A young and poorly educated nation. Talks the talk never walks the walk. Only world champions at sports no one else plays. Look a Biden and see how the world sees you.
@@iamsucharetard wishful thinking. you and most conservatives dont' understand is the LEFT controls big tech companies AND the media. We're about to be living in a single party state soon.
In high school back in 99' I asked my history teacher what he thought the probability of a 2nd civil war was. He proceeded to ridicule me in front of the class for even suggesting the idea that there could be another civil war in America. At the age I had always had a gut feeling that I might see one in my lifetime. If his name was even worth remembering, I'd really like to find him and ask him the same question. Just to see if he's still cocky enough to dismiss the idea as rudely as he did all those years ago. Maybe he's changed his tune about the possibilities, but I'll probably never know.
Any sort of uprising would immediately be thwarted by the government . That and only about 1-5% of people are actually willing to take up arms and die for their political beliefs .
As a Gulf War Vet. I was raised by my Grandpa that survived Pearl Harbor. I have never forgotten a thing that Man taught me. " Never trust the Government Son " and don't rely on them to put food on your table.
My grandfather survived the Pearl Harbor attack as well. he was a gunner's mate aboard the USS Tennessee. Aft turret 2. Great to meet ya! Your grandfather is definitely not wrong. 👍
@@--Morpheus-- that's a good question. At one time, they could be counted on to support their oaths. But now with the already indoctrinated kids coming in, I have no idea what they would do.
Hi, ok just got done reading about bleeding Kansas on Wiki, how do you see this apply today? This is a serious question I find the whole situation worrisome. My contention is that with multiple states going such different directions and crafting laws that make them “sanctuary states or cities.” States openly defying the Supreme Court. I believe the war has started, it’s just a matter of time till the Feds want control again. The states have already aligned, and the populace is properly primed.
For the last 20 years of my life, everything has gone downhill for the average American. People used to buy and renovate their homes when money flowed more freely. You're hearing now that things aren't going well. We have lost many freedoms, the cost of living has significantly increased, and we are taxed constantly compared to the past. My heart goes out to anybody who is close to retirement and may be concerned about the viability of their pension, particularly in light of the ongoing increase in the cost of living. Sad!!!
At this point, we have to prepare ourselves for whats coming, no one will help us. Learn to Spend carefully, invest intelligently, and diversify your holdings so that when one performs poorly, the others may not. You can do this by hiring a knowledgeable specialist whose platform offers a variety of investment options. You leave little space for regrets by doing this, and you might even gain more. This is just a step towards the right decision.
Here's the deal people..... we are in the middle of a world communist revolution. I'm not speaking out of ignorance either. I was an Army intelligence analyst (96B) during the Cold War and was trained to recognize it. It really is that simple. Klaus Schwab of the WEF? He has a bust of Lenin in his office that is clearly seen in the video interviews he gives. Joe Biden? Member of the Council on Foreign Relations, which was founded in 1921 by a Marxist with the intent of setting up global government based on Marx's principles. ANTIFA openly flies Communist flags and is supported by the entire DNC. Black Lives Matter was founded by admitted "trained Marxists." BLM is supported by the entire DNC, half of the GOP plus the entire Pentagon. All of this leadup is NOT by well meaning people on the Left. It is to set up mass genocide and/or mass imprisonment. The naive Libertarian who wrote that letter does not understand Marxism vs Liberalism. We are under MARXIST control, not by "liberals." Liberals like big govt, but they are not evil Communists. Marxists ARE Communists and are PURE evil. This doesn't mean people should stop being smart about how to deal with this. KEEP using your free speech and states rights to PUSH back and keep waking others up. Biden is hoping the anti-communists overreact so he can call an insurrection and send the military against us. BE SMART
We basically are already in a civil war,the politicians and media have got citizens divided and the people with good morals and values are being made to look like they're the ones doing wrong therefore more people are afraid to do the right things,its sickening that half of the population want this way of life for the children's future
The presidential election this year. Trump disqualified himself due to his involvement in the insurrection on Jan 6, 2021. The 14th Amendment Section 3 is applicable to the presidency (Jefferson Davis attested to this), it is self executing (as history has already shown), and that disqualification can be removed by Congress. Failing to do so means that Trump cannot hold political office again. Any votes for him are then discarded since he's ineligible. This is spelled out in the Constitution and will have the backing of the US military to defend the constitution. The red states will secede and trigger another conflict. It will be bloody and the Union will win but at what cost? Hopefully they will eradicate the domestic terrorist and the ideology they have from this country.
I'm nearly 60 and the last 40 years has been all down hill for the average American. Money use to flow better, people were buying and fixing their places up. Now you hear about things not going so good. Cost of living is way up, we have lost a lot of Freedoms and we are Taxed at every turn, there use to be a lot less Taxes.
I'm 40 and I have never felt like we have been in more dire straits than now. 2008 wasn't even half as bad financially speaking. If things don't change, people will start getting desperate.
And we know that the possibility for Nazi/Communist style atrocities exist even here in the US, which is why defending our means of resistance is a priority.
@P A9970 absolutely!! You should see what their doing here in Portland!!! They are the actual fascist! It's nuts! I felt like one morning I woke up in Germany during the WW2!! Not kidding!
@@archaicsage4803 Your going to Woodrow Wilson I think. I pin point it around the beginning of getting rid of religion from the public square. It seems to me one of the greatest acts of censorship that the Left has performed, maybe the essential act of censorship was under the guise of, this made-up idea of the Separation of Church and State. Was banning the discussion of Religion and the teachings of Religion from the public square. And WE accepted this. I think the Right accepted this and said "that's fair. Why should one Religion be put over another." But in fact, doing that we gave up the entire argument for our Country. We gave up the essential argument for our Country. We can NO longer make the argument for the Rights enumerated, and the ideas enumerated in the Constitution. And also, for the Spirit expressed in the Declaration. All ideas that are dependent upon the idea that our Rights are God given.
First time viewer here....gotta say, I dig this post. I agree with most of your sentiments but what stands out to me is your manner of clear and concise explanation of your view points. You are definitely a good writer and clearly put thought into your words. Thanks.
The commy swamp has politicized cop support.The swamp is protected by armies of local beat cops. In order for Americans to successfully take this government down, the gun owning conservative right would need to wipe out their local beat cops and move on the government. Which won't happen.
@@alanweber675hose apache won't be in the air as the airmen will be will they're families. Military has certain mechanisms to refuse going against the public. Don't think blue haired leftists regulated to cities will be much of fight. They're are no Blue states just blue cities. Never forget that.
This one was very interesting, I can apply a lot of what you said to my own country (Argentina). Some people want to live being completely controlled by the government and the government needs to make every decision for them and then there's the rest of us that just want to be left alone and try to have stable jobs and be happy. Thanks for the video.
I think unchecked immigration is a far bigger catalyst than you suggested. In a few years, I think the displacement population coming across our southern border will be THE issue in a few years.
It's already an issue with criminal illegals doing violent crime. Officers in Texas have been told they will lose their job if they disclose that a criminal act was perpetrated by an illegal.
Beautifully said, another thing I keep hearing is people see all the corruption in politics and feel they have no voice or it will never be heard and give up! We have to stop that to make it y’all!
@@teru797 lol organize, start anything violent, and you'll be dealing with the police and then the National Guard after that. It's a lose/lose situation.
Would you? If the government came to disarm you are you going to "defend" your right? Or choose your family? You don't have the fight in you that you think you do.
Eric - my good man - you, Barry, and Chad have made my life a richer thing over the years. Right now, Barry is smiling down on you. Thank you for all that you do!!!
Always remember how the first civil war started. Over a federal base. Secession was peaceful at first. People did not take the opening battles seriously until we were killing each other.
The first civil war started out with people killing each other. Bloody Kansas ring a bell? Sumter just formalized the conflict as being between two regions that represented a cultural divide.
Great vid man, as a Dutch in the EU we closely follow and watch what is happening in the USA. And for good reason, our succes and peace is partly depending on yours but also our downfall is depending on yours. In Europe there are some cracks in the bottle for some years now, frustrations between countries ( and within countries ) but not exactly comparable with what is happening in the USA. Believe me when I say that by far most of us do want the USA as a close ally, a good big friend. Just like Canada and most other of the Americas. I pray for a better world, almost every day. Stay safe American brothers and sisters, let the bad politicians and media NOT control your lives and sow division: Live free or die!
Same goes for you, I've following along (albeit not as closely as I should) with what's been going on in the Netherlands, especially the situation with the farmers when that was really ramping up, and I just hope you guys will be able to push back, hopefully peacefully but do what you need to keep the sovereignty of your country and your people from the exceedingly encroaching hands of corrupt politicians both in your country and the EU. You all stay safe as well!
