> and I hope (and believe, for now) that we are very, very far from a civil war. There is not going to be a civil war in the US. Modern-day rebellion in the US

> and I hope (and believe, for now) that we are very, very far from a civil war. There is not going to be a civil war in the US. Modern-day rebellion in the US looks more like the violence around the time of the BLM protests. It's certainly not going to be organised at anything like a state level; the US is far too interwoven now. Not to mention that there's no core issue to galvanise a significant bloc into armed action; no core leadership; people are too comfortable these days to actually go into the field and fight on that scale, let alone a bitter war. Likewise, in the 19th century, a citizen could become an effective soldier by donning a cap and picking up a gun. Not so these days, as the US military has far more toys at their disposal, both in terms of arms and intelligence. The idea that 2nd Amendment enthusiasts have of taking on the government's military is pure fantasy.