How Civil Wars Start by Barbara F. Walter
Author:Barbara F. Walter [Walter, Barbara F.]
Language: eng
Format: azw3, epub
Publisher: Crown
Published: 2022-01-11T00:00:00+00:00
CHAPTER 7
WHAT A WAR WOULD LOOK LIKE
On the morning of Tuesday, November 14, 2028, Wisconsin House Speaker Justin Lawrence steps to the podium to call the state legislature to order. Before he can speak, a bomb explodes, shattering the enormous skylight and showering the ornate second-floor room with shards of glass. Amid the smoke and splintered furniture, the mangled bodies of twelve legislators lie on the red carpetâamong them Lawrence, nearly ten feet from where heâd been standing. A security guard, covered in blood, also lies motionless on the floor. Two thousand miles away, another bomb explodes in the state capitol in Salem, Oregon. Reports circulate of large explosions in or around capitol buildings in Denver, Atlanta, Santa Fe, and Lansing, Michigan. People are already on edge, with fires raging in California and several Category 4 hurricanes having hit the East Coast in quick succession, causing catastrophic damage.
As word of the bombing spreads, Americans stop what they are doing to watch the news and frantically scroll through their social media feeds. No one understands what is happening, or whether they can even trust what theyâre seeing. One video, apparently from inside a large auditorium at the University of Texas in Austin, shows students screaming and running. Itâs blurry, but it looks like thereâs a body in a pool of blood on the stage. Itâs later revealed that someone opened fire in the schoolâs largest lecture hall, killing the head of the biology department as he was teaching a class on molecular immunology. Videos stream in from all across the country with scenes of blood and chaos. It seems like everything is exploding at the same time.
James Demick, CNNâs chief news correspondent, reports that seven state capitol buildings have been hit. CNN has also received reports that, earlier in the day, Secret Service agents foiled plans to assassinate President-elect Kamala Harris as she gave a speech announcing her intention to ban assault weapons, and Fox News reports that another failed assassination attempt targeted the Democratic governor of California.
By the next morning, Americans have a better sense of the extent of the damage. Wisconsinâs Democratic governor and attorney general, a Republican, are in critical condition, and itâs not clear whether they will survive. Unexploded bombs have been discovered in Topeka, Salt Lake City, Phoenix, and Albany. The main courthouse in downtown Philadelphia has also been hit, killing four judges, and has been closed indefinitely. Looting has begun.
It is unclear who is behind the attacks or why these targets were chosen. In fact, the range of methods and weaponsâan army grenade in Denver, a car bomb in Santa Feâsuggests that multiple groups are behind it. But no one comes forward. Instead, stories quickly emerge and spread on Rumble, Gab, and MeWe, as well as Telegram, Facebook, and Twitter, that a left-wing groupâBlacks for Anarchy (âblaKxâ)âis to blame, and that this is part of a coordinated attack by minorities to take over the country. Viral YouTube videos show Black youths throwing bricks through store windows and setting cars on fire.
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