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< Thoughts on the January 6 Insurrection Attempt (CW for US politics)

I can't disagree one bit, but had the stark realization that we may now be in a 'Civil Cold War'. As in the previous Cold War where proxy battles were fought in Afghanistan, Central and South America, that part of it appears to be stirring. We hope none of these turns into a Korea or Vietnam. I'm rather holding my breath until the end of the month, at least.

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~starbreaker wrote:

I've always suspected that the Civil War didn't actually end in 1865, and that we've just been a long cease-fire, because so many conservatives saw no problem with displaying the Confederate flag. There were even wannabe revolutionaries waving that flag in the Capitol.

The rules of engagement might have changed in 1865, with the Civil War becoming a war of words for most white people, but I'm afraid the armistice won't hold and that for far too many people words will no longer be enough.