It’s an oversimplification to say our Civil War was fought between northerners and southerners, because there were partisans for the other side living in both regions. Yet I still felt civil war was distinctly possible. In our history textbooks, we learned that Loyalists were tarred and feathered and ridden out of town on a rail. This appears to be one of those times Dear Leader says something regrettable and has cause to regret it. And to circle back up to Anderson and Ratt, the debate comes down to what kind of Civil War you were hoping for.