The Partisan Divide on Issues

[David Horn]

(01-29-2022, 12:45 AM)nguyenivy Wrote: 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.

We're used to nation states, but an older and fully functional model existed when the city states ruled in Italy and much of Europe in general.  Modern nations grew from those roots.  Would something like that work today?  If so, it certainly wouldn't look like its Medieval predecessor, but some variant is feasible.