I think the current situation has a lot of similarities to the conditions in Spain, before the Spanish Civil War. And, that things may play out along those lines, in terms of the internecine nature of it all. They are still digging up the mass graves from all the various massacres, and that’s something both sides should stop and think about before letting this mess slide into chaos.

Dixie very much thought itself the military powerhouse of the Union in the years leading upto the American Civil War, and Dixie was correct. They still got their posteriors handed to them on a silver platter by the more organized and resource-rich Yankees.

A further point – logistics. In the 1860s, the North owned industry. Today, the Left owns IT. As the Germans learned 75 years ago, its hard to win a conflict if your communications are thoroughly compromised.