A civil war in Europe started in 2014, and it has not ended.
The NYT columnist should learn geography: Europe ≠ NATO - USA
Uhm… all of the premises he lays down by the first two paragraphs are wrong, so I stopped reading.
Oh do elaborate what specifically you claim to be wrong being such an expert on the subject.
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Imagine not being able to understand that two things can happen at the same time. Both the US and Europe are on the same path, but it’s pretty clear that the crisis in Europe has progressed much further.
Funny how being subtly irrespectful flies under the radar of the mods, yet you keep insulting after you called the mods on me. Noice. Now, on your original question. Does the article say that civil war in the US is outlandish because the standard of living is high, racial tensions are diminished, and there is not clear geographical division between sides? All three of these premises are wrong. It is ridiculous that I even have to spell this out for you, but the irony is lost by the fact that you felt the need to archive the article, which is so funny that I consider this discussion over. So, dress the world however you want, but civil war in the US is both probable and imminent.
Oh I very much think the US will descend into some sort of a civil unrest. I just think this will happen in Europe first. Just because the author, who is obviously a lib, doesn’t acknowledge the severity of the problems in US, does not mean the problems he’s able to discuss in Europe aren’t real.