DOOMED TO REPEAT: CONCEPT #3

WHY WE SHOULD QUIETLY PREPARE FOR ANY DISASTER, INCLUDING ANOTHER CIVIL WAR

(a.) why we don’t need a Rasmussen poll to tell us it’s possible

All one has to do is look at the current state of affairs in America and understand what previous history has taught us.  In 2021, a Rasmussen Reports poll showed that 34% of likely U.S. voters think America will likely be involved in another Civil War at some point within the next five years.  Nine percent of those polled stated they thought a second interstate conflict was “very likely”. Subsequent surveys six months later (in 2020) revealed that 61% fear the likelihood of a Civil War on American soil very soon and 54% of those surveyed indicated they were stocking up on food and essentials (including arms and ammo) in reliance of those beliefs.

As history has taught us, 30% of America (during the first Civil War, from 1861-1865) was actually “involved” in the conflict itself and the rest of the country informally suffered, which in today’s terms, is “collateral damage”.

The Revolutionary War was fought over the imposition of taxes by the King of England without representation, which resulted in the invasion of the King’s troops on American soil.  Don’t let modern education teach you any different.

The last Civil War was fought over slavery and states’ rights.  Since the Civil War ended, slavery has ended but the prejudices that caused much of the political polarization from that point forward have increased, by design.  History has also shown us that “kissing peoples’ political asses” by removing historical statues and landmarks that commemorate historical figures and events only serves to exacerbate race baiting … and in this day and age, surveys show that over a fourth of those polled say it drives the prejudices deeper. Those who believe we won’t be in another Civil War are fooling themselves. It indeed will happen, because history repeats itself.