Red states secede. Is war inevitable?

[TheGunIsMightierThanThePen]

@erysichthon

The morning after the vote, when people really start thinking through the implications of leaving, they’d be saying, “Holy shit, what did we just do? Can we get a do-over?” I can see a lot of older, Trumpy types eagerly supporting secession and then realizing that they just blew up their own Medicare coverage.

If Texas miraculously managed to sort out all the logistical problems and achieve a peaceful exit from the USA, within a year they’d be clamoring to rejoin.

Yeah, there are quite a few parallels between this hypothetical scenario and the Brexit situation currently being discussed in the Irish unification thread. However, even if Texas wanted to rejoin, the blue states could just veto it. What is Texas going to do, start a war for unification? How ironic that would be in the context of the Civil War.

@Horatius

I could see a negotiated split into two or more countries, but surely a part of any such agreement would be free movement of citizens into the country they want to be a part of.

Telling some people, “No, you’re stuck in Trumpville/SocialistHellHole!” is the one thing that I think would guarantee violence.

After more rumination, I am in complete agreement with you on this particular detail.