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What Would a Hybrid Civil War Look Like?
Belmont Club / PJ Media ^ | MARCH 2, 2019 | Richard Fernandez

Posted on 03/04/2019 3:17:23 PM PST by Jack Black

Hardly a day goes by without the tempo of political hostility rising -- sometimes to the level of physical confrontation. Recently, "a man being sought for the assault of a conservative activist on the University of California, Berkeley campus [was] arrested."

There is less and less regret for incivility. Nobody says sorry anymore, they just retreat into a private reality where they are always right. The Washington Post, still reeling from misidentifying the victim and aggressor in a story about Covington Catholic High School students and activist Nathan Phillips, simply slapped itself on the wrist with an Editor's Note admitting it got its account wrong and declared it all square. That was better than YouTube, which allegedly deplatformed a retired Navy SEAL who debunked Nathan Phillips' claim that he was a Vietnam vet.

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..."While one explanation for the fractiousness is a reversion to our primitive natural tendency to mistrust outsiders, the other possibility is that it is now the way modern warfare is waged. The Russians have ascribed events unfolding in Venezuela to an American Trojan Horse strategy. It "would rely on 'protest potential of the fifth column' to destabilize the situation in the countries with unwanted governments ... using the technologies of color revolutions."...
1 posted on 03/04/2019 3:17:23 PM PST by Jack Black
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To: archy; DuncanWaring; Travis McGee; Absolutely Nobama; afnamvet; AK2KX; Ancesthntr; An Old Man; ...

CWII PING !

2 posted on 03/04/2019 3:19:31 PM PST by Jack Black ("If you believe in things that you don't understand then you suffer" - "Superstition",Stevie Wonder)
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It "would rely on 'protest potential of the fifth column' to destabilize the situation in the countries with unwanted governments ... using the technologies of color revolutions."...

This perfectly describes our media, FaceBook, Twitter and most colleges and universities.

This being true, it helps patriotic Americans to realize now who are enemies are and make appropriate plans for the near future.

3 posted on 03/04/2019 3:26:02 PM PST by Responsibility2nd
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To: Jack Black

There is zero possibility of a “hybrid” civil war.
I expect electricity, communications, and water infrastructure to go down for the duration early.

Structures that can burn probably will, just like the civil war in the Marshals.


4 posted on 03/04/2019 3:36:04 PM PST by MrEdd (Caveat Emptor)
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To: MrEdd
That may well be. It's interesting to watch what happened in the Ukraine. First the NGO's came in and worked to establish a "narrative of illegitimacy" of the elected government.

Then there were massive protests.

Then there were shooting of protesters blamed on the security forces

Finally the elected President fled, and the coup-runners installed their own guy.

Then Crimea's pro-Russian factions began their breakaway.

Then Russia entered on the side of the pro-Russians.

At which point you had full on civil war, with massive weapons of war like tanks and artillery being used.

I expect the run up here to be similar.

A lot of the people participating in the Maiden protests were undoubtably "useful idiots".

5 posted on 03/04/2019 3:52:59 PM PST by Jack Black ("If you believe in things that you don't understand then you suffer" - "Superstition",Stevie Wonder)
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1) Advantage goes to the side who have the funds, control of the monetary system/banks/resources, trade routes, medical care, information, and military to pay/support the needy and dependent infrastructure.

2)Concerning the “rebellious” side, whoever the foreign entities align with and subsidize.

“Don't Tread on Me” types will be batting 0-2 in that case as of now/near future; if you think enough military (Especially retired variety) will branch off, keep dreaming. If you think a foreign(s) power will get involved, ditto. China might be intrigued, however, you still have nuke subs floating all over the place taking names because everything will be lockdown if an insurrection occurs.

This isn't 1775 (Which primarily counted on France with assists going to Spain as well as several other countries) or even 1861 ("Southern Pride", not much else), you are dealing with tech that favors the ones controlling it all (Even the hackers) based on thousands of eyes circling around in low orbit.

There is not enough subversive penetration to push back a counter-attack due to demographics and dependency. Also, as long as resources are cheap, people won't give a hoot. They want Social Media, streaming services, easy sex, gibs such as Social Security (With ALOT OF COMPOUND INTEREST THAT DOES NOT EXIST), Medicaid, welfare, Credit, etc... After an implosion, then we can discuss this probably through ham radio or Morse Code, lol because "Skynet" will be watching.

6 posted on 03/04/2019 3:57:05 PM PST by rollo tomasi (Working hard to pay for deadbeats and corrupt politicians.)
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To: Jack Black

On a side note — Jack — your Q research at your home page is quite impressive. Alamo Girl level stuff there. :-)


7 posted on 03/04/2019 4:02:09 PM PST by plain talk
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To: MrEdd
I expect electricity, communications, and water infrastructure to go down for the duration early.

