tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2970975545475697571.post3922519771034223892..comments2024-03-28T23:36:14.807-04:00Comments on Eaton Rapids Joe: Civil Wars: Is there anything we can learn from Northern Ireland?Eaton Rapids Joehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09102166969915526172noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2970975545475697571.post-85089509598162653852021-10-25T06:56:25.606-04:002021-10-25T06:56:25.606-04:00"The Rio Grande valley and the counties in N...."The Rio Grande valley and the counties in N.M., AZ and CA bordering Mexico could turn into hell-holes."<br /><br />If the reference is for the RGV of Texas (adjacent to Brownsville Texas, mouth of the Rio Grande River and border with Mexico), very possible. the Anglo - Tex-Mex get along pretty well with each other, but this area of border is a virtual highway of illegal crossings from the south. No need to risk crossing the Mexican desert to Cali-Az-NM, closer by a wide margin. Crossing the Texas Brush Country in summer has a high body count, with virtually no natural water sources and softer sands which slow foot traffic. Like walking beach dunes but with lots and lots of thorny growth.<br /><br />The population here is very high now, about 5x higher than my childhood (50 years), well over a million souls on our side, far higher if counting Mexican cities of Matamoros and Reynosa.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2970975545475697571.post-50430187020769002552021-10-24T09:44:25.761-04:002021-10-24T09:44:25.761-04:00A good point. The Northern Ireland had, mostly, 2 ...A good point. The Northern Ireland had, mostly, 2 groups involved, in the US there will be more - my guess is at least 6 major factions, but it could easily be more, with regional variations thrown in also.<br />We already know areas to avoid; those will get worse. Some areas will probably be safe, and others I have no idea on.<br />For example, will homogeneous areas with a major highway through them stay safe, or will the highway draw problems to it?<br />One thing that will make a big difference is the availability and cost of fuel. The harder it is to afford, the closer problems will stay to home areas (rural areas will face their own set of problems if this happens).Jonathan Hhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10476185257203343474noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2970975545475697571.post-80553396007424144932021-10-24T06:45:09.919-04:002021-10-24T06:45:09.919-04:00The coming 'festivities' will be very unpl...The coming 'festivities' will be very unpleasant. And while there may be some similarities to the "troubles" in Ireland there will be a lot of differences.<br /><br /> First of all is the sheer size of the US. Most of the violent areas in Ireland were within an hours drive or so. In America it takes DAYS to drive cross country.<br /><br /> Next up is the amount of weaponry available here. Even at the height of Irish unrest the amount of lethal hardware available there pales to insignificance compared to what is here in America.<br /><br /><br /> Finally the sheer number of divisive factors. In Ireland it was mostly along religious lines.....with those religions dictating political outlook. America is a far more diverse place ethnically and politically. So there will be a lot more grudges to be settled and hatreds to manifest. So while there are some lessons to be learned from the Irish and the violence that happened there it's not going to be much of a template for what's coming here.Dannoreply@blogger.com