Wasn’t there a Russian professor who has done work on how the USA is almost assured to become “balkanized” in the future due to the differences that would become more clear as the US falls economically?
“Wasn’t there a Russian professor ...”
Never trust a Russian.
I can see balkanization happening. There will be “sanctuary states” for patriots just as there are sanctuary cities and states for illegals. It’s already happening. For example, contrast Taxachusetts/New Yawk/New Joisey with Texas/Tennessee/Oklahoma.