I suspect you are right. No food deliveries, no ATM cards, no nothing. That could possibly starve millions to death. It will get UGLY in a real short time.

8 posted on 03/04/2019 4:04:51 PM PST by Mark17 (Genesis chapter 1 verse 1. In the beginning GOD.... And the rest, as they say, is HIS-story)
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9 posted on 03/04/2019 4:06:29 PM PST by nascarnation
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I still think the Democrats will risk a civil war rather than lose the White House for another 6 years.


10 posted on 03/04/2019 4:14:06 PM PST by antidemoncrat
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To: Mark17

When transportation stops, grocery and supply stores will be empty in 3 days max.


11 posted on 03/04/2019 4:16:06 PM PST by antidemoncrat
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To: Jack Black

I kinda like this paragraph from the article:

“Because victory is now attained by jailing opponents, silencing or financially sanctioning them, punitive prosecution, deplatforming, and universal surveillance are used alike in both cases and it is increasingly hard to tell them apart.”

These alternatives to outright combat will continue until one side or the other draws the weapons and blasts the other side. Then we rock ‘n roll.

That’s when we see assassinations, death squads, bombings, hangings and all manner of trouble and bloody events.

My warning: If you haven’t yet elected a pro-2nd amendment, Constitutional sheriff in your county to protect you, your family and your community, get off your ass and do it now. Ain’t much time left.


12 posted on 03/04/2019 4:20:59 PM PST by sergeantdave (Teach a man to fish and he'll steal your gear and sell it)
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To: Jack Black; All
It looks to me as though the author got most things wrong.

Where is the evidence the Russians hacked the DNC?

This is much more like the overthrow of the Soviet Union in the late 80s. The Soviets could not control the flow of information anymore. The lies of the communists could not be maintianed.

In the U.S.A. the Progressive media cannot control the flow of information any longer. The lies of the Progressive ruling elite cannot be maintained.

13 posted on 03/04/2019 4:24:12 PM PST by marktwain (President Trump and his supporters are the Resistance. His opponents are the Reactionaries.)
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To: rollo tomasi
Advantage goes to the side who have the funds, control of the monetary system/banks/resources, trade routes, medical care, information, and military to pay/support the needy and dependent infrastructure.

Initially, you're right. However, such advantage would force the other side into a modified version of the United States biowarfare policy. I.e. a bug is a chemical is a nuke. Thus the only response to "hybrid" tactics would be conventiional ones.

14 posted on 03/04/2019 4:27:53 PM PST by papertyger (Bulverism: it's not just for liberals anymore.)
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To: marktwain
In the U.S.A. the Progressive media cannot control the flow of information any longer.

They don't have to control it. All they have to do is weaken confidence in actionable intelligence, and seed the info stream with disinformation.

15 posted on 03/04/2019 4:30:59 PM PST by papertyger (Bulverism: it's not just for liberals anymore.)
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To: sergeantdave
These alternatives to outright combat will continue until one side or the other draws the weapons and blasts the other side. Then we rock ‘n roll.

That’s when we see assassinations, death squads, bombings, hangings and all manner of trouble and bloody events.

That's my read as well.

16 posted on 03/04/2019 4:37:54 PM PST by papertyger
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To: sergeantdave

The universal rule for socialists and various other despots is gun confiscation precedes Democide (death by government).

Red flag laws, gun registration/confiscation in blue states appears to be the most likely trigger. Yes, many leftists think they want a leftist totalitarian dictatorship. But, most of these leftists, that is the dumbed down base, are losers and cowards. They think the whole thing is a video game or some fulfillment of a socialist textbook utopia.

Sheriffs will be the key here. Then Governors because they control the national guard.


17 posted on 03/04/2019 4:42:58 PM PST by grumpygresh (The only check on a rogue DOJ and FBI is jury nullification.)
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To: Jack Black

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18 posted on 03/04/2019 4:54:40 PM PST by GOP Poet
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To: papertyger

Like senators getting shot at baseball games and getting assaulted, ribs broken, chased oit if public restaurants....


19 posted on 03/04/2019 4:55:29 PM PST by Phillyred
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Like senators getting shot at baseball games and getting assaulted, ribs broken, chased oit if public restaurants....

Doubtful. For the most part the natural targets are living in high security enclaves.

Those bearing the brunt of retaliatory strikes will be those implementing hybrid warfare tactic on the local level.

20 posted on 03/04/2019 5:01:43 PM PST by papertyger (Trump, A president so great, that Democrats who said they would leave America if he won, stayed!)
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