While the existence of Civil War II was largely hidden from casual observers before, two events have brought it out into the open: the election of Donald Trump and the coronavirus pandemic.
The former because Trump gleefully exploited the existing divisions and super-charged the animosity that Americans are feeling toward each other.
The latter because it showed that at least one tribe is willing to die for their cause — even if that cause is abjectly stupid.
Klaus Marre and DonkeyHotey at WhoWhatWhy making the case that we are already in Civil War II in the United States.
To use a word made popular by a certain public health emergency, Civil War II has become somewhat endemic. The losing side seems to be killing itself off in significant numbers. That doesn’t appear to be a strategy for success.