Theoretical Civil War Scenario
Since March 2011, Syria has been locked in a conflict between its citizens and the current regime under President Bashar al-Assad. The rebels wants Assad out of office. However, what kind government would be installed should Assad be ousted? Optimistically, it would be a more democratic-type government. Pessimistically, it would be another Islamist branch that's not necessarily friendly to all its inhabitants.
Of course, I'm oversimplifying the forces at work in that country since there are different ethnic groups as well as religious ideologies clashing there. Not to mention different countries backing the rebels or the Syrian government. I would suggest reading the Wikipedia article "Syrian Civil War" to get an idea of this war's complexity.
Now, let's bring things back home for a moment...
We're currently embroiled in our own so-called "Culture War." This also includes developments such as:
- The ever-present gun control issue
- Increasing mistrust in our own government due to a multitude of factors including a sort-of disconnect between the politicians and their people, undesirable legislation and ideology shifts
- The mere fact we have someone like Obama in office during this current administration
- ...and vice versa
Thankfully, our "conflict" is one of (mostly) words and not of guns and other lethal weapons.
Surfing through the comments area of various online articles and blogs, there are murmurs of some upcoming revolution claiming the government is coming for their guns and what's left of our rights. As of today, one could assume it's just the more paranoid and angry voices venting on the Internet.
However, let's say there is the unlikely event of a revolution against our own government. If so, what would be the demographic of our rebels? Furthermore, would they be for the rights of all its U.S. citizens or only for the support of certain groups and the outright oppression of others? Also, would the players involved in such a revolution be just as complex as Syria?
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Of course, I'm oversimplifying the forces at work in that country since there are different ethnic groups as well as religious ideologies clashing there. Not to mention different countries backing the rebels or the Syrian government. I would suggest reading the Wikipedia article "Syrian Civil War" to get an idea of this war's complexity.
Now, let's bring things back home for a moment...
We're currently embroiled in our own so-called "Culture War." This also includes developments such as:
- The ever-present gun control issue
- Increasing mistrust in our own government due to a multitude of factors including a sort-of disconnect between the politicians and their people, undesirable legislation and ideology shifts
- The mere fact we have someone like Obama in office during this current administration
- ...and vice versa
Thankfully, our "conflict" is one of (mostly) words and not of guns and other lethal weapons.
Surfing through the comments area of various online articles and blogs, there are murmurs of some upcoming revolution claiming the government is coming for their guns and what's left of our rights. As of today, one could assume it's just the more paranoid and angry voices venting on the Internet.
However, let's say there is the unlikely event of a revolution against our own government. If so, what would be the demographic of our rebels? Furthermore, would they be for the rights of all its U.S. citizens or only for the support of certain groups and the outright oppression of others? Also, would the players involved in such a revolution be just as complex as Syria?
This entry was originally posted at http://strife-caecus.dreamwidth.org/1570.html. If you wish to comment at Dreamwidth, please comment there using OpenID or your registered Dreamwidth account.