mai said:
The major difference between the US and Europe situation is the former is printing money how much they want, endlessly refunding debt and lowering rate, and they get away with that, while Europe is imposing various austerity programs on people and trying to dodge debt problems of it's members forcing aid programs on them. Why is that? Probably because US could afford that, while Europe is petty pygmy from political standpoint = there's no country behind the euro. So I could agree about Europe's future more or less, but I'm not convinced about red and blue states (just don't take recent secession petitions seriously as well as entire American electorate). UPD: On a side note, must admit I love the song :D
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I agree with what you said. I am not saying it is definitely going to happen, I just think it is more likely than many people think.
As you said money will be a part of it I also think religion has a huge part to play.
Religion is a powerful tool. Nothing can divide and at the same time unify people like religion.
Many bible-belt states see mainstream America as leading them all towards the coming wrath of God. History shows hard economic times make the impossible possible. I listened to a southern preacher motivating his congretion on TV earlier this year - and I hate to say it, but it reminded of an isolated Hitler promoting national socialism in 1930s Munich to a handful of listeners.
These things all start small but have the potential to snowball... or fizz out.
It seems the "smaller" the world gets the more it seems to want to fragment. Maybe it's just the way things work.
