Our Soft Civil War. How Do We End It?

DraftAmerica is living through a soft civil war. From the assassination of Charlie Kirk to the toxic rhetoric pouring out of our institutions, the divide between left and right has become impossible to ignore. But here’s the hard truth: us vs. them is not sustainable.

In this episode of Closing Argument with Walter Hudson, I lay out:

Why the “social contract” in America has been quietly rewritten.

The frog-in-boiling-water moment we’ve all just woken up to.

Why cancel culture ≠ accountability, and how to tell the difference.

The danger of grievance politics vs. the hope of gratitude politics.

How “Steve Jobs politics” can shred the old scripts and build real solutions.

Short-term, the destructive ideologies tearing us apart must be decisively defeated. Long-term, we need to think 50–100 years ahead—rebuilding order, restoring liberty, and inviting sane voices back into the American project.

If you’re tired of partisan theater and ready to talk about how we actually restore our republic—this is for you.

00:00 – Us vs. Them Isn’t Sustainable
02:27 – Dancing on Charlie Kirk’s Grave: What It Reveals
03:30 – Dancing on the Grave: What It Reveals About Our Culture
12:46 – America Should Be Great v. Should Be Dismantled
16:18 – Rescuing Sane Democrats
20:07 – Gratitude v. Grievance
21:10 – Leading as a 'Center of Gravity'
22:34 – Lessons from the Mob
27:00 – Leading by Doing
29:41 – The Activist Pitfall
34:32 – Lessons for Steve Jobs

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