>From a non-US perspective, it seems that a lot of Americans are quick to conclude that a civil war is around the corner, even on HN where one would hope for a

>From a non-US perspective, it seems that a lot of Americans are quick to conclude that a civil war is around the corner, even on HN where one would hope for a more nuanced analysis. There can't be that many boogaloo boys on this forum, so I wonder how common this narrative is in the US at the moment to make it a go-to conclusion. Is it really common to hear talk of this in the US? Ive stepped on a hornets nest in my comment quite negatively voted. I too am a non-US perspective and 'boogaloo boys' aren't going to be a major factor at all. >From what I see of human nature, most people are willing to accept a good deal of change and discomfort before they are willing to jeopardise their relatively stable & comfortable lives (relative compared to countries where you actually see armed uprisings, revolutions & civil war). Never in my life have I seen polarization so bad. According to what I read the only ever time it was this bad was the first civil war. You know what's weird. I predicted there would be self-immolations similar to arab spring and we are getting it. Black, incel, and environmentalist self-immolations in the USA. https://www.msn.com/en-gb/news/us/activist-s-self-immolation-stirs-questions-on-faith-protest/ar-AAWBYII https://www.msn.com/en-gb/news/us/activist-s-self-immolation... I even imagine as well. Lets say midterms happen and there's a clean sweep by the democrats. What happens? How about the republicans sweep the election?