{"id":85936,"date":"2025-09-16T07:49:54","date_gmt":"2025-09-16T06:49:54","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.taxresearch.org.uk\/Blog\/?p=85936"},"modified":"2025-09-16T07:49:54","modified_gmt":"2025-09-16T06:49:54","slug":"how-likely-is-civil-war-in-the-usa-and-then-in-the-uk","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.taxresearch.org.uk\/Blog\/2025\/09\/16\/how-likely-is-civil-war-in-the-usa-and-then-in-the-uk\/","title":{"rendered":"How likely is civil war in the USA, and then in the UK?"},"content":{"rendered":"

The likelihood of civil war in the USA, deliberately promoted by Trump as a way to impose his violent regime on that country in what he might imagine to be perpetuity without the interference of democratic choice, is something Robert Reich has been discussing on his Substack.<\/p>\n

He has said this<\/a>:<\/p>\n

Some people whose opinions I trust say Trump may try to instigate a civil war between his followers and those who oppose him as a means of deflecting attention from a worsening economy, his declining polls, and the Jeffrey Epstein scandal \u2014 and as a way to justify his efforts to shut down the midterm elections.<\/p>\n

What do you think?<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

He then posted a poll, the current results of which are:<\/p>\n

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And yes, I know it is not statistically valid, but forget such niceties right now: we are in crisis, and real people are frightened enough to think Trump might be promoting civil war. His language is certainly violent enough, and candidly, I would expect the political \"disappearances\" to begin in the USA very soon. This is where the deliberately manufactured stress in that country appears to be taking that country.<\/p>\n

And if that happens, how long is it before the \"civil disorder\" that Farage obviously craves and even promotes occurs here in the UK? Give it weeks, at most. And yes, the \"disappearances\" will happen here as well. I do not doubt that.<\/p>\n

I never thought I would write anything like this. I now see it as a distinct possibility.<\/p>\n

And, it would seem that nothing is being done to counter this threat in the UK.<\/p>\n

For the next couple of days, Trump will be lauded, trade deals will be signed, and at most, Starmer will talk about defending the flag, whilst not addressing at all the fundamental issues and threats that flow from within our society.<\/p>\n

When are our leaders going to name the threat we face and actually do something about it?<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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