Faine is completely right about the below. I grew up in one of the reddest counties in the country — though we didn’t call it “red,” then. That chromonym was reserved only for “commies” at that time. But red areas do feel more menacing now, by far. Now there’s always some dipshit in a raised truck with way too many guns just looking for an excuse to shoot you, or if you’re a woman, perhaps something even worse.

Even a few years ago, I thought the US had a hope and reason for remaining one nation. Now, I don’t care. Let the red states fuck off and become hellholes. They seem to want to do that, so why not let them proceed with it?