"the crack pipe" vs. "your sledge"

Sort of, but there is more meaning intended than just that. A phrase like "you're on drugs" can mean "your idea is crazy". The idea is that people who are on drugs can be delusional.

He is trying to say that fears of civil war are completely and utterly unfounded.

To tell you the truth, I don't know what "sledge" means. It is probably Australian slang. If I recall correctly, the person who wrote that is from Australia.

I think the intent of the sentence is to say that there are enough sane people in the country to prevent the crazy people who want to start a civil war from succeeding in their efforts to start the war.

So "sledge" probably refers to the crazy people who want to start a civil war. I suspect it is a somewhat derogatory term, although probably not as harsh as a swear word.

I'm not sure what he meant either. You need to ask Builder. I initially interpreted it as being short for "sledge hammer," which is a very blunt and "brute force" type of tool.

But, upon looking, I come across this:

Cricket. informal. A taunting or teasing remark made to an opposing player in order to disturb their concentration. 'he was upset after a very personal sledge by the Australian captain'

https://en.oxforddictionaries.com/definition/sledge

So that must be what he meant. Similar to a "troll." In sports this would be called "trash talk."

Yeah, it would seem to me since you know what member on A2K said something, the easiest thing to do would be to PM them and ask them what they meant.

Thank you all.

Great topic!