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Surprised to not see "civil war" mentioned.
by CmonDev 11y ago
Surprised to not see "civil war" mentioned.
- hga 11y agoIt's remarkably hard to plan for one without any idea of the "shape" it would take. Region vs. region? Faction vs. faction, which would geographically mix it up a lot more? What would which governments be responsible for, and not? The normal preparations would go some ways, everyone should have bugout plans, storage of food, water, essential medicines, etc., and while of course not recommended by most governments, basic arms, e.g. a rifle and pistol. Beyond that, it's really hard to say at this point, especially since we seem to be so far from one (for how long did our only Civil War brew?).
- mfringel 11y agoOne can typically see a civil war coming from much further away than a hurricane or earthquake.
- clarkmoody 11y agoCivil war would be somewhat out of the scope of what the article is talking about, namely discrete, punctuated events like nuclear blasts and earthquakes. Even hurricanes last only a few days in one area. War could drag on for years.
- pjc50 11y agoCivil war in the west is just not going to happen. There is localised political violence, but a proper civil war requires the defection of some or all of the military. The most likely country for this that counts as "western" is Turkey.
- rsync 11y agoUhmmm ... Spain ? That was only 75 years ago ...
- acveilleux 11y agoAnd a close call in 1981 and 1982. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/23-F https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/23-F https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1982_Spanish_coup_d%27%C3%A9tat_attempt https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1982_Spanish_coup_d%27%C3%A9ta...