I agree, conflicts are Romanized by the aggressors until it happens. One thing for certain, the majority of American's today are incredible soft.
Knock out anyone's electricity, water, 911, food & medicine supply , you've moved the civilization clock back 500 years on them
Most wouldn't be able to endure such madness, just as an example, how many people today, could kill, process, and cook an animal?
Suffering and survival has a way of changing attitudes on what's truly important