[TheRealThing]

Twice now I have heard the term civil war being mentioned as a possible outcome of all the election associated rioting. The first time, when a Dallas police officer voiced his worry that the current riots could escalate into civil war. The term civil war came out during the discourse when of one of two police officers from the Dallas PD drew a parallel between the Dallas riots and the current election riots. The original topic of the interview was intended to shed light on the reason for their lawsuit. The two are suing Black Lives Matter and evidently the Obama administration for the riots in Dallas, which among many other grievous outcomes resulted in the deaths of two police officers. In the suit Sgt. Demetrick Pennie says BLM has ignited a race war. "Sgt. Demetrick Pennie, a 17-year veteran of the force, is seeking between $500 million and $1.5 billion in the complaint filed in federal court, the Dallas Morning News reported."
http://www.foxnews.com/us/2016/09/18/dal...obama.html

The second mention was this morning when Larry Sabato briefly expressed his concerns that this could be headed toward possible 'civil war.' I must confess that something about all this does have a foreboding feel about it. The major difference I see between the race riots of the Nixon years for example as compared to our day, is the very conspicuous lack of response on the part of government. The protestors of the 60's did not like it, and they railed against it, but a lasting order was nonetheless restored with the help of police and the National Guard.