Chet Richards, 4GW comes to a town near you

The question you might ask is not whether these trends are real but whether the type of conflicts they create should be considered as “war.” Does 4GW represent an evolution of war or of crime?

Certainly it is not a conflict between two nation-states. But a conflict between two factions within a society, or between members of a community, those whose loyalty and identity are oriented to the community at large, and non-members. 4GW may be the next stage in the decline caused by the loss of community and culture, the problem of size, and the centralization of political and economic power.