Could The United States END?

What are the chances that the United States of America stop being UNITED? Ring of Fire's Farron Cousins discusses this.

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Will we still be the United States of America in 10 years? Hell, five years. Um, listen, I I, I, I don't think, I don't think the United States of America is going to go anywhere. And of course, illicit dragon, you know, capitalizes the word united. And I, I, I think that's really the difference here. We're not talking about the country itself dissolving or a civil war breaking out or anything like that. We're using that one word here, right? United and as it stands right now, we're not a united country at all, but we also are a very united country. Here's what I mean by that. We have this disgusting political divide in this country. And, and I'll fully own up to the fact that I'm not helping it at all. I get that. But we are so tribal and politics has, has really taken hold in our lives. It's no longer this thing you just thought about Every four years during an election, we talk about it, we think about it, we experience it every day.

It's in our face with 24 hour cable news. It's in our face with YouTube and social media. You can't escape politics anymore. And because of that, people have become more divided and more tribal. You know, everybody has a voice now, not just the politicians. So you now get to see your neighbor's political opinions and you may suddenly think, oh my God, my neighbor's a cue supporter. I say that because that's what happened with me. Um, and then we use those to stigmatize one another. We use those to isolate ourselves from those other individuals. And now the reason I say that, yes, we are divided, but we're also more united than ever is because when you take a look at polling on actual issues here in the United States, we as a country, left, right center, whatever you are, we're united on the actual issues on the issue of universal healthcare. Majority of Americans left, right center say, hell yeah, we want it on the issue of protecting the environment and combating climate change. A majority of Republican, democrat and independent voters say, yes, we need to do that. Same thing with debt-free college. Same thing with lowering prescription drug prices. Same thing with getting money out of politics. We all agree on all of these things, so why the hell can't we actually get along gun control? We all agree, even republicans, even N NRA members say we gotta do something.

So we're not actually that divided. We create the divisions in our own minds. And that bekin became the reality. I'm guilty of it, and I know most people watching this are listening to this. You're guilty of it too, and I'm not shaming you for it. But maybe if we could get to a post, you know, tribal society where we look at what unites us instead of what divides us. Maybe we won't have these questions about whether or not we're gonna really exist as a United States of America in a few years because the divisions are getting worse. But that's only because of the labels that we choose to put onto ourselves. That's the problem. Yes, some of them have weird wacko beliefs that are totally not anything aligned with what we believe in. And I'm talking about the white nationalists. I'm talking about the neo-Nazis. I'm talking about the conspiracy theorists. There is no negotiating. There is no common ground with those people. I don't believe in that kind of alliance. But for your average everyday Republican voter out there, you'd be surprised at how much you agree on compared to how much you disagree on. Thanks

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