timmer for president

We are two nations. We have been for quite some time. We are separated by more than just ideology, religion, economics, and politics.

It's time for red states and blue states to part ways. The right calls it a national divorce. It's very popular when democrats are in power - not so much when republicans are in power. Free the blue people to go build their hippie utopia without opposition from red people. Free the red people to build Gilead without opposition from blue people.

The founding fathers had doubts that a region as large as North America could be ruled by a single government. They envisioned a number of sister nations. It turns out, their intuition was correct. The American experiment lasted 250 years. It was a good run. But it's time to face reality. We are too big, too diverse, too polarized to be under one roof.

Wait a minute. There must be a way to preserve one nation, under god, indivisible, from sea to shining sea. There are at least two. The first is we go to war. The people will rally around the troops and therefore the nation. This is the easiest way to get the people to capitulate to the authoritarian regime. The dramatic increase in the military budget and the buildup of our forces in the Middle East strongly suggests some people in the current administration are thinking along these lines. To paraphrase the president, we are gambling with world war - for the noble cause of saving our broken nation. No one wants war. War is a colossal waste of resources. It only benefits those who manufacture machinery of war and body bags.

The second option is civil war. Winner takes all. A civil war is even stupider than a foreign war. Our resources will be wasted destroying our means of production. Anyone seriously talking about civil war is insane or bluffing. Dear God, save us from ourselves.

Compared to war, the idea of a peaceful separation looks positively sane. A national referendum on staying together or separating may look like this:

If you want universal healthcare, vote separation. You will be very happy in the Blue States of America.
If you don't want to pay someone else's medical bills, vote separation. You will be very happy in the Red States of America.

If you want to tax the rich, vote separation. You will be very happy in the Blue States of America.
If you don't want to shut down the job creators, vote separation. You will be very happy in the Red States of America.

If you know that trickle down supply side economics is a scam, vote separation. You will be very happy in the Blue States of America.
If you don't care how rich people are and just want to provide for your family, vote separation. You will be very happy in the Red States of America.

If you believe the teachings of Christ are to love your neighbor - even if they do icky things with their genitals or they don't look like you, vote separation. You will be very happy in the Blue States of America.
If you believe Jesus loves you and God will punish them, vote separation. You will be very happy in the Red States of America.

If you want to build a society that walks the path of loving kindness, vote separation. You will be very happy in the Blue States of America.
If you want to build a society based on no work no eat, vote separation. You will be very happy in the Red States of America.

If you want to crack down on fake news, vote separation. You will be very happy in the Blue States of America.
If you want to have a single source of information, vote separation. You will be very happy in the Red States of America.

If you want to murder babies before they are born, vote separation. You will be very happy in the Blue States of America.
If you want to murder doctors who murder babies before they are born, vote separation. You will be very happy in the Red States of America.

If you want everyone to have as much education as they want, vote separation. You will be very happy in the Blue States of America.
If you think your opinion is just as good as the smarty pants so called experts, vote separation. You will be very happy in the Red States of America.

If you want the government to be competent and invisible, vote separation. You will be very happy in the Blue States of America.
If you want the government to shut down people not like you, vote separation. You will be very happy in the Red States of America.

If you want America to honor its commitments, vote separation. You will be very happy in the Blue States of America.
If you believe everything is negotiable, vote separation. You will be very happy in the Red States of America.

If you want to regulate the actions of people carrying firearms, vote separation. You will be very happy in the Blue States of America.
If you think your right to guns is inalienable, vote separation. You will be very happy in the Red States of America.

If you think no one has the right to put harmful substances into your body, vote separation. You will be very happy in the Blue States of America.
If you think vaccines are harmful, vote separation. You will be very happy in the Red States of America.
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If you think win-win means everyone wins, vote separation. You will be very happy in the Blue States of America.
If you think nobody wins unless someone loses, vote separation. You will be very happy in the Red States of America.