An Expert Says Political Extremists Are Taking U.S. to Civil War

I believe this. I have been saying this myself. I didn’t say civil war but I fully expect strife and gun violence if the R party loses the upcoming election. What I don’t get is why the party is being so shortsighted. The polticians are anyway making bank why weaken the democratic foundations? They must know that the nation’s wealth generation will stop if we are not a true democracy.

Highly recommend the podcast series It Could Happen here if anyone&#x27;s interested in this topic<p>Only season 1 though. For some reason it turned into a weekly show later. The original season was specifically a deep dive into the possibility of Civil War in the US based on a book the author had written.<p>It was made in 2019 and, to be honest, it&#x27;s been a little terrifying how many of the predictions have come to pass. Definitely gives you some perspective though. I listened as someone who initially wrote the idea off as far-fetched and have to admit I&#x27;m much more receptive to the possibility after listening<p><a href="https:&#x2F;&#x2F;open.spotify.com&#x2F;show&#x2F;3KNdniw6YDpgDuwrhcpSXw" rel="nofollow">https:&#x2F;&#x2F;open.spotify.com&#x2F;show&#x2F;3KNdniw6YDpgDuwrhcpSXw</a>

Really? It’s not the media?

That it is &quot;politically extreme&quot; to say we should limit our Federal Government to the activities described in the Constitution, maybe we need to adress how we&#x27;re defining the faults?<p>Besides, it&#x27;s always the other side&#x27;s extremists that are the worst of the problem. <i>Our</i> extremists are just harmless nuts exploring the fringes of possibility, not people somehow setting party policy that requires the suspension of belief for frank, objective facts as a condition of membership.