There has been a lot of dark muttering about a brewing civil war in the United States, and I understand precisely why that is.
Both sides of the political divide deeply distrust the other; Democrats (claim to and often do) believe that Donald Trump and the MAGA movement are dangerous authoritarians who, if allowed to take power, will undo the political order that has reigned in the US since the end of the Cold War. The technocratic elite theory of government suits them just fine, and they don’t want it to change.
MAGA Republicans (and many just plain Republicans) believe that Democrats are so certain that they deserve to rule over a liberal internationalist order that they are willing to tear up the Constitution, rig (if not outright steal) elections, sic the Justice system after their political enemies, and manipulate the economy to benefit only themselves. Hell, that’s what I…