Glad to have the Dutch as allies, is the Netherlands growing more and more authoritarian as well? Ive heard Britain is but havent heard much about Netherlands. 🇺🇲🤝🇳🇱
Thanks for sharing a variety of views to cover all perspectives to create thought provoking discussions that in reality as a whole we are not far off left vs right. Outstanding penmanship in putting your thoughts onto paper very eloquently.
I think this is your best work yet! The biggest hurdle I see is that we are raised on a steady diet of Loving ourselves more than anything else. We are so self obsessed that I don't believe it's possible to hold hands against a common enemy.
@@georgeharvey6382 what protest? Hunger strike not going to work? Voting? You seen how 2020 worked out... i think we are past all of the above... this is not the time to be scared this is the time to unite raise up and save whats left of our country!
Every TH-camr is too afraid to admit it’s time to fight. But I understand this is their money on the line and they try to say there is a light at the end of the tunnel but no nothing is getting better lol it’s going downhill FAST
The moment a guntuber says anything in that vain, the feds would rally before they could load their trucks. They have too much power, and would wield it with an iron fist. Hell, look what they did to fpsrussia.
That's just it. The "right" won't do sh_t because they're just as desperate for the money as the left. If they get just enough out of line, their whole life can implode. So, they have to make the choice...fight, and live on the run, hand to mouth for years, maybe decades...or stfu and eat the sh_t sandwich. Everybody's a badass until the idea of living rough with the knowledge that if you get caught for your actions, you're gonna suffer really sets in. I highly doubt these people who preach the most will actually take the leap. Everybody's gotten too fat and comfortable for that...
Very well said. Also I’ve been watching you sense childhood and haven’t seen you in a while and I don’t know if anyone is telling you this but you are in fantastic shape now and that’s awesome to see, thanks for over a decade of great, intelligent content, and thanks for making me understand as a kid that I should be proud to be an American
@Theonewhoknocks You said you watched him a lot. Did Eric ever say what unit he was in, when he was in the Army? I don't know what Division he was in? I'm curious.
Something no one ever* mentions is how a possible American civil war could impact Native Americans in Native American Reservations 🤔. Who would they side with? Assuming they side with anyone else at all aside* from protecting their own sovereign interests (or protecting themselves as "domestic dependent nations" from any threats).
Amen. One side has been training with small arms since their childhood and has a way better arsenal than the peashooters the enemies bought last minute with one or two boxes of ammo in 2020. Not to mention, we take care of food production and serve the combat roles the most in both the military and the police forces. It's like the end of WWII when the Germans were boxed in by all sides, except they're already living in that situation. GG ez bois.
our side has done nothing but talk for 20 years while their side is in the street forcing action, they have infiltrated and corrupted media and have control over all large corporations its not looking good i wouldnt be so sure of the outlook
A sturdy old woman (sometimes referred to as “an anxious lady”), wearing a shawl, approached Benjamin Franklin and asked him, “well, Doctor, what do we have, a republic or a monarchy?” Franklin replied sagely, “a republic, if you can keep it.”
You're overlooking the actual. This is division 101. The left is leaning on being protected, while the right is leaning on what they know. Speaking for those in the middle. I sit here and look at some people funny, but be you. I know I'm not perfect but I'm here for you.
Yup we’re already in it! A culture war is still a war, a cold war is still a war, a economic war is still a war, psychological warfare is still a war, We are facing it all…
What past glory? We are still in a golden age for this country, we may be in a dip economically at the moment, but the only sure fire way we could destroy our present and future success would be a catastrophic civil war. I'm sure we would recover, but we would take decades to even get back to the 'glory' we have now. Just think about how many people say the South is still recovering from the civil war, the kind of vague neighbor v neighbor conflict these people talk about would have no glory, and would have far more widespread degredation than our last civil war.
@@DarthCody700 still in glory days ?Golden age What state you live in ? over here on East Coast there's cities that are like 3rd world countries now.
Your trigger finger still work? Then you’ll be more than useful. Train and practice. Everyone has something to contribute. The craziness needs to stop. Our country is almost unrecognizable. We The People need to take a stand soon before there is no country left
Thats all right… people who cant run… can still field-strip, clean weapons, hand-pack ammo… you really only need one hand to operate comms or hold a binocular… maybe you have valuable medical knowledge… if you can pull a trigger, you can guard the armory… you find like-minded people in your area & evaluate what roles you can play to assist the team, based on your own abilities. Everyone will have a role to play.
Fun Fact: It was Russia who saved The Union during the American Civil War as they sent their Navy to San Francisco and New York when England and France were just about to enter the war on the side of the Confederates since London created the Confederates. France was already in Mexico making a spear head movement to resupply the Confederates and to open up a Pacific Theatre and create a port in California. England already amassed 11,000 troops stationed at their Northern Confederacies border now called Canada ready to open a Northern Theatre then to attack The Unions naval blockade. The Union would have been completely destroyed and annexed by those two great powers leaving the Confederates to exist as a puppet state of London. Tsar Alexander wrote a letter to Queen Victoria saying “If you enter in this war it will be a casus belli for all out war with the Russian Empire”. The stage was set for the 1st World War and Russia stopped it.
First the UK House of Commons was not in support of any action against the Union since slavery had been outlawed in the British Empire 30 years prior . Second the French people had zero interest in a war with the Union . Russia's only interest in it was to gain Constantinople (Isatanbul). France and the UK wouldn't mind a weaker Union but to actually attack directly logistically wasn't probable and political suicide at home that scenario would have never happened . Worse any civil war now will be more assignations' tit for tat bombings and the like , will look like Northern Ireland during the troubles
Every govt agency is militarized. Multiple govt agencies full of armed personnel who will follow any order because it's their job and they have families to feed. The govt is inefficient at most things EXCEPT preserving itself by any means necessary.
There's literally no reason to bother social security that I can think of They'll go home close office in a gov shutdown. I think people will go to the county courthouse instead
Well said, I've said for 2 + yesrs now that we are all still too comfortable. Even those of us struggling. We have to stop being sheep, and demand change. Ultimately we have already been asleep for too long so i believe we are in for battle to stop this evil.
Exactly. I keep seeing people pose the question "why isn't anyone doing anything?" The answer is comfort. Even for most of the most desperate people in the country, we are still relatively well off. We're fat and happy, kept full with poor food and endless entertainment. The danger lurking behind this comfort is lost on too many people, and it won't be obvious until it's too late.
That was one of the most brilliantly insightful descriptions regarding the state of our great nation I've ever heard. That should be in every paper in the country. You walked the line down the middle well...Much better than I could have (and I'm pretty good with a pen). You should consider sending that to other outlets. More people should hear it.
Really great read bud! It's interesting to me because I have leaned left most of my life, but I think as I have gotten older (50) I realize I am much more central..... I shoot a lot and have a bunch of good friends that lean to the far right. But what I find overall in my groups during competitions, is that we are really just there for each other. I see the crossing of the aisle in ways you would not have otherwise seen not being in that environment. Gives me hope that on a person to person to level, conversations for common cause can be had. Just a couple humble pennies
Excellent OpEd brother! Truth be told, this chasm has been developing since the 50s with those on the left gaining political power and more influence in our primary and secondary schools. Our institutions of learning have turned into indoctrination centers. Parents are starting to wake up, but I am afraid the damage is done. Leadership of our political classes are so far left and right of center that even the centrists and libertarians have a difficult time in getting everyone to come to the table in order to reach across the aisle to benefit our society. Society has taken God out of our lives and Fathers out of the homes. They celebrate the suffering and push for the state to take over. We now have an entire portion of society that celebrates gender dysphoria and seeks to silence anyone with a dissenting opinion. We have reached the point where evil is good and good is evil. I remain hopeful, but skeptical that we can reverse course. I fear for the world that we leave our grandchildren.
That's a pretty big misread of the situation. The left has steadily lost influence since the end of WW2. Back in the 50s the left had almost complete control of congress and they didn't let wealthy people and corporations create monopolies or offshore our jobs because the Congress feared American worker's unions and their power.
Even thinking that civil war is a viable option is the most Un-American thing people can consider. The fact people are trying to profit of this divisiveness is disgusting.
Like General Smedley Butler once said, "War is a racket". And General Eisenhower said the greatest threat to American democracy will be the rise of the military--industrial complex. Wars!!!
I think that a civil war here would be kind of like what happened in Syria and Libya. You'd have a bunch of insurgent groups fighting from time to time without anyone holding onto territory long enough to define new borders
Maybe, hard to tell. I know this though, some of us know well what the law is.. however the Marxist left radicals don’t know or care.. that said, if this is the case, then the real Americans, non woke, anti Marxists will have to meet them with an eye for an eye at the very least. In fact , the law in this extreme will have little effect on the goings on all around us. In any event it would be the beginning to a false flag opportunity the feds are attempting to make happen, it’s what they want. There is no obvious path to deal with all this.. it almost has to get nasty.
