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The meta-problem here is that the united states is a country without a nation. There is no underlying unity, pre-rational commitments, history, moral axioms or

The meta-problem here is that the united states is a country without a nation. There is no underlying unity, pre-rational commitments, history, moral axioms or ideals. No matter who won this election, nearly half the country, many very good folks, were going to be irate, depressed and/or scared. The devolution of sovereignty and peaceful secession is the only solution that offers hope for all of us to live as we wish. The California secession movement is perhaps a start in normalizing this idea on the left. I have sincere sympathy for all people who wish to live under a government that represents them. I hope we find a way through this.

acconrad 10y ago
> The devolution of sovereignty and peaceful secession is the only solution that offers hope for all of us to live as we wish. That seems right in theory - the past few decades pretty much the same states have voted for the exact same side. But there have been plenty elections where that wasn't the case. For example, pretty much everyone voted for Reagan, and Kennedy. There have been times when the country was very much for one candidate. So I wouldn't say we're completely divided all of the time, just in the past few decades.