Do you think a civil war is coming in the U.S.A.?

To any honest observer,it's become clear that culture and politics in the United States has become sharply divided into two camps:conservatives and leftists.While moderates no doubt exist,it's clear that they have little,if any,control over the current situation,and I frankly don't see the two sides in power ever coming to a mutual understanding.I won't debate which side is correct;everyone has their opinion on the subject.My point is that the beliefs of each side are so antithetical to the other that bi-partianship is largely extinct,and I don't see it coming back.Is it possible-even likely-that this state of affairs will escalate into a large scale conflict?Could there be a civil war in the U.S.?

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dancingtongue · 80-89, M

The optimist in me sees it more like sequel to the 60's social turmoil over the Vietnam War and the Civil Rights Movement, where you had some domestic terrorism, a lot of protests, and polarization. Until everyone grew weary, Nixon declared victory in Vietnam and the last few to escape clung to helicopters flying out of Saigon, just as Biden did in Kabul. So ultimately no civil war, but no resolution either, people just grew tired of it all and sought some pragmatic middle ground to go on with their lives.

The pessimist in me sees it more like the lead-up to World War II since, as someone else pointed out, the polarization and xenophobia is happening world wide and not just in the U.S. Again, no Civil War. When the bombs hit Pearl Harbor all the America First isolationists and Fifth Column supporters of fascism in Europe disappeared overnight.