I agree that after the current crisis — however it resolves — the USA will not be able to hold together as it's currently constituted. It's very hard for me to imagine it breaking up without lots of violence, but that doesn't mean that it won't break up.
I agree with your analysis that slavery (and white supremacy) are the root cause of most of our divisions. And that it's too late now to try to go back fix things.
But I also wonder, given current trends all over the world, how much longer the Westphalian model of sovereign nation states will hold up.
Coming from Idaho, I can assure you the thinking of northern Idaho, as well as the geography, is very different from southern Idaho. I suspect the very northern portion would much rather belong to upper Washington state and northwest Montana.
There would be a ton of similar views. It’s not only within the United States that there are deep divisions, but also within states. We can move you east to be part of Powell, I think.
I agree that after the current crisis — however it resolves — the USA will not be able to hold together as it's currently constituted. It's very hard for me to imagine it breaking up without lots of violence, but that doesn't mean that it won't break up.
I agree with your analysis that slavery (and white supremacy) are the root cause of most of our divisions. And that it's too late now to try to go back fix things.
But I also wonder, given current trends all over the world, how much longer the Westphalian model of sovereign nation states will hold up.
Coming from Idaho, I can assure you the thinking of northern Idaho, as well as the geography, is very different from southern Idaho. I suspect the very northern portion would much rather belong to upper Washington state and northwest Montana.
There would be a ton of similar views. It’s not only within the United States that there are deep divisions, but also within states. We can move you east to be part of Powell, I think.