A Review of Chittum's Civil War Two

Since the topic of a second civil war has our attention these past few months, be sure to check out John Wilder's review of Thomas W. Chittum’s 1997 book Civil War Two:  The Coming Breakup of America (Part 1) (Part 2). An excerpt from Part 1 of Wilder's review:

    ...Chittum points out that stability comes from a single group identity.  People being all on the same team makes us stronger, where as many groups make us weaker.  In this light, diversity isn’t Our Greatest Strength™, it’s really a weakness.

      And his point is clear – ask a Leftist what it means to be an American, and you’ll likely get a vague statement about all you have to do to be an American is want to be one.  Asking them to learn English and assimilate and fit into American culture is for some reason now considered racist.  From the vantage point of 2019, it’s clear, diversity is our greatest weakness if we want a safe and stable nation.

     This is observable in the real world.  Chittum fought in the breakup of the Balkans, and witnessed the breakdown of the Soviet Union.  When the Soviet Union fell, Chittum notes it was about 50% ethnic Russian.  The resulting nation that emerged was about 80% ethnic Russian and is much more stable.  It’s certainly more Russian.

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     Chittum spends a lot of time on the American Southwest – he figures it will be the trigger to the Civil War.

     The original Reconquista took place in Spain as the Spanish expelled the Muslims who had conquered it over the course of six hundred years.  It was slow, but it finished up in 1492.  In the same way, Chittum notes that, although Mexico is a failed state, Mexicans are “retaking” the Southwest in a modern Reconquista that has taken place over decades since 1965, but with 1000% less Muslims.

 Wild also quotes the following from Chittum: “With each and every passing day, more and more Americans of all ethnic groups are perceiving their tribal affiliation as more self-definitive and more important that their common American nationality.” It is the same old story: Diversity + Proximity = War.

    According to Wild, Chittum predicted four phases of civil war: Phase I, the Foundational phase; Phase II – The Terrorist Phase (which is where we have been, off and on, since the 1960s);  Phase III – Guerrilla Warfare; and the final phase, Phase IV – All-Out, Continuous Warfare. There are lists of characteristics of each phase which are more fully described in Wild's review, so check it out.