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Originally Posted by driveway
Not a chance, as has been discussed in this thread the demographics of the US is not one that could support a civil war.
All the people who would be the angriest and the ones who would most want to participate in violence have mortgages to pay, children to feed, and jobs to go to on Monday. You'd probably see protests and lone-wolf actions but nothing that could be sustained in any meaningful way.
Also, the military has a complete monopoly on heavy weapons in the US. No militia, no matter how large and well trained, could stand up to artillery. The only possible way there is a civil war in the States is if entire brigade-or-larger units of the US military start shooting at each other.
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Mostly agreed, but there are some circumstances where it could happen.
For example, if the economy completely collapsed and the military stopped getting paid. Some may go rogue or even abandon armories or pledge allegiance to rebels.
It's very unlikely, but theoretically could happen. It's what happened in Yugoslavia, which was the 4th largest military in Europe at the time.