Do you think there would ever be another American civil war?

Question

This was an interesting topic that came up in my World studies class. Who would verse who and what would it be about? How far into the future would this happen?

Answer 1

Who knows, there could be any number of issues that could force a conflict... one might be a national water policy.
One thing to consider is that the federal government is much stronger than it was in the mid 19th century. Another thing to note is that we have 150 years worth of the inertia of time protecting our federalist system.
Tectonic shifts in relationships are a global reality, it would most surely take such a shift to create the environment needed for a civil war.

Answer 2

The American civil War did not have an adequate ideological premise on the part of the southern states nor did the north have any sound premise either...(financial premise
definately...) and most important, it need never have happened,Fort Sumpter was a bloodless exercise in expending gunpowder and shot and there was plenty of room
for negotiation.Be that as it may,it did happen and the rift it caused and its after effects eco even today,left a very bitter south
and the exploitation of the south agravated the embittered people even more;northern units moved to the southern states with the mentality of the conqueror not with the desire to heal open wounds;even Lincoln's goverment,despite president Lincoln's desire to mend fences,did nothing to aleviate the bitter feelings.The Appomatox affair(surrender of
R.E.Lee) was like the surrender of a foreign army and did nothing towards unification(actually,that was the object of the war on the part of the north...)of the USA-the new army after the peace did not contain a single southern unit althought units like the First Virginia Brigate the (famous Stonewall brigate) commanded by the best general in either army(or so wrote the northern newspapers at that time...)Tomas Jackson,
deserved to be part of the US army( as a matter of pride for its record and a better step towards unification).It is easy to rekindle feelings again.. but the climate nowdays is not condusive to such war due to factors that didn't exist then and the involvent of the USA in international affairs is such that any incident of this nature could be very detrimental to the security of the country.

Answer 3

The 1861 American Civil War (aka the War for Southern Independence) was largely due to the establishment and expansion of slavery. The difference between the social and economic factors of the Union and Confederacy were "far apart" in theory (philosophy) and practice (application). Implicitly I am trying to convey the degree of differentiation between two large segments of a (rather young) nation at the time; which is to say that to-day we have no such geopolitical divide. The divides in these UNITED States are -at the moment of this writing that is- only philosophical. Who knows what may happen when I click on the 'submit' button?

It seems unlikely.

Answer 4

All Civil Wars to date have been very UNCIVIL to say the least!

But what would another be based upon?

Political Divide / Religious Divide / Economical Divide etc..etc..

Most are fought due to an entire breakdown in the Administrative structure and deep divisions between even the Military, Police, and other Civil Services, there is no indication of that occurring anywhere in the USA today.

A "Those that have not" against "Those who have", scenario would not be a Civil War, just Anarchists & Agitators wanting what they are to idle to work for.

Answer 5

I believe eventually there will be another Civil War. It would probably be between disgruntled citizens against the politicians and their supporters, such as Chevron, Haliburton, Boeing, and all the other companies that support and get special favors from the government. Our military will become involved, but would definitely be divided between supporting America, and supporting the citizens. It will be ugly, no matter what.
It would be about the American people getting fed up with the lies, our freedoms being taken slowly away or changed to keep us weak and the politicians strong, taxes (going to special programs for illegals) using Social Security as their own little "slush fund". The U.S. taking care of the world and ignoring our own countrymen.
When could it happen? I would say within the next 50 years.

Answer 6

Only if the country is seriously weakened by some sort of catastrophic event like a serious natural disaster or perhaps a nuclear attack wrought by some terrorist faction. Then it would be between the haves and the have nots.

As it is the government keeps way too tight a rein on things. The conditions that lead up to the American Civil war are no longer present and hopefully aren't likely to come up again.

Answer 7

NOT in the sense of the LAST civil war. Communications, weapons tactics, interelated financial aspects, the ability to travel; all are bulwarks against another civil war. The individual "interests" are just too great and the 'UPSIDE" appeal of a civil war or not there.(Nothing to gain)

The last civil war was not a smart play in its' time either but isolation and concentrated economic interests teamed up with local nationalism (we'll whip them damn Yankees in a week) to make those fighting the war feel that they had a real chance to make their ideas felt on the national and international scene.

That war ALSO changed our concept of ourselves as a collection of individual states to one of a nation with individual state identities. This "Grand Nationalism" is a stronger glue and the governmental infastructure is far more suitable to individual expression then in the past. This makes it unlikely that an issue or an event can put us as a nation on a pathway to again try to self destruct.

Take the immigration issue currently before us. Communications has permitted the American people to express their desires on the matter as this issue also DIRECTLY impacts our own personal financial interests. This past demonstration of the power of the people is a great example of what I mean when I say we as a people have information at hand, and a means of self expression on matter that affect us socially and economically. Once we know that we can be heard, out need or desire to fight to gain rights is seriously compromised.

Answer 8

If you include all the territories that are US controlled, then, yes, it is possible that Puerto Rico, Guam, or some Island "nation" would declare they are independent and it would be up to Congress to let them go or declare "war" and impose military rule.

Otherwise, I doubt there will be a geographic war. But there will be differences between the haves and have nots; the immigrants verses the so-called native born Americans (how many true Americans are there? There are mainly European-Americans, African-Americans, and Asian-Americans).

12-16 years is my guess.

Answer 9

Yes, but not like the first Civil War.

Answer 10

some already have speculated that such an journey ought to ensue, as to huge unfold rumors of base closings in the agricultural south. yet it is all gossip incredibly. individuals have lost the tummy for conflict and are not so certainly stimulated to soak up palms. it would could be a huge, extensive, massive crack in the mushy pampered existence type we appreciate as a united states. i think of in all odds, it is extra in all possibility we've an in depth conflict with yet another united states on our soil in the past civil conflict. of direction, the South ought to upward push lower back...yet soccer exceedingly plenty eases that out.