Michael Beschloss thinks the Supreme Court could be pushing us toward civil war

[highplainsdem]

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[OrlandoDem2]

1. Bring it!

[OrlandoDem2]

8. Do you know the scene where Rhett Butler told all the southern "gentlemen"

who thought they could fight better than a Yankee they were wrong? He put them in their place.

Those toothless rednecks would shoot themselves kn the foot or aim the wrong way!

[hatrack]

46. "And all we've got is cotton, slaves, and arrogance."

[OrlandoDem2]

50. I grew up in a house where GWTW was played at least once a year.

Good Lord how I can’t stand that movie any longer!

[babylonsister]

5. No! There has got to be a better way

than a war.

[LenaBaby61]

19. When women start dying from ectopic pregnancies ....

You know their families etc. are not just going to sit home and do nothing.

People are human, and when you think about the numbers of right-winged, white, rich males in the GQP who make sure their mistresses, side-pieces, wives are entitled to get all of the abortions they want to have, meanwhile they want to make sure the woman in YOUR life has to deal with an exploding Fallopian tube which is extremely painful that will lead to DEATH. Most folks don't take kindly to you demanding that they die from an ectopic pregnancy when they could have had a medical procedure to save the life of the mother.

[WheelWalker]

37. Politics is war with out bloodshed, while war is politics with bloodshed.

Mao Zedong

[dalton99a]

2. They have officially divided us into Free States and Shit States

[Hekate]

3. Whoa!

Thank you, Dr Beschloss

[Irish_Dem]

6. The GOP is already at war with America.

Jan 6 was the official start of a conflict that has been simmering for a long time.

They won the first battle. Subjugating and control women.
Next battle will be LGBTQ.

[LenaBaby61]

20. THIS 👆🏻👆🏻👆🏻

[Funtatlaguy]

26. Steve Bannon has been stoking that flame.

[Irish_Dem]

28. Yes and many others.

I keep thinking about how Hillary got blasted for stating the obvious, a vast RW conspiracy.
She was exactly correct.

[Haggard Celine]

45. It's been very obvious for a long time that

there are powerful people who want us at war with each other. Trump not only did things we didn't like, he rubbed it in our faces. Everything he did was to incite his supporters, but he also, at the same time, wanted to incite the rest of us. He did and still does everything he can to cause anger and division. There are others who are at least as bad as him. They want this war. And they're just going to push us around on the playground enough times to get us to fight back.

[Irish_Dem]

48. Putin/GOP has been sowing chaos, division, confusion for decades.

It is the divide and conquer strategy.

If there is enough hatred and fear, yes the battle will get very ugly.

[roamer65]

7. Yes, very similar to the polarization the Dred Scott case created in the 1850's.

The Taney court was horrible.

[LenaBaby61]

24. Self-hating, black racist Clarence Thomas's favorite justice and ruling.

[Joinfortmill]

40. He's an idiot. They hate him.

[Mme. Defarge]

9. Aided and abetted by eliminating a state's right

to enact gun safety laws.

[msongs]

10. as rachel said repubs played a 50 yr long game to get to this point and now they have the power

as a white christian minority watchout america

[LuckyCharms]

11. He's right. n/t

[Stinky The Clown]

12. I agree. That possibility is looming larger and larger.

[shrike3]

13. I agree with Mr. Beschloss.

[yorkster]

14. Just had the same thought while listening to Rachel

list the states that outlawed abortions right after SC decision was announced - the so-called trigger states. She listed them in chronological order. I felt like I was listening to an announcement of states seceding or declaring war on the rest of the country.

[bluestarone]

15. Look at it from China or Russias view point.

They would be ready to take on the winner! STUPID fucking religious assholes can't see this!

[VarryOn]

16. I just do not see the evidence to support this guy's premise....

Yes, we have our panties in a wad. But, I was traveling most of the week having meetings, lunches, and dinners, and I was in the office (~5000 emps) today. Not one word about Roe or any other politics. Granted, political conversations are ver boten nowadays else you get a visit from HR ( I've had 3).

I just don't think most people get worked up nowadays save for a few of us. Not a good thing, if you ask me. I so miss debate in the office.

