From my standpoint as an American citizen of at least 3 generations, I don't think balkanization will be happen here, just because the divisions aren't neatly aligned as of 2020.

Cities tend to be Democrat, rural areas tend to be Republican -- regardless of state. It's not like the Civil War where it was more easily divided.

What's more likely to happen is a full on economic collapse soon. Where things go from there is anyone's guess -- but I don't see balkanization as a part of it. If Trump and team declare martial law and start doing even more human atrocities it might be the spark for WW3. Does that happen before China attacks Taiwan and start WW3?

Regardless of what happens, this is going to be ugly and a whole lot of people are going to die.

[–] Grapho@lemmy.ml 6 points 1 day ago (1 children)

If the US balkanizes, "Democrat" and "Republican" isn't where the split will happen. Less than half the voting population even identifies with either party, ffs.

There's plenty of cultural, religious and legal splits that could lead to a split. California is the obvious example, which would have to split with or take over Nevada and Colorado for the river and the dam. Texans has never been shy about longing for their own microstate and the swamp south has about as much in common with Seattle or Illinois as they do with British Columbia, if that.

[–] Docker@lemmy.world 1 points 1 day ago (1 children)

What is balkanisation ??

[–] Grapho@lemmy.ml 2 points 1 day ago

The split of a nation state into multiple smaller ones, usually along cultural or ethnic lines as in the Balkan states, Yugoslavia having split into Serbia, Montenegro, Croatia, Bosnia

[–] KeenFlame@feddit.nu 0 points 2 days ago

It seems pretty aligned. The bigots are in the center