# Which form would take a civil war in USA?

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**Created:** [April 6, 2024, 6:12am UTC](https://forum.centerforinquiry.org/t/which-form-would-take-a-civil-war-in-usa/10761 "2024-04-06T06:12:35Z")\
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> [@citizenschallengev4](#):
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> Given real blood and a real body count, how long do you think the trumpkins will stand firm?

Slavery was declared unconstitutional in 1863. It took 100 years for the violence to be addressed with the Civil Rights Act. There was a build-up of armaments around the world at the end of the 19th century. Weapons rarely get made and not used, so we had two World Wars. People hired to do the killing eventually get tired of killing each other so now we have “conflicts” and “military actions” so the work is broken up, doesn’t seem so bad. But we also have other build-ups happening, both in the silos, and in the basements.

My prediction; it will continue to be “those other people” committing the violence. It won’t be white males who blame brown people for their problems, they will be called mentally ill. It won’t be corrupt governments, they will be called “militia”. It won’t be the police, they will be called “rogue officers”. People will report violence and missing persons, and they just won’t be able to find them.

This thread was 7 years ago. The same question still remains

> [@When will these gun-tragedies end in the USA?](https://forum.centerforinquiry.org/t/when-will-these-gun-tragedies-end-in-the-usa/6077):
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> The tragedies come and are forgotten after a while; and, obviously, they keep repeating. Practically no one is safe in the USA, due to the easy availability of guns to people who should not have them. Isn’t the gun-crazy mindset the worst shame of the USA? I had a little conversation today with a pro-gun friend on FB. His argument was that using cars (carelessly or criminally) can kill people. Should the country take cars off the streets? I responded by saying that he had missed a very importan…

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