Civil War 2: Electric Boogaloo!

We're finally here!  Trump, through his own stupidity and ignorance, is on the verge of getting impeached.  What's stunning about this whole 'blackmailing Ukraine for dirt on Joe Biden and his son' scandal is how the arrogance of Trump, thinking he can do whatever he wants, led this fool to hand the Democrats all the ammunition they need to send his caboose up for a trial in the Senate.

Out of fear and frustration, Trump this morning (September 30th, 2019) decided to take the US on a new course.  He's re-tweeted a far right anti-American zealot who gleefully predicts it'll soon be time for a new Civil War in the United States.  The President, through this re-tweet, is promoting the idea that if he is ever held accountable for his crimes, the 'solution' would be a Civil War.  He also threatened the head of the House Intelligence Committee, Rep. Adam Schiff, with an unfounded charge of treason. His evidence of treason against Schiff was the Representative reading the printouts the White House gave the Democrats, but that doesn't matter to Trump.  He's fulfilling his campaign promise.  He just gunned down Democracy on 5th Avenue, and as he begins celebrating, he's starting to hear police sirens.

I'm hoping calmer heads prevail in the Republican party, but the amount of Republicans who are willing to go in front of a camera and outright lie in the defense of Trump is depressing.  The media is sitting dumb faced, as easily fact checked falsehoods spout from the pie holes of the GOP.  If they want to defend Trump until the bitter end, that's their prerogative, but if the main body of the Republican Party doesn't squash these calls for a new Civil War, I fear there will be a lot of bloodshed.

What would a Trump supporter initiated Civil War look like?

It wouldn't involve the military.  The military, even though there are a few rabid Trump supporters in the ranks, wouldn't order the troops to start rounding up Democrats.  They just wouldn't.  Most people in the military would revolt against their superiors if they ordered them to invade Duluth, or Atlanta, or Miami.  If Trump ever did give such an order, military leadership would walk into the White House and tell Trump to his face "don't make us drag you out of here."

On top of that, local police as well as county and statewide law enforcement wouldn't take too kindly to their residents being rounded up and gunned down in the streets.  Sure, 5% of their ranks are likely pro Trump over country, but most law enforcement wouldn't share this ideal.  I won't lie.  I do have questions about the real motivations of certain members of the Minneapolis police force, but I find it impossible most of them would do nothing while Trumpsters potentially gunned down Mayor Frey and the Minneapolis City Council.

It'd be nothing like the 1860's Civil War.  There you had established lines, with defined patriotic and traitor states.   This time around, states like Wyoming and Idaho might declare universally for overthrowing the US Government, but it gets FAR more complicated after that.  A state like Oregon would have the populous western side likely stay on the side of Democracy, while the sparsely populated and sparsely educated eastern part of Oregon would...I don't know, stew in their bigotry, racism and ignorance harder?  Seriously, what would they attempt?  It's not like a bunch militia idiots holding a rarely visited nature area.  Would they really mount a military style offensive against a much more densely populated area?  Good luck with that.  Hope you enjoy your ass kicking!

Texas would be interesting.  Undoubtedly more liberal cities like Houston and Austin would be at war with the surrounding communities.  In a place like Dallas/Fort Worth, it would be suburb to suburb fighting.  And would the western part of the state invade New Mexico?  I'm sure the people of New Mexico wouldn't oblige. When Sunday rolled around, and the Cowboy's football game wasn't broadcast in the New Mexican TV market because they were carrying the Arizona game, the Trumpsters would probably retreat hastily themselves to the nearest Texas sports bar.

States like Illinois would easily repel a bunch of rural hicks.  I would love to see Trump supporters try to take south Chicago.  That would be a hoot!

I feel Minnesota would be less dependable for the forces of Mad King Orange. Even though the rural people in Minnesota like Trump, I think they love America more.  Some out state idiots might try to muster a platoon to take Can Can Wonderland, but they'd probably have limited appeal.  The largest population being in the Twin Cities means rural pro-Trump forces, people who feel going to the mall in Burnsville is visiting the deep dark city, would have to march into Minneapolis proper to fight an urban street battle on enemy turf.  I think they'd wet themselves.  In the end, they'd get discouraged when only 7 of them showed up, eventually dispersing when they realized they'd all be dead an hour into 'combat.'

So traditional war is not something these kooks would be able to accomplish.

A Trump Civil War would be a terrorist campaign.  Stochastic Terrorism is when a 'leader' demonizes a person or group and the followers of said 'leader' attack the demonized individual/group in a violent manner.  Stochastic Terrorism is really what Trump, intentionally or not, is driving towards.  Trump attackers would manifest their attacks as suicide missions.  Knowing they'd be outnumbered, they would target a perceived liberal villain or group, hoping to kill as many of the enemy as possible, before being taken out.  To them, innocent people getting killed doesn't matter.  They were close enough in proximity to the real target, hence "they deserved it."  Frankly, it would look similar to America today, with fringe right loon balls shooting up schools, urban districts, concerts, non-far right Christian houses of worship and urban retail complexes, only there'd be more attacks, probably with more deadly weapons.

I think the number of Trump cult members willing to go to these extremes would be small, and they'd whittle down their ranks fairly quickly.  That doesn't mean there wouldn't be a lot of bloodshed.  It would get bad.  A lot of innocent people would be killed by these clowns.  They might successfully kill certain politicians, or bomb a news network, or shoot up a mosque, but they'd probably kill a lot of innocents along the way.  Terrorists don't care.  If these Trump fools try this, hunt them down and round up their anti-American asses.  We need to defend our country against all enemies of the USA, both foreign, AND DOMESTIC!

Republican enablers of Trump need to go on the record;  If Trump is impeached, do you think a new Civil War is the solution? Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell, Senator Lindsey Graham, House minority leader Kevin McCarthy, House Reps. Matt Gaetz and Jim Jordan.  Minnesota Republican leaders Jennifer Carnahan, Minnesota Senate Majority Leader Paul Gazelka and especially Minnesota House Minority Leader Kurt Daudt; they all need to be asked the question Rep. Michelle Bachmann championed:

"Are you pro-America, or anti-America?"

You can't be for a Civil War and be pro-America.  All Republicans should be asked this TODAY.  Many Republican politicians might not be the spark or gasoline starting these fires, but we should no longer accept them fanning the flames of hate with their coy, 'both sides of the argument,' 'wink' answers.

I'm a proud American.  Are you?