[jeroenhd]

Imagine the response to the EU calling for Texas leaving the US via that weird defunct line in their constitution.

Maybe breaking up the US would be a good idea. The blue states are funding the American government which is led by the people mostly popular in the red states. But you won't see EU politicians set up a well-funded plan to actually do it.

America has turned into a ridiculous cartoon of itself in such a short time frame.

[josefritzishere]

You are really on to something. Imagine if the EU ran ads in the US encouraging US states to join the EU. Advertise the benefits of membership: NATO protection, socialized medicine, less gun violence, worker protections, a higher average standard of living...

[bayindirh]

Reminds me of this comic: https://www.viruscomix.com/page528.html

See the fourth row.

[venturecruelty]

I guarantee you half of America would support this, and the other half would also support this.

[stogot]

Red/blue is a cynical and false division. One can live in a blue state and vote red, and vice versa. In fact, some localities are nearly 50/50 or 45/55 when you dig into the data. Breaking up the union over statistical ignorance and false divisions is not a good idea.

[pepperball]

Agreed it’s incredibly unrealistic, but something has to give. We’re quickly approaching a country where there are two overarching groups with near zero overlap on their vision for society. That cannot end well.

My guess is as the American empire [slowly] declines that city states will become centers of power, perhaps with rural, conservative areas finding power via wealthy “lords” assuming the parts where the state decays. The groundwork for this new fuedalism is already being put in place.