I'm thinking the article is intended to
a.) Make the tea party look bad.
b.) Further stoke the fires of polarization for ratings.
As for any civil war, I think the conditions are ripe enough to make it plausible, but at the same time highly unlikely because:
a.) Presidential term limits. Most rational people would wait and see.
b.) The government won't allow it. It will do whatever it takes to maintain status quo. Any person, or groups of persons, considered "rabble rousers" will encounter some very effective "tools" in discrediting and quieting them before they can do anything meaningful or effective.
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