Similarly, today, it is surprising to hear with what composure, and how glibly, members of the public, and even politicians, talk of a second American civil war. President Trump has not addressed the nation in a week, nor has he been seen in or about the Oval Office, but Vice President Mike Pence has addressed the nation to allow the National Guard to enter their homes and search for Right-wing Fascists.  The conventional wisdom among Right-wingers is that Pence is under duress, as the recordings are never live. If a modern-day civil war is going to consist of a diverse web of small actors that pop up in ideologically and economically marginalized communities, consisting of cunning global actors, feeding on the suffering and fear of these communities, and become guerrillas, rebel factions, proxies, and insurgents that will use conflicts that are composed of racial, religious, or economics, and will claim that their push for violence is the only solution, does this mean our Modern-Day Civil War has already begun? We at Law Enforcement Today want to make our stance very clear. We are talking about DEFUNDING police while telling them that they do a lousy job training. America’s second civil war has already begun — sans the real shooting (and abject carnage), at least yet. And I’ve always felt a very deep sense of patriotism. © 2020 Copyright Law Enforcement Today - All Rights Reserved. Perhaps my fear, and the anxiety of so many others, is that we were wrong. LITERALLY get out of jail free passes. Want to make sure you never miss a story from Law Enforcement Today? There is one way to know all of this and that is – civil war. Divided not only geographically as the North and the South, but politically and philosophically. I don’t know who the leaders are. I asked you, the readers, for your opinions on what a Civil War would look like if it erupted in American. The coming civil war will not have the same outcome of the U.S. Civil War of the 19 th Century. The violence. We were once two separate Americas. At least, that’s what Rush Limbaugh once said. Second American civil war will be nothing like the first one. People cheered and put out Tweets and Facebook images of first responders doing “birthday parades” for little kids. We teach kids that there should be no boys section or girls section at the store, but our kids notice that we won’t sit down with our neighbor for a beer because they have a different skin color and we’re too busy fighting over what is and isn’t racism. Wear a mask. Of hurt. We strongly and firmly stand behind the Second Amendment, companies that keep civilians and law enforcement officers safe through products and innovation, and the men and women who serve and protect our communities and our country. But they’re hiding in plain sight, there for the world to see, if only we read beyond the slogans and innocuous-sounding media accounts of the movement.”. These groups are oftentimes made up of individuals who hold the same values and have similar life experiences as each other. In addition, a civil war in the U.S. today could be much more extensive than one fought in the 1860s due to the more destructive weaponry and technology available than a century and a half ago. 2 years ago. We will also be dropping a weekly law enforcement focused newscast that addresses some of the most important topics in the country… and helps bridge the gap between those who serve and those whom they serve. Hamas has launched a series of ballistic missiles on Tel Aviv, Haifa, Elat, Ashdod and Netanya.  Israel has responded with airstrikes into the Gaza territories and Lebanon.  Syria is once again rattling the saber and threatening rebels in the Raqqa outlying areas. And for a moment, just one fleeting, precious moment, we’re once again one nation, under God, indivisible, with liberty and justice for all. . Maine forces manage to take down parts of the power grid on the Eastern half of the US, effectively grounding many US air force fighters and surveillance aircraft.  Smart weaponry is in those regions is ineffectual and guidance systems are down.  Communications and the internet is cut off.  Runners are needed to get messages in and out of large metropolitan areas.  Short-wave radios are looted from local stores. Police departments throughout much of the United States have joined with militias and rebels.  Military leaders in Washington are meeting for a plan of operations against their own nation. It’s hard not to have an underlying anxiety. Former police chief: Tyrant governors trying to guilt trip Americans into staying home for Thanksgiving. Factions sprouting like mushrooms, taking different forms but coordinated across invisible networks. While you were fighting over who among you was more “woke” and which company to boycott … we lost our country. I could see a race war but not civil. Then perhaps ALL is lost. Have we ever been on such a precipice that a frightening and painful energy radiated through each of us, tying us together in some disturbing, unifying, powerful and yet simultaneously divisive way? On the Left:Black Lives Matter activists; Bernie Sanders voters; Aging hippies; College students and p… We allow politicians to hijack the country and spend our tax dollars chasing their personal