I seriously think we are seeing the beginning of America seperating into two or three countries.

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74. Won't happen

I want to make a case as to why this country won't breakup into separate nations.

For one thing, the country has been much more divided before. (civil rights movement, civil war, etc.) I suspect that the current divisions are not significant in comparison.

Secondly, most americans wouldn't know how to "divide" the country if they were motivated to even do so. We have americans showing their "support" for an idea via stuffing a fried chicken down their throat. We are not dealing with visionaries here. The vast majority of people have the intellectual capacity of a goldfish. As long as the vast majority of the public has fast food and TV the country will be mostly stable. Bread and circus. It works today just like it worked for the Romans.

Third and finally, most americans don't actually care about politics. Sure, many of them have an opinion. Any uneducated fool has an opinion about everything, but are they going to do anything in support of that opinion? Usually not. Go ask random people on the street what they think of the United States giving humanitarian aid to Brazil. (Don't personally know anything about the subject, just made it up... may not even be happening) Instead of a smart answer, which would be "I don't know about that subject and therefore can't tell you", you'll more than likely have people tell you they are for it or against it with zero knowledge of the issue. Because most americans have an opinion doesn't mean they understand or are motivated by an issue to take action.

I suspect that many of the problems leading to discontent today (read: inability of many people to secure jobs leading to a middle class lifestyle) is largely due to globalization and the lack of americans with the necessary skills to do more than flip a burger. I would suggest researching the statistics as to the percentage of the population with less than a high school education as well as the percentage of the population with little or no higher education. It is truly startling.

My biggest surprise? Why the elite haven't started a war to thin the numbers of those who are not seen by the upper classes as being productive. (I am talking a major WW2 style war) Historically, that would be the normal cycle of events. I was certain it would happen under Bush.