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Honestly, if the whole moral culture wars end times bullshit divide betwen the south and the rest of the country didn’t break us apart then I don’t think this will. That shit scared me with the possibility of a civil war more than the economic collapse. But the election proved that even those wingnutty types still care more about their wallets than they do the so-called “values issues”.
That being said, it goes without saying that crime is going to be skyrocketing very shortly with the the economy going the way it is, even if we manage to stop the free-fall. But even then I think it will wind up being an early 80’s style faux dystopia rather than a full on civil war.
Even if you think the dissociation of the United States isn’t a ridiculous notion, it would still be hard to subscribe to the map that this guy is projecting. I’m actually going to do some research on this guy (there is literally no one in my office this week, so I’m bored) and find out if he has some analysis that led him to believe that control will be doled out as he says. I mean, if America was up for grabs, I wouldn’t think Mexico and Canada would be major players despite their proximity.
Jay said:Seriously. That map is pretty nonsensical.Even if you think the dissociation of the United States isn’t a ridiculous notion, it would still be hard to subscribe to the map that this guy is projecting. I’m actually going to do some research on this guy (there is literally no one in my office this week, so I’m bored) and find out if he has some analysis that led him to believe that control will be doled out as he says. I mean, if America was up for grabs, I wouldn’t think Mexico and Canada would be major players despite their proximity.
I like pondering zany theories, but this is a little too batshit to entertain with any seriousness. Like Jays says, the breakup is a little too precious and clean… even if you assume that a major superpower, greedily gobbling up the vast infrastructure on hand, would rest contentedly and peacefully after claiming only a fourth of the nation.
I’ve lived in the South. I think they’d all sooner die in a pool of their own blood than let another country annex them.
It implies a new civil war in the next year. For what reason?