Cassidy Steele Dale forecasts and contextualizes the present to equip us to make a better, kinder future… … and one of those ways to give you Part One of why we’re not going to have another Civil War. Up front: Americans are not special. We could have another Civil War. We’ve done it before – and we’ve done worse. We’ve fought one of the largest, deadliest, mass-slaughter civil wars in the history of mankind, we’re incredibly armed and we use those guns on ourselves and our fellow citizens every single day, and if you’ve forgotten, we’re still the only nation on Earth that has ever detonated nuclear weapons in anger. We can – and do – go bad sometimes.
Jimmy Earl gets 10 days PTO from his job in the parts department at the John Deere dealership. He used to get sick days and vacation days that added up to more than 10. At least 15, more if you had seniority. And you could roll it over from one year to the next. Home office took that away years ago. Just another fuckin' Jimmy's had to take. He blames the Democrats. In North Central Alabama.
He's already rented a house in Myrtle Beach for a long weekend. That's four days off there. They lose the deposit if they had to cancel. Then they had tickets to take Meemaw see The Statler Brothers in Branson. No way he was telling MeeMaw she wasn't seeing the Statler Brothers this year. So that's two more days PTO. Then there's Deer hunting . That's another long weekend.
So Jimmy Earl has about 2 days a year he can devote to fighting for the Confederacy. After that somebody needs to be coming up off some money. Them title loan boy's ain't playing. Two days late and you can kiss that Ram truck goodbye. Jimmy Earl needs a check from somebody every damn week. Somebody needs to be paying for some ammo too. That shit ain't cheap.
There ain't going to be no Confederate Army Part Deux. Marge ain't going to pay for it. Trump ain't going to pay for it. Nobody is.
What about a 1970s-style Northern Ireland Troubles situation? At least on a smaller scale? You already see it with various acts of white supremacist terrorism.
The funny thing is that they're not even loyal to this country or the GOP. They can't even follow the actual rules of their bible, simply ignoring anything that tells them they can't do what they want. The GOP are constantly stabbing each other in the back, rolling on anyone, family, friends. the ends always justify the means. At the end of the day their only TRUE loyalty is to themselves and their own bank accounts.
“Everyone in this country thinks of themselves as an American patriot first and an Ohio patriot never at all.”
Is it possible that you’ve completely missed that Republicans have been putting party ahead of country for years now. I can grarantee you there are a lot of people who believe they are Republican Patriots in the sense that their loyalty is to their party, and they are happy to destroy how democracy works for their party to have success.
To be sure, all the RWNJs doing their best to destroy democracy all see themselves as Patriots, saving the Real Americans from all those messy minorities with their very scary different ideas from having their say.
That's not even slightly what happened the American Civil War. I'm trying to think of a case where that *was* what happened, but I'm coming up with nothing. Maybe sometime back in the days of feudalist principalities?
You write well and think clearly. Enjoyed this piece, look forward to more of your work.
Jimmy Earl gets 10 days PTO from his job in the parts department at the John Deere dealership. He used to get sick days and vacation days that added up to more than 10. At least 15, more if you had seniority. And you could roll it over from one year to the next. Home office took that away years ago. Just another fuckin' Jimmy's had to take. He blames the Democrats. In North Central Alabama.
He's already rented a house in Myrtle Beach for a long weekend. That's four days off there. They lose the deposit if they had to cancel. Then they had tickets to take Meemaw see The Statler Brothers in Branson. No way he was telling MeeMaw she wasn't seeing the Statler Brothers this year. So that's two more days PTO. Then there's Deer hunting . That's another long weekend.
So Jimmy Earl has about 2 days a year he can devote to fighting for the Confederacy. After that somebody needs to be coming up off some money. Them title loan boy's ain't playing. Two days late and you can kiss that Ram truck goodbye. Jimmy Earl needs a check from somebody every damn week. Somebody needs to be paying for some ammo too. That shit ain't cheap.
There ain't going to be no Confederate Army Part Deux. Marge ain't going to pay for it. Trump ain't going to pay for it. Nobody is.
What about a 1970s-style Northern Ireland Troubles situation? At least on a smaller scale? You already see it with various acts of white supremacist terrorism.
>> you better get right with Jesus and math and do it fast
Baaahahaa that was a good one.
But I was going to have a t-shirt concession, and maybe even Patriot bobble heads. WHERE IS MY PROFIT OPPORTUNITY NOW
I'm so grateful for facts and humor.
Can’t have a Civil War when there’s no civility.
The funny thing is that they're not even loyal to this country or the GOP. They can't even follow the actual rules of their bible, simply ignoring anything that tells them they can't do what they want. The GOP are constantly stabbing each other in the back, rolling on anyone, family, friends. the ends always justify the means. At the end of the day their only TRUE loyalty is to themselves and their own bank accounts.
The Greedy Toddler Party.
It needs a nap, badly.
“Everyone in this country thinks of themselves as an American patriot first and an Ohio patriot never at all.”
Is it possible that you’ve completely missed that Republicans have been putting party ahead of country for years now. I can grarantee you there are a lot of people who believe they are Republican Patriots in the sense that their loyalty is to their party, and they are happy to destroy how democracy works for their party to have success.
To be sure, all the RWNJs doing their best to destroy democracy all see themselves as Patriots, saving the Real Americans from all those messy minorities with their very scary different ideas from having their say.
THEY PERNOUNCE THINGS DIFFERNTLY THO SO THEY GET NO SAY
That's not the argument presented here. Will they continue to try and destroy democracy in America? assuredly.
Will their method be a full scale Civil War? no.
They'll use the courts.
Civil wars are started when rural folk attack urban folk. No geography needed.
That's not even slightly what happened the American Civil War. I'm trying to think of a case where that *was* what happened, but I'm coming up with nothing. Maybe sometime back in the days of feudalist principalities?