Scapegoat and suppress.
Make sure that the main scapegoat — the “dangerous” political enemy — is discredited by years of false stories, false testimony, baseless prosecutions, and a conspiracy between government officials and his political enemies.
Then scapegoat his supporters. Then scapegoat anyone who defends him or his supporters in any way. Then scapegoat anyone who defends his policies, especially the ones that were intended to make America stronger and more prosperous and less beholden to the fascistic regime that has slowly but surely taken over the central government.
Scapegoat everyone who makes a stand against the extreme policies of the current administration. Throw some of them in jail as an object lession. Call all of them fascists and domestic terrorists (classic acts of psychological projection). Conspire with Big Tech and the “woke” who have infiltrated big business, the academy, and public education to shun, shame, and silence anyone who doesn’t toe the party line.
It makes me sick. So sick that I’m going to keep on doing what little I can do to fight it, which is to glow like a candle in the darkness of the coming oppression.
Will there be a civil war? Biden is trying to stoke violence so that he has an excuse to crack down on those who oppose him with all of the considerable force at his disposal. Don’t fall for it. Stay calm, keep up the opposition, and keep it peaceful or you’ll walk right into Biden’s trap.
If we, the true lovers of liberty, can keep our heads and stay the course, there’s still a chance to realize the only hope for liberty: a national divorce.