Secession Chatter Has a Sinister Goal
A nifty trick to promote authoritarianism. Please don’t fall for it
The chatter around secession is not unusual. Every country has had its time with the idea. Russia, China, India, Pakistan, Middle East, European Union, and African countries.
The list is, for all practical purposes, is an endless one.
But what is unusual is the number of Americans who believe this impossibility is possible.
“Bright Line Watch, in conjunction with YouGov, found that citizen support for their state or region to secede from the U.S. is greatest in the South “where support was already highest (and has the greatest historical precedent).” Overall, 37 percent of respondents indicated a “willingness to secede.”
Support among southern Republicans grew from polling conducted in January, which showed 50 percent were in favor of secession. But the number leapt to 66 percent in June.”
If politicians and partisan podcasters aimed at polarization by ramping up discussion over a national divorce, they have achieved their objective. Other than that, there is nothing, not even an iota of truth in the case for breaking up the United States.
