How could the modern United States fall into civil war?

Question

Taking into account current social, political and economical issues that faces society, has any serious scenario been put together describing how the United States could fall into civil war?

Answer 1

The constant bickering between the Republicans and Democrats might lead to Civil War.

Answer 2

There are several think tanks which have postulated potential causes of a civil war within the United States. Visit your local college political or history department for some good advice on where to read some of these reports.

Answer 3

relatives, only instead of grand-parents it is great, great grandparents (in my case.) This partisanship has been handed down as is evident in the frequent arguments here over the causes of the war, with one particular side almost always traceable to ancestry. The Civil War is the first photographed war. In the same way that WW2 is the first major war to be heavily filmed, the civil war is the first to be photographed. People like visuals of carnage. The tactics of WW2 are just as alien to current wars as the tactics of the civil war. Stop and think how few of the same tactics are in current use. Air power alone has made radical changes. They both do involve a great number of innovations, which saw testing for the first time in battle. The level of carnage. In sheer numbers, it is still the largest American War. I would like to make a statement about the civil war being less respected. It is less well known to the average movie goer and protest sign writer, who are in the third generation of NAZIS and Hitler being portrayed as the ultimate evil. However, among amateur historians the civil war is still one of the most popular events in history, over shadowing the Revolutionary war for instance. The number of re-enactors for instance is at its highest for the Civil War, they've dominated for almost fifty years since the centennial of the war brought the first sales of replicas. The WW2 people don't come close. Among amateur historians and collectors, it is a toss up among WW2, the Civil War, and the Old West. In the sci-fi category, the civil war seems to still be the most popular "what if ..." alternate worlds theme since H Beam Piper used it in one of his early stories. Admittedly WW2 is second to this, the people who read these seem obsessed with militarist and racists regimes winning.

Answer 4

I think the possibility of a civil war goes a lot deeper then democrat and republican.

When you have a tyrannical government in place, it is your duty as an American to remove them. The more people that realize this, and realize that our country is being ran like a fascist dictatorship, the higher the chance of this becomes.

If this DOES happen, it will most likely be regular citizens against the government and the few supporters it has left. It will not be right vs. left.

Don't let it shock you one bit, if before the election some big terrorist attack happens and Bush steps in and stops the elections.

Answer 5

The political divide is growing steadily within the country and is apparent with every American issue. The first centered on owning slaves while the potential now exists by the way of a variety of topics.

Answer 6

We are in a civil war right now. Between the rich and the not rich. Trouble is the not rich aren't fighting.

Answer 7

With all the controversy over immigration laws for
people who want to move here from Mexico, it
would be possible--even if not perfectly probable--
for history to repeat itself: the so-called "Spanish-
American War" was the successor to the Civil
War and preceded WW I.

Answer 8

It can,t I won,t let that happen my great great great grandfather was a confederate after he came home he died as a lonly soldier we still have his gun we made it into a lite as a reminder never again to let history repeat itself as far as civil war goes so trust me when the time comes and if we americans are heading toward this kind of foolishness many will come out of the woodwork and prevent this from ever happening so please america we are not that dumb as to alow this to happen agian america no,s better as for change there will be great change starting with revolation 13 solving america,s identity crises how do we do that well all I can say is america is going green with its econemy america can and will reach the stars of heaven the controling rich wealth will do the right thing and end poverty america will have only rich and middle class and then america will move onto something better as far as this war on terror its not a war its a police action so please america quit refuring this war its not war its a police action period and as far as all the doom sayers who have lost all hope trust me there is more hope then what both islome and isreal are both preaching we all no islome is a faith of men and isreal is a faith of both men and women and the truth of the matter is both sides need to change islome women need to quit killing themselfs and isreal women need to quit undressing themselfs this really is a problem for both sides when it comes to women having respeact for themselfs as for men stoping the women from undressing themselfs thats not going to happen even though the men like it its wrong and women need to do something on there own as for the sex industry if it becomes totally free then the women will stop undressing themself sexuality really needs to be controled just like birth control american women are guilty of driving there men crazy and thats the truth american women are great but only they themselfs can change this men will not do it why because the love naked women and always will that will never change unless women change it anyways america will not go to civil war because this war never has ended its still going on to this very day so don,t worry about civil war look america there are two sides evil and good evil will not win only good will win as far as phrophocy goes only the good future will win humanity so stop the doomsayers and lets all go on a good future campain of what humanity can do good for the future so that fear will not gain control of americans we are not afraid anymore so stop the fear campain and change the meadia if they stop the fear on tv then it will end fear in america you see fear sells the problem is now that nothing is selling why noone has money anymore and everybody no,s its time for a change with this econemy by fixing this econemy into a one for all and all for one and end this republic everyman for himself econemy republicans will lose this one because they are the fear that needs to change in america will become one for all and all for one so I hope and pray that republicans are smart enough to end all this greed in this american econemy america is going green america is changing and ending this evil rule of money greed and going green no more everyman for himself system thats finally sunk because of technoligy ending the shipmasters playing field america can and will end this evil rule of greed so let it be written so let it be done Richard

Answer 9

Illegal immigrants demanding amnesty is a good start to one.

Answer 10

Elect hilary or obama, and see what happens...