I agree with everything on this post.

When people hear "civil war", in America, they either think about our actual Civil War, wirh two clear sides, fought in the 1800's, or they think about Star Wars.

I think a better term is "national chaos".

You may say "We already have national chaos", or "the pandemic was national chaos."

We haven't seen Nothing yet, sister.

Which is one of the reasons why I don't understand people who live in the SW desert of the US. When national chaos hits, water, becomes of all-consuming importance.