Many Republicans Want to Secede
It appears that 52% of Trump voters believe it’s time to secede from the United States.
It’s true that the divide between conservatives and progressives has never been this large, and there seems to be no mechanism to turn it around. In fact, both sides would be thrilled if there were a way that we could be rid of one another.
If these states were contiguous, and if the world military situation weren’t an issue, this might be a possibility.
IMO, this is definitely what should have happened in 1860, rather than entering the Civil War. Let the Confederacy go. Because of its reliance on slavery, it would be the pariah of the world. The trading of goods would have ceased immediately. A few years later it would have withered, and be blown away by a stiff breeze.
The Red States of America (let’s call them) would be dirt poor, undereducated, with very little tech R&D. Again, it would be the pariah of the world (Trump had perhaps 10% support in Europe and the rest of the developed world).
Anyway, some idle thinking on my part.
Montana is a red state if there ever were one, but how much appetite could voters possible have for Ryan Zinke? Interior Secretary under Trump, Zinke resigned when he learned that he was facing several federal probes for criminal wrongdoing; he doesn’t sound like a good choice for honest, red-blooded Montanans.
Outside of learning that criminal charges are being brought against Donald Trump, nothing could make me happier than to see Alex Jones losing his fortune. He’s been losing numerous defamation suits that resulted from his claim that the parents of the children gunned down at Sandy Hook were paid actors.
Maybe you’re thinking that Republicans’ fanaticism about banning abortion is sincere and based on some bizarre religious conviction.
Leo Tolstoy wrote:
As a lifelong Republican intellectual, my mom wishes Trump had never happened. Sadly, it’s too late for that now, so at this point she just wants to move on without him before he can do any more damage and cause any more embarrassment to her beloved party. 
This is from a compilation of photos taken in Texas. To be fair, this type of thinking is at least somewhat common in the entirety of the Midwest and South.
Here’s another quote from one of America’s top five or ten heroes, Dwight D. Eisenhower, concerning the proper role of government, and, in particular, the impact of our political parties in our lives. Keep in mind: a) It came from a Republican, b) It’s only 65 years old, and c) It describes precisely today’s GOP.
Yes, but that was before–75 years before–a) our educational system had failed, b) we had developed the means to mass disseminate complete, anti-scientific garbage, and c) levels of greed and selfishness had risen to a point that the world had ever seen.
Some of the crap readers send me is more ludicrous than others. Here’s a prize winner. The left fears blacks and whites coming together?
