American Re-Revolution, Not Civil War II

Our country is spinning into ever-more intractably divided positions, as there is no real compromise between America and Not-America. Halfway between those is also Not-America. And whatever can’t go on forever won’t, but that begs the question of how it will end.

I have read many articles warning of an impending conflict, or even speculating about what a 2nd Civil War might look like. As noted by the author of the article referenced in the link, it is a truism that Diversity + Proximity = War, and also an historical fact that the U.S. has recently seen the greatest migration of peoples in the history of the world.

But what are we really talking about here? We have a ruling class that is unresponsive to the will of the American people. I find it unlikely that they could even maintain their power in the face of mass civil disobedience, since they have undermined the rule of written law, and no one actually likes or admires them. All of their authority is fake.

So take a step back and take another look at our situation. What kind of conflict is it, really? I think it’s much more like the American Revolution than our Civil War. This storm that we feel brewing is not CW II, but a Re-Revolution.

And that is a good thing! We have historical examples of how a morally illegitimate ruling class can be brought down through non-violent resistance.

War is Hell. For freedom-lovers like us, it would be better than submission; but if we can avoid both, then that would be the best by far. Not even close.

I will have more to say later about how, when, and why us unhyphenated Americans should make ourselves ungovernable. But for now I just wanted to fire off this quick note to encourage you about the future of our country.

Things will get better, and we may not even have to go through brother killing brother to get there. Woohoo!