Another rumination that I’ve had is that more than anything, the election has shown just how deeply divided this country is. With that in mind, I have to admit that the fantasy of liberals, progressives, the “left” (whatever label you want to use) seceding from the U.S. to form our own country has crossed my mind. Then I came across this blog entry that captured some of my sentiments quite nicely:

Last night, I watched the returns come in with some friends here in Los Angeles. As the night progressed, people began to talk half-seriously about secession, a red state / blue state split. The reasoning was this: We in blue states produce the vast majority of the wealth in this country and pay the most taxes, and you in the red states receive the majority of the money from those taxes while complaining about ‘em. We in the blue states are the only ones who’ve been attacked by foreign terrorists, yet you in the red states are gung ho to fight a war in our name. We in the blue states produce the entertainment that you consume so greedily each day, while you in the red states show open disdain for us and our values. Blue state civilians are the actual victims and targets of the war on terror, while red state civilians are the ones standing behind us and yelling “Oh, yeah!? Bring it on!”