You know what? Civil war is not the answer for this kind of thing.
They should be found and prosecuted to the fullest extent of the law because what they did was illegal. Breaking his door and terrorizing his family is against the law. They are scum and need to be dealt with. Any discussion of this kind of thing inciting civil war is ridiculously hyperbolic.
I did not mean this particular incident.
I was addressing the overall atmosphere, and overall attitude that caused this particular incident.
This is where total war will come from.
It will come from the hate embedded in the hearts that caused this and those that are good with it and excuse it.
That is where total war dwells.
This incident was merely the flotsam on the top of the boiling stew pot.
The recipe for the stew of total war is;
Complete partisan thought
Vilification of the other side
Dehumanization of the other side
Excusing the violent antics of the other side
Escalation of that same violence
Office holders calling for and excusing that violence
"I will not stop unless they do" language
Mob violence and incivility
murders blamed on the other side
All the ingredients are here and in the pot and the fire is turned on.
It is no longer a matter of IF, but HOW SOON.
Tell me i am wrong.
The proof you need is right here for all to see.
The breakup of Yugoslavia started this very same way.