agenda of impeaching a President simply because they don’t like him. We’re told if you go to a protest over the government shutting down your business, you’ll be arrested because it’s a health threat. We started noticing the problems a couple of years ago. On top of that, we’ll soon be rolling out a series of private discounts and special promotions to members only as a “thank you” for being a part of the family. Traditional news outlets and social media have created a culture that has allowed groupthink and digital bubbles. The CIA agent who started a counter human trafficking company. A modern-day civil war is going to look vastly different. We send billions of dollars overseas to help the homeless in impoverished and war-torn nations while we cut the funding for our own food banks and homeless programs. We ignore the simple facts about our dangerously open borders and the lack of a vetting process for refugees, then we stand in horror as ISIS attacks and we ask our politicians how they could have let this happen. Then we have the party that’s supposedly the same as the President who sit around silently while the country burns. Sadly, we have lost our “ism” – our Americanism. All screens but the black and white monitor where we can see nothing but innocence. Department of Justice: Three former Marines and a civilian formed an anti-BLM “death squad”. We will not be silenced. The South DID win the Civil War - legally. The revenue we make helps provide for their families and helps bring a TRUE voice about what’s happening in America. North Korea has opted to launch a full-scale invasion of South Korea, while Russia takes advantage of the turmoil in the US by passively entering Ukraine and “replacing its government with an interim ruling body.”  China and India begin skirmishing on its borders as Pakistan readies to take advantage of the Indian government’s distraction to its south.  Cuba is lending increased support to Venezuela’s Maduro to ensure a dictatorship completion. However, politics are not solely to blame. Our friends and family alienate us because of who we vote for. You can also download the app to watch the content right from your iPhone. We have ceased, it seems, to be the United States of America and we have become two separate Americas. On the Right:Low-income white workers who were on the losing end of globalization and have become convinced that immigrants and non-white people are to blame; Billionaires; White nationalists; Angry grandpas; Fearful grandmas; Survivalists; Fox News viewers; “Car guys”; Inveterate racists who have no excuse. I would have born there along with the many diaspora today. We put in place more gun laws to prevent the bad guys from doing bad things. George Soros steps in to advise the United Nations on a course of action for the US since its unrest is appearing to become a full-blown war.  Speaker Ryan is temporarily elevated to President of the United States now that Vice President Pence is under investigation for espionage and collusion.  Barack Hussein Obama announces that he believes it would be better to nominate a Vice President who was from the other party to keep things fair and Kamala Harris is nominated and wins approval in the now-majority Senate. Where will you hide?  What is your plan? Because the solution to that is making sure they have less money, right? Andrew Young, a well-known Civil Rights Activist who marched shoulder to shoulder with the Reverend Martin Luther King Jr., received the Presidential Medal of Freedom, and served as US Ambassador to the United Nations, has thrown his support behind the BLM and had something to say about the Black Lives Matter movement. Here are some things that would have happened if the Confederates won the Civil War and slavery was allowed to continue. Meaning we are searching for information that reaffirms our beliefs or values because it is easier to listen to groups or individuals who validate our own world views. Jim and Mary, Jack and Hildie are stopped at the border between Pennsylvania and West Virginia because the militia running things in that state want to make sure that the folks coming in are the “right types of folks.”  After Jim, Jack and Hildie show their voting cards to prove that they’re Republicans, Mary is held up.  She didn’t vote in the last election. Those who have the most troops and firepower wins; and the winner gets to restructure America? Eighth freaking place. Posted by 2 years ago. According to the Georgetown Institute of Politics and Public Service Battle Ground Civility Poll, 70% of voters believe the US is on the edge of a Civil War. ISIS reenters Mosul from the west with a massive force and support from Pakistan.  The Vatican calls a special envoy to the US to intervene.  Britain, France, Germany, Spain, Italy and Scandinavian nations are declaring neutrality in the US Civil War.  Ireland declares it stands with the rebels.  Australia remains with the loyalists.  African nations declare solidarity as well with the loyalists and are willing to provide assistance.  