Hey everyone.
Although I live in Australia, the current riots, agressive rhetoric of the president and the presence in the unrest of a (small) number of radical groups over in America is getting me worried that a full on civil war could start there, like that in Syria. I just have visions of protesters getting mowed down by live fire, a popular uprising and then military defections resulting in a full scale armed conflict.
Realistically, I know this scenario is extremely unlikely. America has had a long history of civil unrest and there have been far worse incidences throughout the 20th century, and the circumstances that brought about civil war in Syria for example were very different (America's not a highly authoritarian police state for one thing). It's just the possibility which is getting me really worked up. I chat to a lot of people from America online and so I'm concerned about their safety and dreading the situation exploding.