Friday, 12 September 2025

US Civil War 2

There was some guy on the radio last night and he was predicting that the shooting of Charlie Kirk could very well spark a Civil War in America which sounded so hyperbolic that i dismissed it, especially as predictions of a looming civil war has been uttered a few times but i did wonder what would the 2nd American Civil War look like?
I assume they mean it would be between the ideological left and the right rather than slavery this time but then you could tell who the enemy was because it was South against North and they conveniently wore different coloured uniforms so you knew who you were shooting at but it would be tricky to see who is left and right so can't see how that would work.
I have always managed to sort the left leaning males from the right leaning males by hairstyles. In my mind right wing men have short, gelled and smart hairstyles while lefty men usually have long hair that goes in whatever direction the wind is blowing but that is my own rule of thumb but Psychologists have conducted studies which may help Americans pinpoint who in their neighbourhood is today's version of the Yankees and the Dixies.
If you look through a window and front room is messy, cluttered, colourful and contains maps or flags, then they are on the left side of the political fence but if its neat, clean, organized, brightly lit and contains paintings or pictures of buildings then they on the opposite side.
Lefts have more books are are likely to listen to classical music or jazz, enjoy abstract art, like romantic comedies and play musical instruments while the right are more likely to be religious and like country music.
Of course it would be much easier if the left just held their fist in the air occasionally and called everyone comrade or the right wore T-shirts with Swastika's on and gave Nazi Salutes but it isn't that easy  and unfortunately there have been enough Civil Wars in years gone by to know that the winner is always the one who the Army back, and we can't tell who that would be.
I guess what will happen now is some right winger will target a high profile left winger who in return will target a right winger and it will escalate from there but until the left and right come up with uniforms, can't see it happening.