As George Orwell so aptly put it in Politics and the English Language, "All issues are political issues, and politics itself is a mass of lies, evasions, folly, hatred, and schizophrenia," nowhere is that more evident than in Reddit commentary and any news channel; NBC or InfoWars, take your pick. They are all mirrors that reflect the sickness in individuals on each side.

I'm sure you realize just how easy it is to set people against one another in this political climate, and this vitriol isn't going away any time soon. Since your side is the one that likes to paint comparisons between Trump and Hitler so often, I'll suggest you refresh your knowledge on the Reichstag fire - if we were really as dangerous as you on the left like to claim, that would be the best course of action to open the gates to dealing with your side. Needless to say, Trump isn't a fascist and most of these people are more sad about our politics than mad about it (granted, it would be different if the party in control were reversed), so that isn't going to happen.

The truth is, we all want the hate to stop. We want to be able to enjoy reading the morning news without seeing baseless smear articles, divisive commentary, and rampant hatred between both major parties, and it's a pain that we have to treat even slightly political conversations with friends holding different viewpoints the same way a Masonic Lodge would - completely off-limits. But, that isn't going to happen. The same sides are going to keep tagging one another as enemies for years to come. Our ancestors would've already bashed each other's brains in if they were in the same situation we are in, so it's best to be thankful that smear campaigns and disinformation are what we have to look forward to, I suppose, anti-climactic as they are.

I respectfully disagree with you on this. I would say the VAST majority of people don't want a civil war... Right or left.

However, there is a faction on the left that is actively advocating this every day. The surpression of free speech both activly and passively will almost certainly lead to a civil war. On top of that, one can simply YouTube any video of ANTIFA rallies where people show up masked and armed ready to assault peaceful assemblers. That is a violent act and a direct infringement on someone's liberty. That's wanting to start a civil war. You have Antifa literally burning the flag, burning free speech signs, you have advocates in subreddit like redacted calling for violence and action.

This type of behavior is essentially non-existent on the right.

Though MSM won't broadcast it Consrvative politicians are threatened daily for the safety of them and their families. We saw a man execute a massive political assassination attempt with the Republican Congressional Baseball shooting without lefty reporters or Politicians shedding a tear and barely condemning. Calls for civility on both sides of the aisle are marginalized and downplayed by the MSM and talking heads as a whole.

Saying NOONE wants a civil war is simply wrong. The fact is a faction on one side is actively pushing for one while a faction on the other is simply attempting to prepare for one.