When I was a younger man, the slogan: 'The South Will Rise Again' was a popular one among many people I knew. I never fully realized nor took much time to figure out what it was all about, other than the romanticized version seen in movies and read about in books. And the idea that slavery, or hard core white supremacy was instilled in this saying, just never crossed my mind. But the 'old South' has risen again. Not just in terms of its economic power, but also in it's idealogical thoughts and ideas.

One hundred and sixty years ago, the devastation, while horrible in its time, is not nearly what it would be to re-enact or redo this event in the real. Civil War 2.0 will not be pretty, and it's outcome cannot be clearly forecast as it was before. The old Confederacy lost the war for several reasons, not the least of which was pure number of people, and materials to conduct long-term operations. The Union had a far larger population from which to draw personnel to fight, and technological advances in the industrialized Union were significant. In fact there were extremely few arms or munitions plants in the entire Confederacy. 

But since the 'South' and the 'Confederacy' I speak of today is no longer limited to the southern gulf coast and Atlantic states, and indeed takes in most of the great plains states along with the upper midwest, it cannot be confined and blockaded as before. Just the opposite in fact. It would be quite easy for the people who believe in a 'Union' to be blockaded by the Confederates. 

While the people who believe in the Union, still hold a few million population and perhaps a small technological advantage, they have very few arms and muntions factories and the industrial base to conduct sustained military operations. Consequently, I predict the outcome will be significantly different this time around.

The impending peril in this can be difficult to see and understand for some, but it must be met and dealt with accordingly... and quickly. For time is running out. The Republic for which we stand is in peril of vanishing from the planet, and if we continue down the path we are on at this moment, Civil War 2.0 is not only guaranteed, but indeed on the horizon.

It was a grand experiment, and while it lasted we enjoyed nearly a century of greatness - or at least near greatness... But now it's all over but the shouting, as they say.

We had our problems in the past, but we often overcame them by coming together in some common cause. As Winston Churchill used to say, 'You can always count on the Americans to do the right thing... After they've tried everything else'....

We've often 'reinvented ourselves' in times past, and mostly for the better. This time around we won't be so lucky. Right now we're giving in, to divisiveness and hatred... Bigotry and racism... Intolerance and lack of intelligence.... If we do reinvent ourselves this time, it won't be pretty, and it won't be a model anyone on this planet will want to follow or emmulate.... 

It's over.....

Sad but true !