@@dAFTagent6969I think there are small ammo companies that would side with the rebels but the major ammo manufacturers already have government contracts; hard to imagine them biting the hand that feeds them. Then there's reloading but that can only go so far and is 100% dependent on access to primers. Stockpile ammo if you think you won't be fighting for the government.
@@Chezboi30003don't forget in times of strife pro government facilities tend to have ....umm workplace accidents more often. darn employees smoking next to the explosive stuff kinda accidents if ya know wat I mean
The shooting starts after the sorting stops. What I mean by that is people are moving around right now. They are reorganizing in areas that fit their ideals. We are becoming more divided, not less. There is a little time left for a real leader to fix things, but that window is closing fast.
@@frankthetank6558 you really have no idea how many people are able to move to their preferred locations now due to remote work. CA is going down the tubes.
@@frankthetank6558 Studies have been showing that a majority of Californians moving to Texas are conservatives fleeing the policies that they already don't agree with. This leaves fewer conservatives in California and more in Texas. Each region is becoming deeper Red or Blue.
@@HAHA.GoodMeme no people really dont on average move to random states because of their political learning sorry to burst your bubble. the majority of major cities are and have been for a long time mostly democrats and rural areas republicans. wanna actually give any information suggesting otherwise? political alignment for counties are pretty easily available
The division among us can be sliced and diced into many categories with lots of overlaps and shades of gray. To some extent it is 10-20 cities and their suburbs vs most of the rest of the country. But IMO it all comes apart when there is no longer the Rule of Law, when the law is not equally applied, when the leg. branch and ex. branch ignore the ruling of the Supreme Court and tell the Court to go pound sand. In short it we go to arms it will be due to a Constitutional crisis . And it looks to me we are headed down this path. Schumer with his rant on the steps of the SC is an example. This destruction of the Rule of Law enabled by the weaponization of the Ex. agencies in D.C. such as the DOJ, FBI, ATF, IRS ect. Do you really think the DOJ/FBI are going to seriously prosecute the son of their Boss. Will the DOJ really enforce 2nd Amend. rulings of the SC against New York. These agencies are currently not responding to the House investigations of corruption and crime. Congress can hold them in contempt-big deal. Didn't seem to hurt Holder any. They are life long bureaucrats interested in an all powerful central government. Given the opportunity the Left, the federal bureaucrats, the news media, most of the social media, the academic world, want to do away with a constitutional democracy and have a democracy (which they control with a one party system for all practical purposes) which they control with no rights for the individual and minority positions. There goes the Bill of Rights. Sounds like communism to me or socialism on steroids. If there is civil upheaval this will be the trigger. So my thought is the various slicing and dicing comes down to Constitutionalist vs. Non-Constitutionalist. A wide swip with a broad brush but I fear accurate.
Biden isn't their boss. The agencies don't work for Congress either. But they are now investigating Hunter. Which is good. Just like it's good they are prosecuting Trump and all his crimes. And the Bill of Rights is long gone for us thanks to the Patriot Act. Don't blame Socialists. They stood against the Patriot Act because it was unconstitutional.
Im an old man and ive thought it was coming for 20 yrs now, and each year things get a little worse but if it dont hurry up and get started im going to miss the damn thing. .God bless you guys ,
@@mr77617 well the left is openly hateful of anything great about America the right at least pretends to care lately at least.. some real good finger wagging at the ATF and FBI for becoming east German stasi like. Maybe they should wag a new massively decreased budget or some legal restrictions and there's only a few people even trying like MTG and Matt geatz Thomas massie and chip roy also rfk jr and jfk jr (to a lesser extent) but even with a few more that i can't remember it's still less then ten people out of hundreds that have half a clue AND care about America
To have a civil war the army has to separate and split into two groups. If anything goes down with what’s going on in the USA then I’ll go with the term revolution.
Our military has been gutted and vetted to ensure only pro government dogs are left in it. Anyone with a critical opinion was bullied out, forced out or stunted to such a point that they can't move.
A while back I did not think it was a serious possibility. Now I am wondering if it is going to happen. It seems to be getting more and more likely ever week. I never thought this could ever really happen. It’s just getting worse by the day. I used to joke about it but now I don’t because the reality of how bad things would be if it comes to that is scary. I don’t think people realize how bad things would be if it happens. It would be really bad when you think about the consequences of it would be.
@@PoshingtonSpark Yeah, you do. There's thousands upon thousands of accounts from the civil war of families fighting families and friends fighting friends. If you think any version of civil war means that you won't have to come face to face with people you care about, you don't know what civil war entails.
@ManBearPig Exactly. People forget that in the first civil war, brothers killed each other, families broke apart, friend turned on friend. The people advocating for war watch too many movies.
I wish we had a president capable or writing something like this. Eric/ Iraq veteran8888 for president! This gave me goosebumps brother! Much love brother. Thank you.
The Federal Government: Remember, a bureaucracy will ever solve the problem they were empowered to fix. If they do fix it, they put themselves out of a job.
You don't understand. The World Economic Forum controlled Government now CREATES the problems, in order to seize more power to solve the problems, and the media is the mouthpiece of the government misinforming the people. Covid was just a test run for the real thing. They wanted to see how people would react to having their rights taken away.
“When once a Republic is corrupted, there is no possibility of remedying any of the growing evils but by removing the corruption and restoring its lost principles; every other correction is either useless or a new evil. “ Thomas Jefferson
@@thischannelisbackon5679 I wish you weren't right, but I know you probably are. "America needs fighters today. We need those who will say as President Andrew Jackson did, 'I was born for a storm, and a calm does not suit me.”
Understand that the first Civil War did not occur in a vacuum. Nor did it occur suddenly. It grew over many decades of frustration over an increasingly powerful segment of the country trying to put themselves into a position of dominance over another segment, through tax and trade policy, limitations on the acquisition of new territories etc. And because these segments were separated geographically, natural lines of separation already existed. The pace of progress towards the conflict was a slow boil, due in no small part to the slow spread of information possible in the 19th century. Today, we are inundated by information, geographically interspersed and prone to rapid reaction to events. I find the likelihood of a similar event to be small, given our differences. Today, we are more likely to experience a revolution or purge event spontaneously than an attempt to make a forced separation.
I'm from the UK and was in pub talking about this very subject only last week. Unfortunately I think this could happen in the future...as far fetched as it seems. The powers that be in the US can only chip away at the first and second amendments for so long, first it will crumble, and then it will collapse with devastating results.
If it happens here, it will have repercussions worldwide. Other countries will likely try or will get involved. And, there may be a worldwide civil war or at least civil wars or coups in a number of countries facing the same issues as the US. EU will not be on the side of US conservatives. Neither will other globalist factions. Who will be on the side of conservatives here? Possibly Russia as they have many of the same interests and distaste for globalism.
The UK doesn't have either of those ammendments and hasn't a fraction of the hate from idiotic news stations or politicians and no mass murders or kids getting shot in class.
Eric I wanted to say thank you for your mature well stated and reasonable approach to the topic at hand. It is quite more complex than most posters on forums make it to be
This is basically what I have been thinking along with our voices not being heard/ no longer matter which is also leading to unrest. I also think because we are so safe the people are looking for issues to create conflict. People need some purpose again while not worrying about just surviving.
That was a very well written Op-Ed. The generalization was sincere, very neutral, and I personally think on point & correct. The complexity of what's going on is vast, & like you said - possibly earth shattering if it goes the wrong direction. . . It's like a powder keg with hundreds of people standing around it with Bic lighters looking at each other while flicking them in their hands. . . Their all choosing sides, & picking partners to see who's gonna go with them. . . The worst thing is , this time - Every major player is having their own troubles in Mayberry. And all these troubles reach well into other major countries. Nobody ( countries & their citizens as well ) has any trust with each other because of the past & the present, all reasons have some merit behind their thinking. Technology is well on it's way past the citizens, and the governments hold the keys. This scares the citizens, and for good reason. . . Power & control as you said - is what a big government seeks, and the people know it. This scares the government. So we have a problem between Government & it's people that feed said government. Now several governments have This Technology which is even more scarier. We have a monetary system basically crashing all around the world. We have the food supply system crashing, we have the parts supply system crashing, we have the right & left, we have the WEF'ers, the tree huggers, oil people, the military complex, the this & the that !!!!! Geez !!!!! Oh. . . . . Then we have Good ole' mother nature. . . . Why wouldn't the lower echelon people be FED UP with it all ? ? ? I don't know which way it's gonna go - I hope I'm prepped, but I'm sure it's gonna take a turn I'm not expecting. Question being. . . . . Which Bic is gonna light it, , , or, , , will ALL converge on the keg at the same time ? ? ? I PRAY for the world, because I think we're gonna need it. . . Expect the worse, pray for the best. Again, the Op - Ed was well done. . . . .
