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Sunday 7th of December 2025

Civil wars But political polarization does not increase the likelihood of civil war. What increases the likelihood of civil war is factionalization — when citizens form groups based on ethnic, religious, or geographic distinctions — and a country's political parties become predatory, cutting out rivals and enacting policies that primarily benefit them and their constituents. And nothing abets and accelerates factionalization as much as social media. … A central driver to factionalism has always been conspiracy theories. If you want to incite people to action, give them an “other” to target. Barbara F. Walter, How Civil Wars Start  © 2022 Kwiple.com
Civil wars Gettysburg, What an unbelievable battle that was. What an unbelievable, I mean it was so much and so interesting and so vicious and horrible, and it’s so beautiful in so many different ways. It represented such a big portion of the success of the country. Gettysburg, wow. I go to Gettysburg, Pennsylvania, to look and to watch and the statement of Robert E. Lee, who's no longer in favor,  — did you ever notice that? no longer in favor —  “Never fight uphill, me boys! Never fight uphill.” They were fighting uphill. He said, “Wow, that was a big mistake.”  Donald Trump's Gettysburg address, Apr. 13, 2024 © 2024 Kwiple.com
Civil wars I think the cause of the Civil War was basically how the government was gonna run, the freedoms of what people could and couldn’t do. What do you think the cause of the Civil War was? Nikki Haley, responding to a New Hampshire voter who asked her what she thought the proximate cause of the Civil War was © 2023 Kwiple.com
Civil wars One study revealed that all of the democracies that experienced civil war between 1960 abd 1995 had majoritarian or presidential systems. None of them were based on proportional representation. Barbara F. Walter, How Civil Wars Start  © 2022 Kwiple.com
Civil wars That a kidnapping attempt by a group of far-right extremists is a sign of impending civil war might strike you as preposterous. But modern civil wars start with vigilantes just like these — armed miitants who take violence directly to the people. Militias are now the defining feature of conflicts around the world. Barbara F. Walter, How Civil Wars Start  [Refers to the arrest of 13 men in October 2020 for attempting to kidnap and perhaps kill Michigan's governor, Gretchen Whitmer] © 2022 Kwiple.com
 
Civil wars This isn't the first time in modern history that populists with anti-democratic leanings have come to power. It is also not the first time that democracies have experienced backsliding. What's different is the mechanism: before, autocracy came about when military generals launched coups. But now it's being ushered in by the voters themselves. This is happening in large part because social media allows candidates to sow or capitalize on, doubts that citizens might have about democracy as a form of government. … To make good decisions about candidates in democracies, voters must have good information, and social media has flooded voters with bad information. Barbara F. Walter, How Civil Wars Start  © 2022 Kwiple.com