[Cosmocat]

30. 40% of this country is foaming at the mouth

In their glorious battle against the evil liberal boogyman, all being tweaked out by sick "conservative" media profiteers, all trying to one up each other on how far they can push their marks, congress is over flowing w evil rat fucking fascists who see our normative systems buckling around them, and our LEOs are overwhelming populated w these types of people.

[Joinfortmill]

39. I only discuss politics with close friends/family

[VarryOn]

49. I've gotten that way myself...

The sterile and humorless workplace lacks joy, though. We used to prank each other and tell the occasional joke. Now, the 26-year-old who designates pronouns in their email will report you.

[Ocelot II]

17. If so, it wouldn't be like the one in the 1860s

where there was a coalition of states that formed a government and raised an army. I'd expect something more like the Troubles in Northern Ireland, with attacks directed mainly against organizations and government offices - and with a lot of ordinary people as collateral damage, going on for some 30 years.

[Joinfortmill]

38. Shut down Fox and throw out Murdoch.

[Ocelot II]

43. It's way beyond that. Even if Fox could be shut down legally - and it can't -

it wouldn't matter; there are more and worse RW outlets. OAN makes Fox look almost normal.

[hadEnuf]

44. So in other words, Terrorism.

They have already started.

The GQP have always accused everybody and anybody of being terrorists or being soft on them.

As usual, their accusations are actually a confession.

[NewHendoLib]

18. we've been in a cold civil war for a long time. It is definitely heating up, though.

[BootinUp]

21. we have the numbers. nt

[Cha]

22. I agree.. I just mentioned that in a post...

https://democraticunderground.com/?com=view_post&forum=1002&pid=16842732

💙💛

[vercetti2021]

23. Thats fine

I'm ready to fight

[Dysfunctional]

25. It can't be a nationwide civil war between states because all states have Democrats and Republicans.

[Funtatlaguy]

27. Just have red vs blue shirts in every state

[AntiFascist]

29. Well, you know what James Madison said about the 2nd Amendment...

regarding a tyrannical (branch of?) government. It could be a double-edged sword.

[moniss]

31. One of the things about being old

is to have lived through the time when the people had more power and would demonstrate that power. Back in the '50's/'60's if the UAW or the Teamsters etc. were pushed hard enough you would see spontaneous walkouts across the country. It would escalate quickly and the affected bigwigs would realize that they needed to back off trying to screw with the people. Sometimes it did get ugly. Very ugly in the case of strikes by the United Mine Workers. However the example of nationwide work stoppage is an example for us currently. Beginning Monday women should initiate a work stoppage nationwide. The American economy will be put on the brink immediately since they are such a large part of the workforce. Shut. It. Down. Keep. It. Shut. Down. The bigwigs will face losing hundreds of billions within days. I realize that many women cannot take part because of dire personal economic reasons. But I guarantee you that there are enough women who can that could quickly bring major corporations to the brink.

Further very aggressive change in the behavior of women is now warranted since the SC has created this enormous danger to the life and health of women. Women must push for very harsh laws in the states for response and accountability for men who sexually assault/sexually coerce women/date rape etc. because the result can be life-threatening to the woman and can no longer be treated as lightly as it has been. The sentencing has too often been probation or minimal time. As an example their needs to be law in the states that would apply a charge of reckless endangerment in addition to the sexual assault charge. That additional charge must have severe mandatory minimum prison sentencing.

Women need to get very, very aggressive in their response to this patriarchal bullshit. The SC cons and the GQP do not care whether women live or die. They demonstrated that very clearly today. They do not care about the children. They have demonstrated that repeatedly every day for decades. For them it is about power and control. Show them who has the power.

[Joinfortmill]

36. Yes, yes and yes.

[2naSalit]

32. He's correct.

[ecstatic]

33. damn. nt

[rockfordfile]

34. No. Sounds like crazy republican crap.

[Joinfortmill]

35. We're in a mess. Vote.

[WheelWalker]

41. Yes, and yes.

[HardPort]

42. Dred Scott put the country on the path to Civil War I; this decision does the same for version 2.0

[Rhiannon12866]

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