That was EXCELLENT at all levels. Thank you for putting that together. I wish everyone would listen to this video. Not just the folks that normally follow you, that have a common mindset, but the ones who would never what your channel. They need to hear this too.
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I would prefer to have all senators and congressmen and women put up in a five-star hotel while the military does background checks to see if they have committed treason and if so then we know what should happen publicly and swiftly and then new elections be held with term limits a must
Elections? The entire government foundation is corrupt to the core. Things won’t ever change until political parties are abolished, and the framework of the government is started over from scratch. You can’t have about 500 some people ruling over 350 million people. The whole system is corrupt. How many people in Washington would you say represent you? Probably zero right? That’s the answer most would give. Which is frightening.
Eric, the word you were looking for is 'Centrist'. A "centRAList" is one who advocates centralized governement autoritarianism. Other than that, well done. Thank you for giving voice to our concerns.
Good luck to those who want to vote their way out of this inevitability, you might want to just sit this out. This dying nation needs new leadership top to bottom.
I came to criticize, but after hearing, I will put on my military war college professor hat and critique instead. Your writing mechanics are about a B-, however, your thesis, login, reasoning, and supporting material are an A+, which is what matters. I’d give you a solid A overall. I could go over details, but I think you’re spot on. One problem you glossed over, is apathy. For our system to work, the populous must be educated, active, vote…and run for office. It starts at the local level. If ignored, people truly get the government they deserve.
People who haven’t been to war or in a similar situation, have no idea what it is. You will see your friends die (I have) and the next day you gotta get up and go back at it again day after day, hunting the “other side”.
This is the closest video I have seen to my exact thoughts ive ever seen someone post. Very well said. Lots of very accurate information here from my analysis. Comfort and Complacency will destroy us.
It wouldn't be people going after each other. That's what they would want! It would be the people uniting and going after them! That's what they are terrified of!
I know 35 yrs aint that long to some people but in all my 35 yrs ive never heard so many people openly talking about civil war
A young and poorly educated nation. Talks the talk never walks the walk. Only world champions at sports no one else plays.
Look a Biden and see how the world sees you.
There is a reason or to be honest many reasons.
Do you mean two?
@@donovanchilton5817 people didn't believe they were in the first civil war until after the first few organized military battles
Social media tells you what you want to hear
All I’ll openly say is that things can’t keep going the way they have been.
Thank god president trump will be back soon
@@iamsucharetard yay more red flag laws and cucking for israel
Correct. You are going to be replaced by the invading illegals and there is absolutely nothing that you are going to do about it.
Yep..if only you and the other alt-right, Trump-loving fake patriots would move to Russia, America will be much safer and better off
@@iamsucharetard wishful thinking. you and most conservatives dont' understand is the LEFT controls big tech companies AND the media.
We're about to be living in a single party state soon.
In high school back in 99' I asked my history teacher what he thought the probability of a 2nd civil war was. He proceeded to ridicule me in front of the class for even suggesting the idea that there could be another civil war in America. At the age I had always had a gut feeling that I might see one in my lifetime. If his name was even worth remembering, I'd really like to find him and ask him the same question. Just to see if he's still cocky enough to dismiss the idea as rudely as he did all those years ago. Maybe he's changed his tune about the possibilities, but I'll probably never know.
Back in my high school days, I wrote a series of short stories based on what's happening today... that was 1962. 'Nuff said.
It's also a defense mechanism, of his own psyche. He was afraid of that possibility.
Your defense would be that history is on your side with your prediction. No super power has ever lasted indefinitely.
Sounds like your teacher was really ignorant.
Any sort of uprising would immediately be thwarted by the government . That and only about 1-5% of people are actually willing to take up arms and die for their political beliefs .
As a Gulf War Vet. I was raised by my Grandpa that survived Pearl Harbor. I have never forgotten a thing that Man taught me. " Never trust the Government Son " and don't rely on them to put food on your table.
My grandfather survived the Pearl Harbor attack as well. he was a gunner's mate aboard the USS Tennessee. Aft turret 2. Great to meet ya! Your grandfather is definitely not wrong. 👍
Desert Storm was the biggest tank conflict the us has ever been in and was the most successful US conflict ever. M16A2 for life!!
Your Grandpa shouldn't have trusted the Government when they told him Germany and the 'Nazis' were his enemy.
Did you trust the government when Trump was in office?
@@AmericaFirstKorey you’d be surprised at the cognitive dissonance of people making the false choice between the Gambinos and the Genoveses.
I don't know which worries me more. That there might be one, or that there won't be.
Does the collosum of the military even know who the domestic enemy actually is? (*Hint* its not the citizens)
Wow, you nailed it.
The latter.
Wont is worse. We cant let FedNow happen
@@--Morpheus-- that's a good question. At one time, they could be counted on to support their oaths. But now with the already indoctrinated kids coming in, I have no idea what they would do.
We are in the "bleeding Kansas" phase of a civil war already.
Hi, ok just got done reading about bleeding Kansas on Wiki, how do you see this apply today? This is a serious question I find the whole situation worrisome. My contention is that with multiple states going such different directions and crafting laws that make them “sanctuary states or cities.” States openly defying the Supreme Court. I believe the war has started, it’s just a matter of time till the Feds want control again. The states have already aligned, and the populace is properly primed.
I believe that if, God forbid, another civil war does occur here in the States, it will very much resemble the MO/KS Border Wars.
no we aren't. there isn't an issue in America that has ever reached the mass of what Slavery did.
@@joedatius If they manage to make everybody's money worthless, everyone will be a slave...
@@deankaras8359 Aligned and primed.. nice wording hell yeah
For the last 20 years of my life, everything has gone downhill for the average American. People used to buy and renovate their homes when money flowed more freely. You're hearing now that things aren't going well. We have lost many freedoms, the cost of living has significantly increased, and we are taxed constantly compared to the past. My heart goes out to anybody who is close to retirement and may be concerned about the viability of their pension, particularly in light of the ongoing increase in the cost of living. Sad!!!
At this point, we have to prepare ourselves for whats coming, no one will help us. Learn to Spend carefully, invest intelligently, and diversify your holdings so that when one performs poorly, the others may not. You can do this by hiring a knowledgeable specialist whose platform offers a variety of investment options. You leave little space for regrets by doing this, and you might even gain more. This is just a step towards the right decision.
@@Andersonstew Seen that name 'Heather' before. Are you giving her your money or the money stays in your account?
Why hire a financial specialist ? Just invest however your Senator or Congressman does !!!
If you aren't doing well then you need to change what you are doing.
Here's the deal people..... we are in the middle of a world communist revolution. I'm not speaking out of ignorance either. I was an Army intelligence analyst (96B) during the Cold War and was trained to recognize it. It really is that simple. Klaus Schwab of the WEF? He has a bust of Lenin in his office that is clearly seen in the video interviews he gives. Joe Biden? Member of the Council on Foreign Relations, which was founded in 1921 by a Marxist with the intent of setting up global government based on Marx's principles. ANTIFA openly flies Communist flags and is supported by the entire DNC. Black Lives Matter was founded by admitted "trained Marxists." BLM is supported by the entire DNC, half of the GOP plus the entire Pentagon. All of this leadup is NOT by well meaning people on the Left. It is to set up mass genocide and/or mass imprisonment. The naive Libertarian who wrote that letter does not understand Marxism vs Liberalism. We are under MARXIST control, not by "liberals." Liberals like big govt, but they are not evil Communists. Marxists ARE Communists and are PURE evil. This doesn't mean people should stop being smart about how to deal with this. KEEP using your free speech and states rights to PUSH back and keep waking others up. Biden is hoping the anti-communists overreact so he can call an insurrection and send the military against us. BE SMART
We basically are already in a civil war,the politicians and media have got citizens divided and the people with good morals and values are being made to look like they're the ones doing wrong therefore more people are afraid to do the right things,its sickening that half of the population want this way of life for the children's future
@P A9970 Croats vs Serbs in the mid-90s.....
More like the war of cities vs states.
It started in 2006 July. We just haven't got into a full rock throwing contest. YET. God willing, we never will.
@@brianmurray4470 Rip the bandaid off. Enough is enough.
@P A9970 we're not in a cold civil war, leftists in Democrat cities have killed people in the street for being conservative or Trump supporters.
We're already in a cold civil war and have been for a few years. The only question left is when or what situation will arise that turns it hot.
The presidential election this year. Trump disqualified himself due to his involvement in the insurrection on Jan 6, 2021. The 14th Amendment Section 3 is applicable to the presidency (Jefferson Davis attested to this), it is self executing (as history has already shown), and that disqualification can be removed by Congress.
