It will be economics rather than politics that tears the country apart. From T.L. Davis at tldavis.substack.com:
The election elixir provides for the soothing of anger, the time needed to quell hostile attitudes, time that can round off of sharp edges and provide for a more thoughtful, considered path forward. Political victories dissipate the vitriol. When a republic is functioning well, this a blessing to calm inflamed tempers, but when a republic is overthrown from within, it becomes a game played by politicians to defy the will of the people and dull the anger at betrayal that rightfully belongs to them.
A poll came out recently by Rasmussen that states up to 57% of Democrats want congress to refuse to certify the election if Trump wins. By their own definition, they want their elected officials to engage in insurrection. With no challenges as to the veracity of the election, they simply want him to be prevented from being seated.
When I write about the inevitable breakup of the union, this is what I’m talking about. It’s not just on one side. It’s not just the South reliving some confederate dreams. There is a dividing point between what Americans believe the nation should be. There are states that hate the population centers with due cause. Now the book White Rural Rage offers those population centers justification for hating those in the rural areas. Hate fuels all conflict and if it doesn’t exist, there are people dedicated to creating it for the purpose of division.