Ethiopia will support the rebels. According to Mike Gonzalez and Andrew Olivastro of the Heritage Foundation: “The goals of the Black Lives Matter organization go far beyond what most people think. Every day the screen is filled with anger, outrage, and vitriol. The American Civil War is commonly referred to as the first mechanized conflict.The use of railroads, aerial observation, rifles, and the telegraph all revolutionized the way battles were fought. Filled with innocence, love, joy and our hopes for the future. Update: I feel it would be better in some ways but in others. We decided to charge a nominal fee so we could take all of the proceeds and reinvest them into capturing more of these stories. If you have not read them, I encourage you to do so. If the south won the civil war, things in the United States would not be the way it is today. All the latest Law Enforcement Today news, updates and alerts delivered straight to your phone or inbox. There’s been a lot of talk about the divided state of the nation lately. We have celebrities and politicians starting funds to bail criminals out of prison. 11-21-2020, 09:47 PM. I first check to see if I have any text messages, check my work email, then my personal email, check the weather, and then open social media. In Texas, Oklahoma, Arizona, and Kentucky, the National Guard has actually flipped and has now officially joined the side of the rebel Right-wing.  Senator John McCain has been on MSNBC, CNN and Fox News to implore the Arizona National Guard to lay down their arms and surrender to nearby New Mexico troops, but reports are spotty that former Texas National Guardsmen (who have renamed themselves the Alamo Light Infantry) are harassing New Mexico National Guardsmen so that there’s a good possibility that the Land of Enchantment may ultimately fall under the rule of Texas. We cry out that police are our enemies … and then we beg them to protect us from the likes of ISIS. With no government protection, towns and villages attacked one another. !. Americanism is the philosophy that identifies the traditional moral character and sense of life that is wholly unique to the people of the USA. Of anger. There is no North/South or even an East/West dividing line where … The Civil War was more like two adjacent countries fielding modern armies to fight a conventional war. With so much “stuff” happening in the world on social media, it’s easy for things to get lost. While we can’t replace Google, Bing or Facebook – we sure can provide options to ensure that these companies and our brothers and sisters have a voice. Of hatred. It would likely be a patchwork of affiliated insurgency groups and their counterparts engaging in light skirmishes along the overlapping edges of their networks, mixed with occasional high-value terror attacks against soft and hard targets.”. The mainstream media, on the rare occasion that it would tell some of these stories, would give you only a piece of them. Many of those in our focus groups dubbed it the “Netflix of the law enforcement community”. Blacks (or everyone else), Far Left vs. Far Right, CNN vs. Fox News. We were once a country that was so proud to be united; so blindingly patriotic. The bomb squad that responded to the Aurora movie theater massacre. The television … the laptops … the iPads … the cell phones … filled with images of the riots. According to Patrisse Cullors in a 2015 interview: “Myself and Alicia, in particular, are trained organizers. These cunning actors will feed on the suffering and fear of these communities. Last time there were two clearly defined sides, with a clearly defined territory and clearly defined forces. “For we know not the hour … ”. We celebrate court rulings with rainbow flags that speak volumes about how far we’ve come and how inclusive we are as Americans … then we tell our neighbors to remove their American flags and stop saying “Merry Christmas” and “Happy Hanukkah” because it offends us. What Would a Civil War Look Like Today? Favourite answer. But he also understood that he couldn’t be tone-deaf to the deep concerns of his flock. We are trained Marxists.”. They become guerrillas, rebel factions, proxies, and insurgencies. With the incendiary situation going on across the country, there’s been a great deal of talk about the potential of civil war erupting in America. Proceeds get reinvested into having active, retired and wounded officers, their families and supporters tell more of these stories. We doxx people and put their families in danger because they dare to support law enforcement. That’ll give a baseline from which to proceed and compare citizens now and citizens then. But is a second Civil War really possible? But during a civil war…things are vastly different.  All of these diverse people with various motivations find common friends and common enemies.  And that’s when the two sides are decided and lines of demarcation are drawn.  Jim and Mary get together with Jack and Hildie and decide to leave town with their kids because Marcie, Danny, Bree, Selena, Philip, Lilly, Michael and Yusef are talking openly about firebombing the houses of Nazi Fascists!  Now, they haven’t specifically named Jim, Mary, Jack and Hildie, but how long before they are also labeled as the enemy?  The kids of Danny, Selena, Philip and Yusef are friends with the children of Jim and Mary, but not anymore.  That kind of fraternization can’t be allowed.  This is war. 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