The presidential contest between Democratic nominee Hillary Clinton and Republican Donald Trump is, by far, the most highly divisive race since the election of Abraham Lincoln in 1860. And we all know what happened next.

Our country has experienced its share of political upheaval in the decades since, most notably in the 1930s during the Great Depression and the “civil rights era” of the 1960s. But the current presidential election cycle far surpasses even those turbulent times.

Americans of the political left and right consume different media. They hang out mostly with people who share their political beliefs. According to a 2010 survey by Stanford University, parents even want their children to marry someone who agrees with them politically.

A new white paper by Mike Adams, the Health Ranger, and editors of NewsTarget.com called, “The Coming Collapse of Western Civilization,” which you can download for free here, explains that Americans are so divided politically, economically and culturally that it will be nearly impossible to close the gap, at least not without violence.

The white paper explains that no matter who wins in November, Clinton and Trump are such polarizing figures that those on the losing side will not take that loss lightly. In fact, race riots, campus unrest and outright breakdown of the civil society is not only possible but likely, based on the analysis of the evidence – historical and current – Adams and NewsTarget.com editors have done.

“The Coming Collapse of Western Civilization” further notes that, once the United States is plunged into massive social and civil unrest, that chaos will very easily spread to the entire West, leaving the U.S., Europe and other Western allies vulnerable to collapse and attack.

Throw in a host of other emerging threats – viruses/superbugs; conventional and nuclear terrorism; disintegration of the Middle East; growing federal tyranny, among others – and you have the perfect storm of discontent and a public’s increasing willingness to resort to violence as their means of effecting political change.

But as dire as all of this sounds, Adams and NewsTarget.com editors have also included a survival strategy in their white paper. These are solutions that are real, fact-based and meaningful. In a collapse, you’ll need more than just some food and water, although sustenance is definitely a necessity. You’ll also need to know the warning signs, where trouble can and will begin, what kind of threats you could face, and who the major players are.

All of this information is included in “The Coming Collapse of Western Civilization.” Download it for free right now.