# Civil unrest post-election?

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**Category:** Great Debates\
**Created:** [September 17, 2020, 2:03am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/civil-unrest-post-election/920804 "2020-09-17T02:03:48Z")\
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**Author:** ![madmonk28](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/madmonk28/32/20811_2.png) [@madmonk28](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/madmonk28)\
**Post date:** [September 18, 2020, 8:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/civil-unrest-post-election/920804/22 "2020-09-18T20:59:33Z")

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I said a couple years ago that I think that we are in a low level civil war: [What would an American "civil war" look like? - #135 by madmonk28](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-would-an-american-civil-war-look-like/817213/135)

I just don’t think that it is possible to have a democracy when 45% of your populace doesn’t value democracy and I don’t think you can maintain a viable nation in the 21st century when that population also rejects science. None of it is sustainable.

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