The 2025 Cold Civil War: Weaponization and Radicalism
The United States is locked in a “Cold Civil War,” an existential internal conflict fought through lawfare, ideological subversion, and the deliberate dismantling of shared institutions. This war is defined by the unprecedented weaponization of the state against political opposition, the systemic decay of law and order in major cities, and the aggressive propagation of radical, anti-Western identity politics often supported by foreign money and culminating in violence.
I. The Catastrophic Decay of Law and Order and Property Rights
In Democratic-controlled cities, the foundation of the civic contract—the protection of life and property—has been compromised by ideological policies and a tolerance for lawlessness. According to recent data from the Council on Criminal Justice, while violent crime has shown some declines in select cities by mid-2025, homicide rates in Democratic strongholds like Chicago remain elevated compared to pre-2020 levels, with aggravated assaults down 16% in Chicago in the first half of 2025. SafeHome.org’s 2025 report highlights that property crime incidents, including burglary and theft, have not fully recovered, with Democratic-led states like California seeing persistent spikes due to policy impacts.
A. Progressive Policy and Criminal Emboldenment
The Swatting Crisis: Swatting, the dangerous hoax of making false emergency calls to provoke armed police or SWAT team responses, has increasingly targeted Republicans and conservatives as a form of harassment and potential lethal force by proxy. The FBI has investigated over 500 swatting cases since May 2023, with dozens targeting public officials around Christmas 2023 and continuing into 2025. A Romanian national pleaded guilty in June 2025 to targeting dozens of Congress members and influencers. Key incidents include:
Politicians: U.S. Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene (R-GA) swatted multiple times, including on Christmas Day 2023; Sen. Tommy Tuberville (R-AL) on Christmas 2023; Sen. Rick Scott (R-FL) in December 2023; GOP presidential candidate Nikki Haley in early 2024; Rep. Brandon Williams (R-NY) in 2023; and four Ohio Republican state lawmakers in late 2023, targeted for supporting anti-swatting legislation.
Influencers and YouTubers: Catturd, Gunther Eagleman, Shawn Farash, Joe Pagliarulo, and Chase Geiser were among those targeted in March 2025.
B. The Economic and Social Cost of Left-Wing Riots
$2 Billion in Damages: The riots of 2020, driven largely by groups like Black Lives Matter (BLM) and Antifa, resulted in estimated insured property damages ranging from $1 billion to $2 billion, making it the costliest civil unrest event in U.S. history.
II. The Fraud of Identity: Data Manipulation and Ideological Radicalism
The ideological front involves a targeted effort to undermine traditional American identity through data manipulation and the celebration of radical, anti-Western violence. Investigations have revealed networks of foreign funding, particularly from entities linked to the Chinese Communist Party (CCP), channeling millions to U.S. protest groups. For instance, billionaire Neville Roy Singham, with ties to CCP propaganda arms, has funneled hundreds of millions through U.S. nonprofits like The People’s Forum to support pro-Palestinian activism and anti-Western narratives, as exposed by congressional probes.
A. Deceptive Crime Data and Racial Misclassification
The Data Deception: Critics point to a systemic issue where the race of criminals is misclassified in official records, with police officers and data entry personnel mislabeling individuals who are Hispanic or Middle Eastern/North African (MENA) as “White” in crime statistics.
Skewing the Narrative: Pew Research Center data from 2024 shows that aggravated assault remains the most common violent crime, but misclassifications could skew racial breakdowns further.
III. The Total Weaponization of State Power and Political Violence
This pattern echoes broader trends of left-wing terrorism, which has risen since 2015, per CSIS analysis, involving attacks on conservatives and infrastructure.
A. Lawfare and Surveillance of Opposition Leaders
Expanded Cases Against Republicans:
Steve Bannon’s contempt of Congress conviction and imprisonment for defying a January 6 subpoena.
Peter Navarro’s similar contempt charge and jail time for executive privilege claims.
Prosecutions of January 6 defendants, many Republicans, with over 1,200 charged.
B. The Specter of Assassination and Political Violence
Assassination of Charlie Kirk (2025): The fatal shooting of prominent conservative activist Charlie Kirk while speaking at a university in Utah, along with the fatal shooting of Democratic Minnesota State Rep. Melissa Hortman and her husband earlier the same year, is cited as undeniable evidence that the Cold Civil War has begun to involve targeted political assassination attempts and attacks.
Targeted Attacks on Republicans: These incidents join a pattern of violence, including the 2017 mass shooting that specifically targeted Republican members of Congress during a baseball practice and the 2022 attack on Justice Brett Kavanaugh’s home, illustrating a climate where political violence is increasingly acceptable to those on the extreme left.
IV. The Use of RICO as a Political Weapon
The Racketeer Influenced and Corrupt Organizations (RICO) Act, originally enacted to prosecute the Mafia, has been deployed in a manner critics argue is designed to cripple political opponents.
V. Ten More Policies Ruining the U.S. Justice System
Building on the existing critiques of soft-on-crime approaches, here are 10 additional policies, often championed by progressive reformers and Soros-backed prosecutors, that critics argue are eroding justice, fairness, and public safety:
Defund the Police Initiatives
Sanctuary City Policies
Decriminalization of Hard Drugs
Elimination of Mandatory Minimums
Restorative Justice Programs
No-Knock Warrant Bans
Juvenile Justice Reforms
Prosecutor Discretion to Drop Charges
Voting Rights for Felons
Red Flag Laws Expansion
The former Trump advisor was released from prison after a 4-month contempt of Congress sentence for defying the Jan. 6th committee. This convergence of legal persecution, the collapse of property rights, the normalization of mass violence and destruction, and the actual use of political assassination underscores that the “Cold Civil War” is a state of total institutional conflict, where one faction seeks the absolute destruction of the other, not merely electoral victory.
