing legitimate data to well crafted lies has become the mainstay of American journalism.

Civil war? Not as long as stuff like Dancing With The Stars can arrest the average American in his armchair, or that sporting event that no one would ever think of missing. Seriously though, we aren't a country of political animals in the same sense as the Europeans who saw their chance to alter the long history of their abuse with a healthy dose of democracy, something we could stand a bit more of.

This election cabal of meandering candidates stumbling along to what they hope is their greatest achievement, has been a real embarrassment to us all, Hilary Clinton and the New York clown Donald have brought a circus to our notions of democracy, and WE, no matter which side you are on, are taking it. When this political/ecomonic system has rotted to the extent that even the numbskulls can see through it, then all bets are off.

i don't think this country will get there anytime soon. in the next 25 years, america will remain as the world's sole superpower, even as china becomes the largest economy in the world.

america may not be doing well, but the rest of the world isn't all that rosy either. the only power hopeful, china, faces "getting old before getting rich." and their gdp per capita is still 1/6 that of america. america will continue to be an innovative power leading technological change, keeping the masses satisfied with ever cool stuff.

social problems will continue but will be balanced out by other developments. america may indeed head toward the european model, only to fail sometime later. or perhaps, the status quo will remain, yawn.

i think you should feel lucky that you live in america. imagine if you were an european, what would you do? that continent is declining into a mess, and not much can be done about it. indeed, political correctness might be a helpful dose of numbness to keep them from waking up to what they can't change. at least, you as an american, don't have to face that. don't you think?

[TwoByFour]

Originally Posted by jambo101

...are we heading toward another civil war and the ultimate break up of the country into political enclaves?

Interesting question, but based on the recent event at Malheur National Wildlife Refuge in Oregon, I would say 'no'. The occupiers of Malheur were certainly some of the polarized, opinionated groups that you are talking about but they were really shouted down by everyone as a bunch of loonies. But I think they were hoping to foment a national insurrection.

I think this country has always had divided politics. Not sure if anything is all that different than, for instance, the Vietnam war/Civil rights era, in which there were huge demonstrations and lots of vitriol being flung about by both sides. It is human nature.