John Wilder at Wilder, Wealthy and Wise updates his Civil War 2.0 Weather Report: At The Bank Of The Rubicon
Good thing it’s not already at 5:56 . . .
- Common violence. Organized violence is occurring monthly.
- Opposing sides develop governing/war structures. Just in case.
- Common violence that is generally deemed by governmental authorities as justified based on ideology.
- Open War.
We remain in the gray zone between step 9. and step 10. I will maintain the clock at 2 minutes to midnight. There is the possibility of a reduction back to step 8. in the future. Post-election, authorities have begun to crack down on Leftist violence, plus the cold weather makes riots less fun, especially since the stores the fuel has all been burned.
Previously, I stated that the only thing keeping the clock from ticking to full midnight is the number of deaths. I put the total at (this is my best approximation, since no one tracks the death toll from rebellion-related violence) 500 out of the 1,000 required for the international civil war definition.
But as close as we are to the precipice of war, be careful. Things could change at any minute.
In this issue: Front Matter – Banks of the Rubicon – Violence And Censorship Update – Maps – Updated Civil War 2.0 Index – Intolerable Acts and the End of the Republic – Links
Front Matter
Welcome to the latest issue of the Civil War II Weather Report. These posts are different than the other posts at Wilder Wealthy and Wise and consist of smaller segments covering multiple topics around the single focus of Civil War 2.0, on the first or second Monday of every month. I’ve created a page (LINK) for links to all of the past issues. Also, feel free to subscribe and you’ll get every post delivered to your inbox, M-W-F at 7:30 Eastern, free of charge.
Banks of the Rubicon
They were going to come after him, he knew, with the full legal apparatus of the state should he give up power. He knew this. They had told him as much. They hated his fame and popularity; they hated his bestselling books where he boasted of his accomplishments.
But it wasn’t just him, it was his family. He knew that they would take legal action against his family, try to take every bit of his money. They meant to ruin him.
He didn’t want to do it, but they had forced his hand. He would call for an insurrection to take power so that his enemies couldn’t pervert the law to use against him, to use against his family. In the end, was there really a choice? He would take unprecedented action, because the politics in his country were ruined as it was.
Gaius Julius Caesar stood at the banks of the Rubicon, and hesitated. To take a Legion across the river under his command would mean civil war. It would break long-standing tradition.
He ordered the troops forward. On to Rome. Caesar reportedly said, “The die is cast.”
“What does the weather look like, Brutus?” “Hail, Caesar.”
History doesn’t exactly repeat, but it sometimes rhymes. I’ve been writing about an American Caesar for years. The parallels between the United States in December, 2020 and the Roman Republic on January 10, 49 B.C. are large.
Could Donald Trump seize power and become something different than a President?
Yes, he clearly could.
But that might mean the end of the Republic – which has seen a string of peaceful transfers of power that has gone back through time to George Washington.
Wouldn’t it?
Probably. But one could argue that installing a president in an election where there is overwhelming evidence that fraudulent activities took place similarly would destroy the Republic, but just over time.
Will Don cross the Rubicon? If so, expect it on or before the next Weather Report.
Violence And Censorship Update
As I write this, violence appears to be down. Winter, plus it appears that some of the Leftist leaders have gotten the order to keep the rabble in check now that they are “in control.”
As part of the “shut it down” theme from the Left continues, I’m getting reports that large numbers of Leftist accounts are now being shut down by Twitter®. Is this the Leftist’s usual playbook that, once they feel they have power, to get rid of the useful idiots?
Possibly.
How do communists spread their propaganda? Using commercials. Meme is as-found on the ‘net.
Of course, this censorship doesn’t come from government – nope. This censorship now comes from private companies. I’ve been meaning to write a post about how evil that is, but hadn’t gotten around to it. Thankfully, Alexander Macris wrote it well (LINK) so I didn’t have to.
From the article (but RTWT):
This essay has only scratched the surface of a very deep topic. The mechanisms by which tyranny is outsourced are ubiquitous. And it’s not just bypassing the Bill of Rights. Outsourcing of tyranny is used everywhere to bypass the checks and balances placed on our government. Whether it’s accepting control over our currency from the Treasury, offering private mercenaries unconcerned about the laws of war, or monitoring and recording all of your private data, Tyranny Inc. is ready to do the dirty job that government isn’t supposed . . . but really wants . . . to do.
Maps
I’ve seen dozens of maps that describe a hypothetical Civil War 2.0. This one I found interesting for several reasons – it shows the approximate physical extent of Leftist demographics in the country, but also encapsulates a factor that most people don’t consider when dealing with Civil War 2.0 – outside forces.
Found this map on the web – don’t have a person to give credit to. We’ll just call them Anon.
Yes, we know that while Civil War (Beta Version) was fought with Great Britain across an ocean, Civil War 1.0 was fought between states, Civil War 2.0 will be street to street – perhaps with dozens of Stalingrad-type conflicts across the nation.
But while I was watching some movie that involved narco-gangs, I ended up doing research. The fourth-largest (behind 1. American Citizens, 2. American Armed Forces, and 3. American Police Forces) armed group in America are likely the drug cartels.
Civil War 2.0 would be an opportunity for them. But it would also be an opportunity for China. I didn’t put the map together, but you can certainly see that Anon put time into thinking which nations might help which side in the event of a Civil War in the near term. I had several that I could argue with, but I thought I’d present it for what it was – another take on the way an uncertain world might shake out.
Updated Civil War II Index
The Civil War II graphs are an attempt to measure four factors that might make Civil War II more likely, in real-time. They are broken up into Violence, Political Instability, Economic Outlook, and Illegal Alien Crossings. As each of these is difficult to measure, I’ve created for three of the four metrics some leading indicators that lead to the index. On illegal aliens, I’m just using government figures…(continues)
Lower Valley Assembly 