What would happen if we split into a Blue vs. Red Federation?

[OAITW r.2.0]

There have been a lot of talk on DU about the benefits and risks of split this country based on perceived advantages if there was a general realignment of states, based on their current political make up.

This article goes a lot deeper into how this would play out over time. Submitted for your consideration.

Divided We Stand The country is hopelessly split. So why not make it official and break up?

http://nymag.com/intelligencer/2018/11/maybe-its-time-for-america-to-split-up.html

[Dennis Donovan]

1. Sounds like it would make Putin very happy...

[guillaumeb]

2. The US had one civil war 150 years ago.

And it continues.

[Just a Weirdo]

3. They can create their own country called Dumbfuckistan

Bunch North/South Dakota along with Idaho+Wyoming+Montana (sorry Montana Dems) and move all Trumpy voters, and refuse to give them a red cent since they take more than they give in terms of federal dollars. Let them form their own utopia and live with what policies they got.

I'm sure Dumbfuckistan will not be a country after less than 5 years.

[OAITW r.2.0]

5. I think "both sides" think they'd be the beneficiary of such a cleaving...but

the author explores how this could ultimately weaken our nation in the long run. A good read, very thought provoking.

[marlakay]

4. Republicans would end up begging to join us

After all their taxes went to rich, dying because of lack of healthcare and lack of goid paying jobs.

[Downtown Hound]

6. Stupid and unecessary

Why give the Russians everything they want for something that will be irrelevant in 30 years? No matter what anybody wants to think or however it sometimes seems, the GOP IS dying. It's why they're so angry. They know it's dying. The future demographics of the country will finish it off in its present incarnation. All we need to do in hold on and limit the damage they do in the meantime.

[OAITW r.2.0]

8. I look forward to the day when the ideological battle is

Left-of-Center vs. Center. That seems to be where we are going as a country.

[Zing Zing Zingbah]

7. WTF is the neutral one all about?

Maine is thrown in there, but we don't have much in common with the other places except NH. I think if the US ever split up, it would make sense to do it by geographical regions. Have a north eastern or new england federation. Those are people we could get on board with. Maine and Florida are kind of opposites.

[OAITW r.2.0]

10. Hi ZZZ

Some of the ideas aren't all coherent. We probably have more in common with the Canadian Atlantic states than Florida.

[onenote]

9. What would happen? We'd all be killed by flying pigs.

[OAITW r.2.0]

11. Hadn't thought about that!

We'd certainly new a strong anti-flying pig component to our national defense.