01-29-2022, 12:45 AM
(01-26-2022, 11:23 AM)David Horn Wrote:(01-25-2022, 03:30 PM)Eric the Green Wrote:(01-24-2022, 11:26 AM)David Horn Wrote: FWIW, I'm noticing that everyday ordinary people are starting to question why we are still trying to be one country. I haven't seen that in the past. The real question, when does that become an issue for the majority (or at least, a large minority)? If and when it does, the USA is nearing its end as a united cluster of diverse states, and what follows may be chaos.
I notice that watching a documentary about the native first peoples who lived in Arkansas, Texas, Louisiana and Oklahoma, and they describe that area as "that part of the country", and I think, is that really a part of my country? Are those areas a part of my country anymore?
Yes, some places are decidedly Blue and others Red. But many places are Purple, and I don't know how that plays long term.
The state I was born, raised, & still live in, Pennsylvania, is 'purple'. Philly & immediate surrounding area are 'blue', but once you head west past the Philly suburbs it turns 'red'. One of the lowest minimum wages ($7.25/hour) and some of the highest COVID infections (based on positivity rate) in our region of the country. I guess this is what 'Pennsyltucky' means. So if a national divorce happens, how does this all play out? Will states & counties be wiped in favour of a totally new structure? I guess towns and cities will indeed still exist as they are now and what will change is the legal structure.