One of the reasons politics today is so ridiculously intense is that everyone feels like they're fighting for the soul of the country. This is because we've all forgotten the beauty of states' rights.
Strom Thurmond and his racist gang gave states rights a bad name by constantly using it to defend American apartheid. But given all the blue vs. red going on, let's rediscover it.
If right wing Christians want to ignore science and follow Bishop Usher's belief that the world was created a little over 6,000 years ago, let them. They'll end up with ignorant kids in their schools but that's the risk they take. If liberals want universal health insurance, let 'em work it out at the state level. Collaborate with other blue states on a large insurance pool to spread risks and cover costs and leave the red staters dying by the side of the road without coverage if that's what they want.
There are fifty states in this here Union. Surely we can all find a state we want to reshape in our own best image, be it a modern 21st century blue state or a cardboard mockup of 1955 red state.
For us liberals, it means moving away from the nationalizing impulse we've had since the New Deal saved the country. Oh, there are some internal matters which still require a national response, such as environmental regulation because the costs of stupid red state decisions can so easily cross borders. On most other matters, let's just agree to go to our separate corners. No more shaking our heads at blue staters' silliness, just let them be.
Besides, we blue staters have more of the country's money. Why should we be forced to subsidize red state stupidity? Isn't enough, enough?
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Would you care to comment on the liberal Supreme Court's decision on eminent domain? While you were busy accusing the Rep party of being in the pocket of big business, your lib buddies just sold your property to Pfizer.
This is apropos:
Once upon a time in the Kingdom of Heaven, God went missing for six days. Eventually, Michael the archangel found him, resting on the seventh day. He inquired of God, "Where have you been?"
God sighed a deep sigh of satisfaction and proudly pointed downwards through the clouds,
"Look Michael, look what I've made."
Archangel Michael looked puzzled and said, "What is it?"
"It's a planet," replied God, "and I've put LIFE on it. I'm going to call it Earth and it's going to be a great place of balance."
"Balance?" inquired Michael, still confused.
God explained, pointing to different parts of Earth, "For example, Northern Europe will be a place of great opportunity and wealth while Southern Europe is going to be poor; the Middle East over there will be a hot spot. Over there I've placed a continent of white people and over there is a continent of black people," God continued, pointing to different countries. "This one will be extremely hot and arid while this one will be very cold and covered in ice."
The Archangel, impressed by Gods work, then pointed to a large land mass the top corner and asked, "What's that one?"
"Ah," said God. "That's Canada, the most glorious place on Earth. There's beautiful mountains, lakes, rivers, streams and an exquisite coast-line. The people from Canada are going to be modest, intelligent and humorous and they're going to be found traveling the world. They'll be extremely sociable, hard-working and high achieving, and they will be known throughout the world as diplomats and carriers of peace. I'm also going to give them super-human, undefeatable ice hockey players who will be admired and feared by all who come across them."
Michael gasped in wonder and admiration but then proclaimed. "What about balance, God? You said there will be BALANCE!"
God replied wisely. "Wait until you see the loud-mouth bastards I'm putting next to them."
If secession occurred then goes for the Canadians would be doubly true for us albeit without beautiful mountains, lakes, rivers, streams.
Have you thought what a Red State Nation would be like? Its not like they'll be stewing quietly in some weird collective fundamentalist gated community.
These are the folks who want to hasten the Rapture by whatever means possible. They also have guns.
" The new ideology of the red-state bourgeoisie seems to actually believe that the US is God marching on earth – not just godlike, but really serving as a proxy for God himself." *
When anticipating the level of cordiality between a Red USA and a Blue USA, Think Poland, circa 1939.
It may be that we have to accept living with meaningless health insurance, election fraud, fraudulent wars, and a dumbed down education system if it means that we keep the yahoos from killing us all.
* Red State Fascism - Lew Rockwell
(Cross posted to Useless Eaters)
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