Scholars investigating the cause of civil war are attracted by two opposing theories, greed versus grievance.
A civil war is a war between organized groups within the same nation state or republic,[1] or, less commonly, between two countries created from a formerly-united nation state.[2] The aim of one side may be to take control of the country or a region, to achieve independence for a region, or to change government policies.[1] The term is a calque of the Latin bellum civile which was used to refer to the various civil wars of the Roman Republic in the 1st century BC.
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Thanks to GOP Rick Santorum's Un-Holy alliances. Will the Southern Religious GOP fanatics of all things really rise again with their:
War on Obama
War on Women
War on Religion
War on Gays
War on Minorities
War on the Poor
War on Healthcare
War on Democracy
War on the Constitution
War on the Separation of Church and State
War on Democrats
War on Christians not Dominionist xtians
War against Equality
War against Modern Day
War against Freedom
War on Sex
War on Single Parents
War on Social Media
War on Privacy
War on Truth
War on History
War on Education
War on Evolution
War on Global Warming
War on Workers
War on Jobs
War on Unions
War on Science
War on the Government
War on The Rule of Law
War on Justice
War on Peace
Rich White Republican Men vs Everyone else
Have I missed anything?
What a freakin' MESS! Desperate people do desperate things. And the Republicans are beyond desperate for control of EVERYTHING! Sick fuckers!
Civil war
Scholars investigating the cause of civil war are attracted by two opposing theories, greed versus grievance. Roughly stated: are conflicts caused by who people are, whether that be defined in terms of ethnicity, religion or other social affiliation, or do conflicts begin because it is in the economic best interests of individuals and groups to start them? Scholarly analysis supports the conclusion that economic and structural factors are more important than those of identity in predicting occurrences of civil war.[8]
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The Geneva Conventions do not specifically define the term "civil war". They do, however, describe the criteria for acts qualifying as "armed conflict not of an international character", which includes civil wars. Among the conditions listed are four requirements:[6][7]
The party in revolt must be in possession of a part of the national territory.
The insurgent civil authority must exercise de facto authority over the population within the determinate portion of the national territory.
The insurgents must have some amount of recognition as a belligerent.
The legal Government is "obliged to have recourse to the regular military forces against insurgents organized as military."
So far the only thing missing is gunfire. No wonder so many people are Up-In-Arms over the nonsense the GOP POTUS candidates keep spouting. The GOP want it all, especially the GOP RELIGIOUS WEIRD CHRISTIAN GROUPS. THEY WANT TOTAL CONTROL.
When any society or group of people is so out-of-whack like the 1% vs 99% of the people, all HELL breaks out.
This could be the Political Election Battle of our lifetime if we don't get our Left Shit Together!
We need OWS now more than ever!!