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 Well he is one of the most influential people in the world. He said civil war is *inevitable*. In other words, a certainty. Therefore people will truly believe they are about to be in a civil war. If people think they are about to be in a civil war, then they will begin preparing for that possibility. This includes being suspicious about the other faction and being ready to be violent as a defense mechanism. If both sides of said civil war hold this view, then it increases the chances of violence occuring. Hence, my point that his words are arguably inciting violence. 

Do I have any idea how hard it is to pull of a civil war? I saw them pull of J6, BLM riots and even the Iraq War, among others. So no, historically speaking, I do not think it is that hard for them to pull it off. 

Personally, I don't think a violent revolution is going to free us. But we can agree to disagree on that. 🤝