> the only thing preventing total war is the belief that it might be possible to fix it next year And the knowledge that you cannot win when the other side con

> the only thing preventing total war is the belief that it might be possible to fix it next year And the knowledge that you cannot win when the other side controls the armed forces, the FBI, and all the governing institutions, a lot of states entirely too, and is clearly willing (and maybe even eager) to use them? The president and the people behind him probably look forward to their opponents trying. I think this "total war" might be very short.