The RUDE PUNDIT: The Bad Guys Are Winning and I've Lost Hope That They Can Be Stopped

[Arazi]

42. I wonder too if the Chicago area will just balkanize alone as well

Way too solidly blue and direct access to one of the largest freshwater lakes on earth, they may fortress up with a few of the blue collar counties for food production.

Milwaukee is also on the lake and that's blue. Same with some of the biggest Michigan cities. Gary Indiana is blue. Minnesota's blue with a lot of fresh water.

I think the key in 50 years will be water. Climate change is going to destroy any unity in this country. Forecasters predict the northern states with good water access will fare best.

I 100% share Rude's pessimism. I'd advise making plans- for the inevitable blue state v red state fracture that's ahead, and then for the more serious climate change-driven breakup of the US