Captain Cult's Civil War II. . .

Captain Cult of the "Big Lie"
The Civil War in the United States began in 1861 after simmering tensions between northern and southern states over slavery and states' rights.  The election of Abraham Lincoln in 1860 caused seven southern states to secede and form the Confederate States of America; four more states soon joined them. The War Between the States, as the Civil War was also known, ended in Confederate surrender in 1865. The conflict was the costliest and deadliest war ever fought on American soil, with some 6220,000 of 2.4 million soldiers killed, millions more injured and much of the South left in ruin.


In 1860, within three months, those southern states - South Carolina, Mississippi, Florida, Alabama, Georgia, Louisiana, and Texas had seceded from the United States.

As Lincoln took office in March 1861, Confederate forces threatened the federal-held Fort Sumter in Charles, South Carolina.  On April 12, after Lincoln ordered a fleet to resupply Sumter, Confederate artillery fired the first shots of the Civil war. Sumter's commander, Major Robert Anderson, surrendered after less than two days of bombardment, leaving the fort in the hands of Confederate forces under Pierre G. T. Beauregard.  Four more southern states - Virginia, Arkansas, North Carolina, and Tennessee joined the Confederacy. 

In recent years, various states have threatened to secede, but thus far it has only been threats. 

The reasons for today's anger mainly centers around states' rights, immigration, and the country's white population becoming a minority by 2045.  Various states' hostility brings about concerns like voter suppression, gun control, and a perception of ballot fraud.

But, it is enough to foresee major concerns for another Civil War in the minds of many Americans as they watch the nation's togetherness dissolve. 

I have a news flash for everyone:  Civil War II has already started!

Former President Donald Trump has seen to that.  He continues to beat the drum that the 2020 election was fraught with fraud, even though all fifty states election officials have seen no such evidence. In most minds, he is simply a very poor loser, but within his cult he is a hero and must be championed. They do not see the wool being pulled over their eyes by "Captain Cult."  They are in a zone of perpetual peace and tranquility as the world whirls around them. They will vote for him again whenever he gives them that wink and nod. He is their "alpha and omega!"

He has sounded the bugle for Civil War II with nary a thought about the death and destruction it will cause.  Even the insurrection of our Capitol gave him happy goosebumps as he watched it play out on his private television set.  Onlookers saw, with horror, the delight he was experiencing.

As gun and ammunition sales soar, he reminded his mindless cult on the morning of Jan. 6, 2021 that "you must fight like hell or you will lose your country!" He meant, of course, his country.


Does anyone think Captain Cult will pick up a musket?








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