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Friday 8th of May 2026

Books So you're the little woman who wrote the book that made this great war! Abraham Lincoln, on meeting Harriet Beecher Stowe, author of Uncle Tom's Cabin © 2021 Kwiple.com
By the numbers Ratio of the number of statues of African Americans to those of Confederates in the U.S. Capitol: 4:11 Harper's Index, November 2017 © 2017 Kwiple.com
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
Hatred The South has not forgotten the abuses of Sherman's March to the Sea. Nor have they forgiven the Northern authorities for the humiliation of subjugation. The occupied Americans hated the occupying Americans. That hatred endures. Stephen Marche, The Next Civil War  © 2022 Kwiple.com
Socio-economic mobility The more an underclass peacefully approaches economic and political equality, the more violent and resentful the overclass grows. Stephen Marche, The Next Civil War  © 2022 Kwiple.com
State of the union But anocracy, not autocracy, is our most immediate threat. Anocracy is usually transitional  — a repressive government allows reforms, or a democracy begins to unravel — and it is volatile. When a country moves into the anocracy zone, the risk of political violence reaches its peak; citizens feel uncertain about their government's power and legitimacy. Compared with democracies, anocracies with more democratic than autocratic features are three times more likely to experience political instability or civil war. Barbara F. Walter, Washington Post, January 24, 2022 © 2022 Kwiple.com
Trumpists say Lets not fuck around. We've descended into civil war. Stewart Rhodes, founder of Oath Keepers © 2021 Kwiple.com
Trumpists say We aren’t getting through this without a civil war. Stewart Rhodes, leader of the Oath Keepers, two days after the 2020 election © 2022 Kwiple.com
Trumpists say We have now reached a war phase. Eye for an eye. Andy Biggs, 2:46 PM – Jun 9, 2023, responding to the unsealing of the DOJ's 37-count indictment against Trump in connection with his handling of classified documents at Mar-a-Lago © 2023 Kwiple.com
 
Trumpists say We’re facing what was called in the case of the Civil War an irrepressible conflict. But this is America. People have guns. It will come to blood.  Peter Brimelow, VDARE founder and anti-immigrant immigrant © 2023 Kwiple.com