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Originally Posted by JohnnyB
There is certainly an argument to be made for the possibility of civil war. I do expect we will see violence, but if the US transitions to authoritarianism, I think the transition will be reasonably quick and the large majority of people will either be on-board with King Orange, or they will be silent.
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Here's my fan fiction...
On November 5th, Trump appears to have the upper hand in election results. He successfully blocks mail in votes from being counted in enough jurisdictions to win/steal the election. The Dems actually grow a pair and refuse to concede defeat this time. Russia, China, North Korea, Turkmenistan, Venezuela, Saudi Arabia, Israel, Brazil and maybe India all call Trump to congratulate him and recognize his victory, thus giving him international support. The EU and most other developed Western democracies try putting pressure on Trump to conduct a valid count of all votes.
Biden and other high profile Democrats set up a government-in-exile in France. It can't be anywhere close, or in a weak nation, otherwise Trump would go in and take them out. From there, the Dems try to pursue removing Trump through legal channels and gaining international support.
As days turn into weeks, and weeks turn in to months, Biden manages to get international support from allies. Meanwhile at home, civil unrest escalates and extremists on both sides become guilty of terrorism. As the economy tanks and police fail to receive pay cheques, many just go home. Trump is then compelled to use the military nationwide to quell unrest (he already tested this!).
Various left and right groups form militias, which eventually become supplemented by foreign mercenaries, most from Latin America, but some from Canada and even overseas. Foreign arms start to trickle in from south of the border, some possibly funded by foreign governments. Some of these militias form into "rogue" units just there to plunder and even start fighting each other. Massacres ensue.
Many military personnel become personally conflicted about participating in military operations at home and begin deserting, and even defecting to the other factions. Suddenly, these factions have military training and some weaponry at their disposal. Civilians begin migrating to regions of the country that they side with as matter get worse. Due to the increase of foreign mercenaries, some of the extreme right wing factions begin crossing the border into Mexico to plunder villages. Mexican paramilitaries retaliate causing an international incident.
At this point, the EU and other Western democracies put sanctions on the U.S. Meanwhile, Russia starts funneling arms through Venezuela and Cuba to be distributed to pro-Trump paramilitaries.
As anarchy ensues, the U.S. Constitution becomes essentially unenforceable leading some states declaring independence. California declares a republic and is quickly in union with Nevada and Arizona. Texas declares a Republic, and annexes much of the mid-west right up to Minnesota. New Mexico becomes disputed between California and Texas. The northeast states form a loose union of autonomous states. Much of the southeast becomes fiefdoms and free-ports ruled by oligarchs. As new lines are drawn in the sand, fighting dies down and the new order is agreed upon.
In the aftermath, Canada offers an Anschluss to Alaska, Washington and Oregon. Just because every story needs a happy ending.