Failing to do so means that Trump cannot hold political office again. Any votes for him are then discarded since he's ineligible. This is spelled out in the Constitution and will have the backing of the US military to defend the constitution. The red states will secede and trigger another conflict.
It will be bloody and the Union will win but at what cost? Hopefully they will eradicate the domestic terrorist and the ideology they have from this country.
WHEN TRUMP IS ELECTED SOMETIME WITHIN HIS FOUR YEARS WILL BE THE TRIGGER
@@crazyfundad8241 Even if he does win, it wouldn't stop the swamp from trying to protect itself
Not for a few years. It's been brewing since around the Obama era, if not earlier
We're in the preparatory stages right now. Use your time wisely. Civil war does not require separatism to occur.
Who are we shooting?
@@iamsucharetard That right there is the problem, don't even know who the enemy is. And yet you keep voting them in, Lol...
They all hail aipac too
@@iamsucharetard That's a good question. Look up "Augustus Invictus: Who Do We Shoot?"
@@teru797 Some people will identify themselves quite plainly.
I'm nearly 60 and the last 40 years has been all down hill for the average American. Money use to flow better, people were buying and fixing their places up. Now you hear about things not going so good. Cost of living is way up, we have lost a lot of Freedoms and we are Taxed at every turn, there use to be a lot less Taxes.
I'm 40 and I have never felt like we have been in more dire straits than now. 2008 wasn't even half as bad financially speaking. If things don't change, people will start getting desperate.
boomers are the weak men that are creating hard times.
@@SentientDMT Free Trade, outsourcing, mass immigration all attacks on the Blue Collar.
Thanks Joe Biden
I'm 64 and it seems like it's been a slow dive since 1963.
The Federal government KNOWS the possibility exists. Therefore taking away guns is a priority.
And we know that the possibility for Nazi/Communist style atrocities exist even here in the US, which is why defending our means of resistance is a priority.
Ding ding ding!
Ice T. Knows
2A vs rogue gov
They seek to remove the one barrier left to keep them from doing any and everything that they wish, no matter how vile, to the populace.
@P A9970 absolutely!! You should see what their doing here in Portland!!! They are the actual fascist! It's nuts! I felt like one morning I woke up in Germany during the WW2!! Not kidding!
Not only is it a possibility it's getting to where it's a necessity.
Necessity, what a stupid comment, no doubt such a halfwit is also an armed halfwit
It has been for a hundred years, at least.
It's already to the point where one is necessary.
@@archaicsage4803 Your going to Woodrow Wilson I think. I pin point it around the beginning of getting rid of religion from the public square.
It seems to me one of the greatest acts of censorship that the Left has performed, maybe the essential act of censorship was under the guise of, this made-up idea of the Separation of Church and State.
Was banning the discussion of Religion and the teachings of Religion from the public square. And WE accepted this. I think the Right accepted this and said "that's fair. Why should one Religion be put over another."
But in fact, doing that we gave up the entire argument for our Country. We gave up the essential argument for our Country. We can NO longer make the argument for the Rights enumerated, and the ideas enumerated in the Constitution. And also, for the Spirit expressed in the Declaration. All ideas that are dependent upon the idea that our Rights are God given.
amen to that
First time viewer here....gotta say, I dig this post. I agree with most of your sentiments but what stands out to me is your manner of clear and concise explanation of your view points. You are definitely a good writer and clearly put thought into your words. Thanks.
We’re not voting our way out of this.
Yep, there is only one box left.
@@archaicsage4803 - exactly
how you lose via electoral collage and still be mad. imagine if it was majority like how it should be, it wouldn't even be close
@@johnhenry9426 That is not what happened.
Then sit back and shutup cause i guarantee you aren’t taking any action about it😂
The purpose of 2A was to give us a fighting chance to take a stand for what is right !! Your answer is yes it is very much a possibility
Not with you lazy people it's not.
The 2nd is a means, how does a means justify the end where did you learn this dogma?
The commy swamp has politicized cop support.The swamp is protected by armies of local beat cops. In order for Americans to successfully take this government down, the gun owning conservative right would need to wipe out their local beat cops and move on the government. Which won't happen.
2A is when the most advance weapon was a cannon. You're little AR maybe tricked out, but pretty useless against an Apache helicopter...
@@alanweber675hose apache won't be in the air as the airmen will be will they're families. Military has certain mechanisms to refuse going against the public. Don't think blue haired leftists regulated to cities will be much of fight. They're are no Blue states just blue cities. Never forget that.
This one was very interesting, I can apply a lot of what you said to my own country (Argentina). Some people want to live being completely controlled by the government and the government needs to make every decision for them and then there's the rest of us that just want to be left alone and try to have stable jobs and be happy. Thanks for the video.
@@SecondPlaceSince1865 Big Goverment creates the poor. Wealthy People can be good or bad. Don't put them all in the same bag, or will do that to you.
Votas a Milei?
I think unchecked immigration is a far bigger catalyst than you suggested. In a few years, I think the displacement population coming across our southern border will be THE issue in a few years.
At this rate we are looking at 50 million people with no prospects or loyalties.
10% of americans are here illegaly already, its been a problem for a long time.
Latinos will be the new majority, does that scare you?
@@Dingusdankus Yes, for decades. What happens when the numbers double in a matter of a few years?
It's already an issue with criminal illegals doing violent crime. Officers in Texas have been told they will lose their job if they disclose that a criminal act was perpetrated by an illegal.
Beautifully said, another thing I keep hearing is people see all the corruption in politics and feel they have no voice or it will never be heard and give up! We have to stop that to make it y’all!
Our legal system is in chaos.....you can't get a fair trial in a Federal jurisdiction because all are in blue cities
That's why I've been saying, that we are going to have a Revolution/Civil War....
Incorrect...
Tax revolts 😮
There has always been corruption in government. The difference is the government didn't have their fingers in every aspect of our lives.
It's a possibility. In any case. Keep Your Powder Dry. Organize. Know who your friends are.
I don’t want war but will defend the freedoms for me and my family if backed up to a corner.
Amen, brother.
I'm certain fake patriots like you will hide out in your mommy's basement.
@@kentuckyboy541 if we don't organize, we'll be easily picked off. Most conservatives live in rural areas. We must communicate better with each other.
@@teru797 lol organize, start anything violent, and you'll be dealing with the police and then the National Guard after that. It's a lose/lose situation.
Would you? If the government came to disarm you are you going to "defend" your right? Or choose your family?
You don't have the fight in you that you think you do.
Eric - my good man - you, Barry, and Chad have made my life a richer thing over the years. Right now, Barry is smiling down on you. Thank you for all that you do!!!
@Scott Yeager Man, I miss Barry so much. I hope his family is okay. I wish them well.
Always remember how the first civil war started. Over a federal base. Secession was peaceful at first. People did not take the opening battles seriously until we were killing each other.
The first civil war started out with people killing each other. Bloody Kansas ring a bell? Sumter just formalized the conflict as being between two regions that represented a cultural divide.
The problem is a lot of people think a civil war would be right vs left , its going to be the government vs those who decide to disobey
Bingo. Right vs left is jewvenile
Government overestimates itself
@@--Morpheus-- shut up. The left are your brothers too, they will fight for your rights when the time comes just as you will.
That's called a rebellion.
@@archaicsage4803 no, a civil war is a war within the countries borders. It is still a civil war.
Great vid man, as a Dutch in the EU we closely follow and watch what is happening in the USA. And for good reason, our succes and peace is partly depending on yours but also our downfall is depending on yours. In Europe there are some cracks in the bottle for some years now, frustrations between countries ( and within countries ) but not exactly comparable with what is happening in the USA. Believe me when I say that by far most of us do want the USA as a close ally, a good big friend. Just like Canada and most other of the Americas. I pray for a better world, almost every day. Stay safe American brothers and sisters, let the bad politicians and media NOT control your lives and sow division: Live free or die!
Same goes for you, I've following along (albeit not as closely as I should) with what's been going on in the Netherlands, especially the situation with the farmers when that was really ramping up, and I just hope you guys will be able to push back, hopefully peacefully but do what you need to keep the sovereignty of your country and your people from the exceedingly encroaching hands of corrupt politicians both in your country and the EU. You all stay safe as well!
Glad to have the Dutch as allies, is the Netherlands growing more and more authoritarian as well? Ive heard Britain is but havent heard much about Netherlands. 🇺🇲🤝🇳🇱
Same goes to you, friend. Be blessed and live free!
Thanks for sharing a variety of views to cover all perspectives to create thought provoking discussions that in reality as a whole we are not far off left vs right. Outstanding penmanship in putting your thoughts onto paper very eloquently.
I prefer peace. But if trouble must come, let it come in my time, so that my children can live in peace.
