The viewpoint you throw out Ecletic is exactly why there might be civil war - because you've decided to stay so polarized on one issue, there will be no compromise and thus conflict will arise. Until people in America (yes, everyone) learns what's really at stake and what comrpomise means, until people stop seeing views along polarized lines, then we will have conflict.

And FWIW people once believed that a few errors made by government could be forgotten/ignored - then the government continued to do so until they took over. Yes, many dictatorships and counter-democratic actions have been done in the name of democracy. Don't forget that - one should NEVER allow a party to make an error, for if they do, indifference is all it takes for it to continue.