"If you’re under fire and catching shrapnel but hoping it works out, you’re probably dead. However, if you create a plan with a side of hope that it might work out, that's a different animal."

Very well said. But I haven't read any plan by any Medium writers. Much more "hoping" than "planning" from what I can read.

While the political drama is yet to unfold, I think the history of the USA has already been written--even though we might not know what the history is yet. There are big forces that are impossible to change in the near future.

But even with a civil war, at least 90% of us will survive it. There could be a new order, but they will be quite busy trying to hold on to power.