I agree, try to keep it from completely hurting the kids
I think this is your best work yet! The biggest hurdle I see is that we are raised on a steady diet of Loving ourselves more than anything else. We are so self obsessed that I don't believe it's possible to hold hands against a common enemy.
That's nearly a 30-minute video just to say:
Yes.
Honestly brother the tree of liberty is thirsty.. whats going on in our country right now is proof on what needs to happen!!
That tree has been drying up for years. She’s going to need a deep drink to bring her back to her former glory.
Especially that the other side promotes censorship and gulags and they won't listen to us 🇺🇲
you don't want a civil war. there are still other options if people would just get off the internet and do something instead of complaining
@@georgeharvey6382 what protest? Hunger strike not going to work? Voting? You seen how 2020 worked out... i think we are past all of the above... this is not the time to be scared this is the time to unite raise up and save whats left of our country!
@George Harvey Cowards, such as yourself, are responsible for this.
It's possible and will happen. Its a question of when not if. And it's needed.
Civil war? Hell no. Revolutionary war? Well, that's more like it.
same thing, ill do a video on that soon
President trump will lead us to victory
A revolution for what? To restart at 1789 so that we end up back here? We need a referendum on Liberalism entirely.
@iamsucharetard how if he's attacking 2A as well
@@SirMinime he is the most pro second amendment president ever. He grew up shooting and hunting on his family's farm
Well said ! I believe you hit the nail on the head. Sad days ! But needs to be talked about .
Best video Ive seen from you yet. Many have been good but this is the best. Thank you
Every TH-camr is too afraid to admit it’s time to fight. But I understand this is their money on the line and they try to say there is a light at the end of the tunnel but no nothing is getting better lol it’s going downhill FAST
The moment a guntuber says anything in that vain, the feds would rally before they could load their trucks. They have too much power, and would wield it with an iron fist. Hell, look what they did to fpsrussia.
That's just it. The "right" won't do sh_t because they're just as desperate for the money as the left. If they get just enough out of line, their whole life can implode. So, they have to make the choice...fight, and live on the run, hand to mouth for years, maybe decades...or stfu and eat the sh_t sandwich.
Everybody's a badass until the idea of living rough with the knowledge that if you get caught for your actions, you're gonna suffer really sets in.
I highly doubt these people who preach the most will actually take the leap. Everybody's gotten too fat and comfortable for that...
Yes, the Country is rapidly deteriorating. It won't be long now . . .
Illegal aliens men are well dressed, better shape than the same age Americans.
Time to fight who?
"And I give to you a republic, if you can keep it" - Ben Franklin ...Something I find glued to my memory quite often in the current situation.
@PBFoote-mo2zr OOF, thank you for the correction. I'm sorry for upsetting you.
The republic is long gone.
@@hippocraticoaf8798 Correct, its an oligarchy. Complete corporate capture of both parties. Or as Whitney Webb likes to call it, neo-feudalism.
You put my thoughts and beliefs into words, and eloquently so. Needless to say I agree with your every word 100%. Thank you for uploading this video.
Very well said. Also I’ve been watching you sense childhood and haven’t seen you in a while and I don’t know if anyone is telling you this but you are in fantastic shape now and that’s awesome to see, thanks for over a decade of great, intelligent content, and thanks for making me understand as a kid that I should be proud to be an American
@Theonewhoknocks You said you watched him a lot. Did Eric ever say what unit he was in, when he was in the Army? I don't know what Division he was in? I'm curious.
I said this a decade ago on my twitter and my twitter got banned.
😂 I got off FakeBook years ago, got tired of my posts being reported and deleted.
Something no one ever* mentions is how a possible American civil war could impact Native Americans in Native American Reservations 🤔. Who would they side with? Assuming they side with anyone else at all aside* from protecting their own sovereign interests (or protecting themselves as "domestic dependent nations" from any threats).
If it happens, I’m confident with my side.
@@callsignjoker2686 Get off your knees. Be a man.
@@callsignjoker2686 but the other side promotes gayism lesbianism and degeneracy so I doubt that they know how to use those highly advanced weapons
Amen. One side has been training with small arms since their childhood and has a way better arsenal than the peashooters the enemies bought last minute with one or two boxes of ammo in 2020. Not to mention, we take care of food production and serve the combat roles the most in both the military and the police forces. It's like the end of WWII when the Germans were boxed in by all sides, except they're already living in that situation. GG ez bois.
our side has done nothing but talk for 20 years while their side is in the street forcing action, they have infiltrated and corrupted media and have control over all large corporations its not looking good i wouldnt be so sure of the outlook
Be home in time for supper
A sturdy old woman (sometimes referred to as “an anxious lady”), wearing a shawl, approached Benjamin Franklin and asked him, “well, Doctor, what do we have, a republic or a monarchy?” Franklin replied sagely, “a republic, if you can keep it.”
You're overlooking the actual. This is division 101. The left is leaning on being protected, while the right is leaning on what they know. Speaking for those in the middle. I sit here and look at some people funny, but be you. I know I'm not perfect but I'm here for you.
Already at play. Starts with culture. It won't look like the last.
Yup we’re already in it! A culture war is still a war, a cold war is still a war, a economic war is still a war, psychological warfare is still a war, We are facing it all…
I'm 42 and handicapped from a work accident but I'm so sick of the way this country is being run and will fight to get our country back to it's Glory!
What past glory? We are still in a golden age for this country, we may be in a dip economically at the moment, but the only sure fire way we could destroy our present and future success would be a catastrophic civil war. I'm sure we would recover, but we would take decades to even get back to the 'glory' we have now. Just think about how many people say the South is still recovering from the civil war, the kind of vague neighbor v neighbor conflict these people talk about would have no glory, and would have far more widespread degredation than our last civil war.
@@DarthCody700you’re full of it. Golden age may ass.
@@DarthCody700 still in glory days ?Golden age What state you live in ? over here on East Coast there's cities that are like 3rd world countries now.
Your trigger finger still work? Then you’ll be more than useful. Train and practice. Everyone has something to contribute. The craziness needs to stop. Our country is almost unrecognizable. We The People need to take a stand soon before there is no country left
Thats all right… people who cant run… can still field-strip, clean weapons, hand-pack ammo… you really only need one hand to operate comms or hold a binocular… maybe you have valuable medical knowledge… if you can pull a trigger, you can guard the armory… you find like-minded people in your area & evaluate what roles you can play to assist the team, based on your own abilities. Everyone will have a role to play.
Fun Fact: It was Russia who saved The Union during the American Civil War as they sent their Navy to San Francisco and New York when England and France were just about to enter the war on the side of the Confederates since London created the Confederates. France was already in Mexico making a spear head movement to resupply the Confederates and to open up a Pacific Theatre and create a port in California. England already amassed 11,000 troops stationed at their Northern Confederacies border now called Canada ready to open a Northern Theatre then to attack The Unions naval blockade. The Union would have been completely destroyed and annexed by those two great powers leaving the Confederates to exist as a puppet state of London.
Tsar Alexander wrote a letter to Queen Victoria saying “If you enter in this war it will be a casus belli for all out war with the Russian Empire”. The stage was set for the 1st World War and Russia stopped it.
First the UK House of Commons was not in support of any action against the Union since slavery had been outlawed in the British Empire 30 years prior . Second the French people had zero interest in a war with the Union . Russia's only interest in it was to gain Constantinople (Isatanbul). France and the UK wouldn't mind a weaker Union but to actually attack directly logistically wasn't probable and political suicide at home that scenario would have never happened . Worse any civil war now will be more assignations' tit for tat bombings and the like , will look like Northern Ireland during the troubles
Social Security stacking ammo (guns). Social Security has an armed cop on duty.
Every govt agency is militarized. Multiple govt agencies full of armed personnel who will follow any order because it's their job and they have families to feed. The govt is inefficient at most things EXCEPT preserving itself by any means necessary.
There's literally no reason to bother social security that I can think of They'll go home close office in a gov shutdown. I think people will go to the county courthouse instead
@@1977Yakko Only these idiots crybabys can has the money and cry when they get hurt or killed violating Americans gun rights with bullshit.
@@agoogleaccount2861 What were the streams of income for the Branch Dividians, it's all wire tapped where the hell is that.
@@agoogleaccount2861 Was the U.S. Treasury Department funneling money through so and so in the "compound" a masonite building/house.
Well said, I've said for 2 + yesrs now that we are all still too comfortable. Even those of us struggling. We have to stop being sheep, and demand change. Ultimately we have already been asleep for too long so i believe we are in for battle to stop this evil.
Exactly. I keep seeing people pose the question "why isn't anyone doing anything?" The answer is comfort. Even for most of the most desperate people in the country, we are still relatively well off. We're fat and happy, kept full with poor food and endless entertainment. The danger lurking behind this comfort is lost on too many people, and it won't be obvious until it's too late.
