There are many possible solutions to the liberal-conservative divide and you can see those solutions being tried in history. The political rivalries in Germany in the 1920s were violent and made the divide into something worse, much worse. In some nations, separation was the result. In the U.S., this resulted in a horribly bloody conflict that left about a century’s worth of practical distinction between North and South. In the former USSR, the divide ultimately gave way to free and separate states. The divides were not liberal-conservative, specifically, but were cultural and ideological in nature. There are still tensions between Quebec and the rest of Canada as well as the Basque region and the rest of Spain. In Belgium, the differences have created quasi-separate French and Dutch regions. These differences usually have strong economic implications. North and South Korea are stark contrasts between economies for an otherwise very homogenous and group-oriented society. The resolution of the divide between N and S Vietnam led to decades of economic mediocrity in a society of capable people.
Where will the U.S. go? I propose that whatever the path that is followed, the liberal segment of our society must absorb the choices they made—the debt, the strong gov’t control, the demonization of private enterprise and ownership, and the adoration of self. In return, our freedom-loving, responsible society will grant them the assets they have accumulated including the infrastructure of NYC and SF (in balance for the national debt they have run up).
Seem like a fair proposal?