Breaking up is hard to do.

 

This blog may make people angry. And no I am not about to lead a revolution. It is an observation. 

At a ripe old age, I have lived through many U.S. transitions before leaving the country in my 40s. Yet I've continued to follow their politics as I do with many countries.

I've never seen such division. Even during Vietnam. It's not so much that people have opposing opinions it is almost as if they are not of the same species.

It seems to me, the U.S. should consider a geographic divorce for example by:

• East Coast -- Maine down to Delaware and Maryland
  
• South --Virginia through Florida to Louisiana. Maybe Northern Virginia would prefer to stay with the East Coast.
  
• Texas Ring -- Oklahoma, New Mexico, Arizona
  
• West Coast -- California -- Washington
• West - Colorado, Wyoming, Montana
• North Mid west- Illinois, Michigan, Minnesota, Wisconsin
• Mid West -- Everything in between

Perhaps after the breakup people would be given a year to relocated to be able to live near other like-minded people. After that borders could close or not depending on the new governments in each place.

Some of the areas like New England and California would flourish economically. Others like Kentucky, Mississippi, Arkansas, etc. would suffer.

Each area would establish their own constitution. Some of the Southern states might declare religious law. Some might copy the original U.S. Constitution with adjustments like term limits -- or not.

The military would not be as necessary because other nations would have less desire to take over the former U.S. Countries around the world would no longer fear U.S. interference either behind the scenes or militarily.

Another country, maybe China, would take over as a leading power. 

In each of new new countries, because they would be founded by less divisive opinions, perhaps they could would agree on major issues and get on with life.

In one way, the current U.S. has all the resources they need to be a paradise, except for the human division.