That was one of the most brilliantly insightful descriptions regarding the state of our great nation I've ever heard. That should be in every paper in the country. You walked the line down the middle well...Much better than I could have (and I'm pretty good with a pen). You should consider sending that to other outlets. More people should hear it.
Really great read bud! It's interesting to me because I have leaned left most of my life, but I think as I have gotten older (50) I realize I am much more central..... I shoot a lot and have a bunch of good friends that lean to the far right. But what I find overall in my groups during competitions, is that we are really just there for each other. I see the crossing of the aisle in ways you would not have otherwise seen not being in that environment. Gives me hope that on a person to person to level, conversations for common cause can be had. Just a couple humble pennies
I used to lean left in college. There were other factors, but the hypocrisy of the left is what ran me off.
So you enjoy firearms and shooting but vote for the political party (left) that continously tries to ban firearms...? Youre part of the problem.
Excellent OpEd brother! Truth be told, this chasm has been developing since the 50s with those on the left gaining political power and more influence in our primary and secondary schools. Our institutions of learning have turned into indoctrination centers. Parents are starting to wake up, but I am afraid the damage is done. Leadership of our political classes are so far left and right of center that even the centrists and libertarians have a difficult time in getting everyone to come to the table in order to reach across the aisle to benefit our society. Society has taken God out of our lives and Fathers out of the homes. They celebrate the suffering and push for the state to take over. We now have an entire portion of society that celebrates gender dysphoria and seeks to silence anyone with a dissenting opinion. We have reached the point where evil is good and good is evil. I remain hopeful, but skeptical that we can reverse course. I fear for the world that we leave our grandchildren.
That's a pretty big misread of the situation. The left has steadily lost influence since the end of WW2. Back in the 50s the left had almost complete control of congress and they didn't let wealthy people and corporations create monopolies or offshore our jobs because the Congress feared American worker's unions and their power.
Even thinking that civil war is a viable option is the most Un-American thing people can consider. The fact people are trying to profit of this divisiveness is disgusting.
Like General Smedley Butler once said, "War is a racket". And General Eisenhower said the greatest threat to American democracy will be the rise of the military--industrial complex. Wars!!!
I think that a civil war here would be kind of like what happened in Syria and Libya. You'd have a bunch of insurgent groups fighting from time to time without anyone holding onto territory long enough to define new borders
I was thinking more like Northern Ireland. A little more discreet than Syria or Libya. People will still fear the law here. (I think)
Maybe, hard to tell. I know this though, some of us know well what the law is.. however the Marxist left radicals don’t know or care.. that said, if this is the case, then the real Americans, non woke, anti Marxists will have to meet them with an eye for an eye at the very least. In fact , the law in this extreme will have little effect on the goings on all around us. In any event it would be the beginning to a false flag opportunity the feds are attempting to make happen, it’s what they want. There is no obvious path to deal with all this.. it almost has to get nasty.
@@dAFTagent6969I think there are small ammo companies that would side with the rebels but the major ammo manufacturers already have government contracts; hard to imagine them biting the hand that feeds them. Then there's reloading but that can only go so far and is 100% dependent on access to primers.
Stockpile ammo if you think you won't be fighting for the government.
@@Chezboi30003don't forget in times of strife pro government facilities tend to have ....umm workplace accidents more often. darn employees smoking next to the explosive stuff kinda accidents if ya know wat I mean
South west would definitely be claimed by Mexico
The shooting starts after the sorting stops. What I mean by that is people are moving around right now. They are reorganizing in areas that fit their ideals. We are becoming more divided, not less. There is a little time left for a real leader to fix things, but that window is closing fast.
Yeah cuz Californians love the Texas utopia……
@@frankthetank6558 you really have no idea how many people are able to move to their preferred locations now due to remote work. CA is going down the tubes.
@@frankthetank6558 Studies have been showing that a majority of Californians moving to Texas are conservatives fleeing the policies that they already don't agree with.
This leaves fewer conservatives in California and more in Texas. Each region is becoming deeper Red or Blue.
@@HAHA.GoodMeme no people really dont on average move to random states because of their political learning sorry to burst your bubble. the majority of major cities are and have been for a long time mostly democrats and rural areas republicans. wanna actually give any information suggesting otherwise? political alignment for counties are pretty easily available
The division among us can be sliced and diced into many categories with lots of overlaps and shades of gray. To some extent it is 10-20 cities and their suburbs vs most of the rest of the country. But IMO it all comes apart when there is no longer the Rule of Law, when the law is not equally applied, when the leg. branch and ex. branch ignore the ruling of the Supreme Court and tell the Court to go pound sand. In short it we go to arms it will be due to a Constitutional crisis . And it looks to me we are headed down this path. Schumer with his rant on the steps of the SC is an example. This destruction of the Rule of Law enabled by the weaponization of the Ex. agencies in D.C. such as the DOJ, FBI, ATF, IRS ect. Do you really think the DOJ/FBI are going to seriously prosecute the son of their Boss. Will the DOJ really enforce 2nd Amend. rulings of the SC against New York. These agencies are currently not responding to the House investigations of corruption and crime. Congress can hold them in contempt-big deal. Didn't seem to hurt Holder any. They are life long bureaucrats interested in an all powerful central government. Given the opportunity the Left, the federal bureaucrats, the news media, most of the social media, the academic world, want to do away with a constitutional democracy and have a democracy (which they control with a one party system for all practical purposes) which they control with no rights for the individual and minority positions. There goes the Bill of Rights. Sounds like communism to me or socialism on steroids. If there is civil upheaval this will be the trigger. So my thought is the various slicing and dicing comes down to Constitutionalist vs. Non-Constitutionalist. A wide swip with a broad brush but I fear accurate.
Biden isn't their boss.
The agencies don't work for Congress either. But they are now investigating Hunter. Which is good. Just like it's good they are prosecuting Trump and all his crimes.
And the Bill of Rights is long gone for us thanks to the Patriot Act.
Don't blame Socialists. They stood against the Patriot Act because it was unconstitutional.
You are right on! This guy's speech completely missed the mark. Thank you.
You are right on! This guy's speech completely missed the mark. Thank you.
Finally something I’m ready for!!
Head over to your globalist land of Ukraine lefty
@@User_8814 lol me too, nice bait-and-switch! Or troll-and-switch.
@@iamsucharetard you took the bait 😂
Im an old man and ive thought it was coming for 20 yrs now, and each year things get a little worse but if it dont hurry up and get started im going to miss the damn thing. .God bless you guys ,
I hope we all miss it my friend go cowboys
Very informative and well written. Thank you
It's not a possibility, it's a necessity
Go ahead, you will lose again, like 1.0
@DrM'r Of ThE pAsT it won't be north vs south goober 😂
@@scabcrawler632 no it will be idiots vs an actual military. sorry kid but civilian ARs and retail MREs aren't gonna beat a world power military
I signed up to your sub stack. Great job and I agree. I try to say things in ten words or less. Sometimes so straight to the point it hurts.
Thank you for showing love and criticisms for both "sides"
Even though the right was criticized much less...
@@mr77617 well the left is openly hateful of anything great about America the right at least pretends to care lately at least.. some real good finger wagging at the ATF and FBI for becoming east German stasi like. Maybe they should wag a new massively decreased budget or some legal restrictions and there's only a few people even trying like MTG and Matt geatz Thomas massie and chip roy also rfk jr and jfk jr (to a lesser extent) but even with a few more that i can't remember it's still less then ten people out of hundreds that have half a clue AND care about America
The left is at complete fault for this. And apparently so are you, lefty. You owe us some gas money.
@@mr77617 because the right is America... Vs the communist left. Wake up
@@mr77617 Well the right does a LOT less than the left to be criticized over.
To have a civil war the army has to separate and split into two groups. If anything goes down with what’s going on in the USA then I’ll go with the term revolution.
we are in a revolution.
No Civil War! But must be peace
"The army splitting into two groups.." hilarious. Folks need to wake tf up. The citizens are the pesky nuisance for the aipac worshipping cretins.
Our military has been gutted and vetted to ensure only pro government dogs are left in it. Anyone with a critical opinion was bullied out, forced out or stunted to such a point that they can't move.
Exactly.
That was great thanks for sharing.
A while back I did not think it was a serious possibility. Now I am wondering if it is going to happen. It seems to be getting more and more likely ever week. I never thought this could ever really happen. It’s just getting worse by the day. I used to joke about it but now I don’t because the reality of how bad things would be if it comes to that is scary. I don’t think people realize how bad things would be if it happens. It would be really bad when you think about the consequences of it would be.
I appreciate your content. Keep up the good work. Stay calm, be prepared.
I think you presented the left and right and government positions in a very accurate manner.
As a Army Veteran I hope with all my heart this never happens. I don't want to fight Americans.
