Obviously states aren’t a hive mind, but there are plenty of clear divisions between states and regions of the US; it’s why the interior of the country usually swings red while the coasts swing blue. You don’t really solve Texas being a red state or California being a blue state if you remove the electoral college.
I said pretty much the same thing, here was Dom’s response.
We don’t live in a country anymore where different states have wildly different make ups and concerns.
Texas, California, and Florida would like a word.
That’s simultaneously not what I meant and exactly what I meant, if you know what I mean.
Tyrphanax said:
Majorities are things to be wary of in my opinion, regardless if it’s today or 1850. It’s not a hive mind, sure, but people follow packs and that can lead to bad things and in my opinion, it’s better to plan for the possibility that two thirds of the country might indeed eat the other third; after all, people didn’t expect the revolution or the civil war or Trump’s presidency. We’re always simultaneously not as homogeneous as we think and more homogeneous than we think.Whole heartily agreed, this is something the Founding Fathers feared themselves, human nature has not changed as much as we might like since then. I said something similar earlier and Dom blew it off.
I don’t think we’re one continuous country. I think living in different states has a great deal to do with that, and it’s only getting worse as people move to ideologically similar areas. So your assertion doesn’t really make sense to me.
A liberal in Texas is more likely to move to Austin than Boston.
Short responses get short responses. Sorry if you feel like I blew you off, but I think my response there was a succinct way to say what I wanted to. If you want me to elaborate just say so.
Also, I don’t think human nature has changed so much as I think the way the our states and their interaction as a nation has changed.