October 18, 2025
Sorry, Democrats — No Civil War is Coming
By John Kudla
In 1776, American colonists, despairing that their rights as British citizens were being trampled upon by their overbearing king, George III, decided to secede from the British Empire. Thomas Jefferson wrote down their grievances in the Declaration of Independence. Just a few of them include the cutting off of trade, imposing taxes without consent, depriving the people of trial by jury, suspending colonial legislatures, and waging war on the colonists. I think Jefferson’s best argument was, “He has plundered our seas, ravaged our coasts, burnt our towns, and destroyed the lives of our people.” Yep, sounds as though they had reasons to rebel.
In 1861, following the election of Abraham Lincoln, wealthy landowners pushed eleven Southern states, where slavery was legal, to secede from the United States. Much of the rhetoric claimed that the war was about states’ rights, but that was mostly a smokescreen. Unlike the rebellion against King George, these people had no grievances — only fears that slavery would be abolished, ending the free labor on which their economic system depended.
Both of these political disputes got out of control and turned into armed conflicts. Both were civil wars, although we refer to the first conflict as a revolution. Both were wars over power; control; and, to some extent, money. The first one succeeded, and the second one failed, but not before much destruction and bloodshed occurred in both.
In 2025, there are rumors that we may yet see another civil war. A YouGov poll taken in June revealed that 40% of respondents believe that a civil war is likely or somewhat likely in the future. Democrats were more likely to see a civil war happening than Republicans by 48% to 32%.
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