You dont have too, you can fight FOR americans.
@@PoshingtonSpark Yeah, you do. There's thousands upon thousands of accounts from the civil war of families fighting families and friends fighting friends. If you think any version of civil war means that you won't have to come face to face with people you care about, you don't know what civil war entails.
@ManBearPig
Exactly. People forget that in the first civil war, brothers killed each other, families broke apart, friend turned on friend. The people advocating for war watch too many movies.
Define American
I don't want to either, brother, but we're gonna have to get our priorities straight. I trust that your oath hasn't expired
I wish we had a president capable or writing something like this. Eric/ Iraq veteran8888 for president! This gave me goosebumps brother! Much love brother. Thank you.
What do you mean is it possible!? Hell man where have you been. IT'S ALL READY HERE.
The Federal Government: Remember, a bureaucracy will ever solve the problem they were empowered to fix. If they do fix it, they put themselves out of a job.
You don't understand. The World Economic Forum controlled Government now CREATES the problems, in order to seize more power to solve the problems, and the media is the mouthpiece of the government misinforming the people. Covid was just a test run for the real thing. They wanted to see how people would react to having their rights taken away.
Government exists to grow more government.....I've worked in a gov agency and saw this first hand.
How deeply cynical
@@H4x0rNetSaber You sound deeply naive.
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“When once a Republic is corrupted, there is no possibility of remedying any of the growing evils but by removing the corruption and restoring its lost principles; every other correction is either useless or a new evil. “ Thomas Jefferson
Yep. Thats what people wont see till after the shows over.
@@thischannelisbackon5679 I wish you weren't right, but I know you probably are.
"America needs fighters today. We need those who will say as President Andrew Jackson did, 'I was born for a storm, and a calm does not suit me.”
I sure hope it is. The time is close. I’m excited
ur 12 chill
Im canadian and still agree with everything you said
Excellent observations, Eric. Thank you for sharing this incredibly thoughtful and well spoken op-ed
Understand that the first Civil War did not occur in a vacuum. Nor did it occur suddenly. It grew over many decades of frustration over an increasingly powerful segment of the country trying to put themselves into a position of dominance over another segment, through tax and trade policy, limitations on the acquisition of new territories etc. And because these segments were separated geographically, natural lines of separation already existed.
The pace of progress towards the conflict was a slow boil, due in no small part to the slow spread of information possible in the 19th century.
Today, we are inundated by information, geographically interspersed and prone to rapid reaction to events.
I find the likelihood of a similar event to be small, given our differences. Today, we are more likely to experience a revolution or purge event spontaneously than an attempt to make a forced separation.
a purge made by who? a revolution by who? this implies that all americans somehow agree with this idea or that this event should occure.
I'm from the UK and was in pub talking about this very subject only last week. Unfortunately I think this could happen in the future...as far fetched as it seems. The powers that be in the US can only chip away at the first and second amendments for so long, first it will crumble, and then it will collapse with devastating results.
You Limeys need to get your guns back.
If it happens here, it will have repercussions worldwide. Other countries will likely try or will get involved. And, there may be a worldwide civil war or at least civil wars or coups in a number of countries facing the same issues as the US. EU will not be on the side of US conservatives. Neither will other globalist factions. Who will be on the side of conservatives here? Possibly Russia as they have many of the same interests and distaste for globalism.
The UK doesn't have either of those ammendments and hasn't a fraction of the hate from idiotic news stations or politicians and no mass murders or kids getting shot in class.
@@majorpayne8373 UK learned from mass murder of kids, America embraces death of children
It goes kinetic when they try to take the guns.
Eric I wanted to say thank you for your mature well stated and reasonable approach to the topic at hand. It is quite more complex than most posters on forums make it to be
This is basically what I have been thinking along with our voices not being heard/ no longer matter which is also leading to unrest. I also think because we are so safe the people are looking for issues to create conflict. People need some purpose again while not worrying about just surviving.
Very well stated! I truly appreciate your efforts that went into this Op Ed.
That was a very well written Op-Ed. The generalization was sincere, very neutral, and I personally think on point & correct. The complexity of what's going on is vast, & like you said - possibly earth shattering if it goes the wrong direction. . . It's like a powder keg with hundreds of people standing around it with Bic lighters looking at each other while flicking them in their hands. . . Their all choosing sides, & picking partners to see who's gonna go with them. . . The worst thing is , this time - Every major player is having their own troubles in Mayberry. And all these troubles reach well into other major countries. Nobody ( countries & their citizens as well ) has any trust with each other because of the past & the present, all reasons have some merit behind their thinking. Technology is well on it's way past the citizens, and the governments hold the keys. This scares the citizens, and for good reason. . . Power & control as you said - is what a big government seeks, and the people know it. This scares the government. So we have a problem between Government & it's people that feed said government. Now several governments have This Technology which is even more scarier. We have a monetary system basically crashing all around the world. We have the food supply system crashing, we have the parts supply system crashing, we have the right & left, we have the WEF'ers, the tree huggers, oil people, the military complex, the this & the that !!!!! Geez !!!!! Oh. . . . . Then we have Good ole' mother nature. . . . Why wouldn't the lower echelon people be FED UP with it all ? ? ? I don't know which way it's gonna go - I hope I'm prepped, but I'm sure it's gonna take a turn I'm not expecting. Question being. . . . . Which Bic is gonna light it, , , or, , , will ALL converge on the keg at the same time ? ? ? I PRAY for the world, because I think we're gonna need it. . . Expect the worse, pray for the best. Again, the Op - Ed was well done. . . . .
Knowledge =information wisdom =knowing how to use information
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That was EXCELLENT at all levels. Thank you for putting that together. I wish everyone would listen to this video. Not just the folks that normally follow you, that have a common mindset, but the ones who would never what your channel. They need to hear this too.
I don’t want to see innocent people die but I do believe some kind of conflict is inevitable
It is no coincidence that the century of total war coincided with the century of central banking.
~Ron Paul~
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I'm on my lunch break now... we can end it before I get back to the office.
Not incorrect.
Where is Chad? Is he safe? Is he alright?
They just need a little time to get his AI hologram up and running. Have patience
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He went on a monster run he be needin fuel
Think he is doing his own channel from what i heard
It seems in your anger... He has been killed.
Very well written and thought out
I would prefer to have all senators and congressmen and women put up in a five-star hotel while the military does background checks to see if they have committed treason and if so then we know what should happen publicly and swiftly and then new elections be held with term limits a must
How could we trust the military to do this?
I have brought this up before, I believe it needs to happen
Elections? The entire government foundation is corrupt to the core. Things won’t ever change until political parties are abolished, and the framework of the government is started over from scratch. You can’t have about 500 some people ruling over 350 million people. The whole system is corrupt. How many people in Washington would you say represent you? Probably zero right? That’s the answer most would give. Which is frightening.
@@G.Davis67 Long march through the institutions. No one is trustworthy.
5 Star hotels? F**k NO! How about open barracks at the nearest Basic Training post?
Eric, the word you were looking for is 'Centrist'. A "centRAList" is one who advocates centralized governement autoritarianism. Other than that, well done. Thank you for giving voice to our concerns.
This is some really astute observation/analysis. Great insight.
Good luck to those who want to vote their way out of this inevitability, you might want to just sit this out. This dying nation needs new leadership top to bottom.
Indeed, we will certainly die as a nation if nothing is done.
@There is an anti white agenda Convention of States is still the step before that. And we haven't done it yet.
Here here.
Red states do need to balkanize. Can you imagine if the Gulf states got together to form a North American OPEC?
National divorce soon!
balkanization wont work ill do a video on that soon
We would have manufacturing here and not in honduras or guatamala thats for damn sure. If would take some time though
Gulf coast red states need blue states for their government handouts.
I came to criticize, but after hearing, I will put on my military war college professor hat and critique instead. Your writing mechanics are about a B-, however, your thesis, login, reasoning, and supporting material are an A+, which is what matters. I’d give you a solid A overall. I could go over details, but I think you’re spot on. One problem you glossed over, is apathy. For our system to work, the populous must be educated, active, vote…and run for office. It starts at the local level. If ignored, people truly get the government they deserve.
Democracy was always doomed to fail. Just like George Washington knew this country was meant to be a servant of israel.
People who haven’t been to war or in a similar situation, have no idea what it is. You will see your friends die (I have) and the next day you gotta get up and go back at it again day after day, hunting the “other side”.
Inevitable.
This is the closest video I have seen to my exact thoughts ive ever seen someone post. Very well said. Lots of very accurate information here from my analysis. Comfort and Complacency will destroy us.
How to get transcript , cant copy/paste youtube
Not aware what that is , nor how to get it
It wouldn't be people going after each other. That's what they would want! It would be the people uniting and going after them! That's what they are terrified of!