A24’s new hit film “Civil War,” which debuted in theaters on Friday, promised to show audiences what the U.S. might look like should political tensions continue to escalate. The film imagines a not-to-distant future America where the once-United States split into various factions. Throughout the film, secessionist forces slowly make their way to the U.S. capitol to depose the “fascist” president presiding over what’s left of the U.S. government. Though director Alex Garland clearly took steps to fictionalize the world of “Civil War” in hopes of avoiding real-life political backlash (for exampl…
