Nothing lasts forever, my FRiend. The Soviet Union broke up almost overnight. Kosovo is now an independent state from Serbia, yet at one time it was the heartland of Serbia.
We are witnessing a balkanization of America. The Red states and the Blue states are, in essence, wholly different countries united by nothing more than a history of unity. America was born of an idea and unfortunately that idea is, for the majority of Americans dead. Can America as we know it be far behind.
"It does not take a majority to prevail... but rather an irate, tireless minority, keen on setting brushfires of freedom in the minds of men." - Samuel Adams