[meenie]

The United States is proceeding into a fractured nation similar to Europe. The divisiveness that we blame for the liberal-conservative conflict is based as much on the massive influx of immigration into our cities as ideology.

With the large concentration of centralized power at the Federal level and the needs of the low paid workers and infastructure in the inner cities, the condlict boils down to socializing the tax structure to support the new arrivals. The Blue and the Grey that formed the basis for the Civil War has a chance to be replaced by the Blue and the Red in the next conflict if conditions don't start improving and unity being worked out.

[skeeter]

The divisiveness that we blame for the liberal-conservative conflict is based as much on the massive influx of immigration into our cities as ideology.

I could never understand why the GOP so cheerfully goes along with every increase in the number of immigrants proposed, as I would guess that the percentage of foreign born that vote reliably Republican cannot exceed 45%.

That spells political extinction by anyone's calculation. As pathetic a representative of conservatism the GOP has become, at least its a voice.

[BureaucratusMaximus]

The United States is proceeding into a fractured nation similar to Europe. The divisiveness that we blame for the liberal-conservative conflict is based as much on the massive influx of immigration into our cities as ideology. With the large concentration of centralized power at the Federal level and the needs of the low paid workers and infastructure in the inner cities, the condlict boils down to socializing the tax structure to support the new arrivals. The Blue and the Grey that formed the basis for the Civil War has a chance to be replaced by the Blue and the Red in the next conflict if conditions don't start improving and unity being worked out.

Excellent synopsis.