Half of Americans anticipate a U.S. civil war soon

Re:Half of Americans anticipate a U.S. civil war soon by Retric on Wednesday July 20, 2022 @04:49PM (#32172121)

I don’t personally expect a US civil war in the next decade, but I think we are much closer to that point than is safe. What’s really concerning is IMO the odds have been getting worse over time and nobody seems to be trying to calm things down.

Gerrymandering for example is extremely beneficial for elites in both political parties, but increasingly corrodes peoples faith in the system. It’s the perfect example of people actively harming the United States, and never spoken about in those terms.

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Re:Half of Americans anticipate a U.S. civil war soon by Arainach on Wednesday July 20, 2022 @06:32PM (#32173268)

It's also an unfortunate consequence of game theory. If one party Gerrymanders and the other does not, that party will solidify their hold over the House tighter and tighter. They'll also solidify their grip on the states (who run the elections, and who set the rules on who can vote and when they can vote). Trying to play nice and believe in the system is a recipe for being eradicated - it's exactly what's happened to the Democrats for the last 20 years.

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Re:Half of Americans anticipate a U.S. civil war soon by nazka on Thursday July 21, 2022 @04:59AM (#32177148)

At the same time there are ways in game theory too that can give tools to almost avoid all gerrymandering even where players are all against each other.

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