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Seeing various forms of this argument: "Look at the Mid States (the Red ones!) they don't have any problem, its just those horrible "Blue" states.
Even saw "its Gods punishment on them".

Here is one ex & my retort.

Trump(ism) has finally matured into structural divisions.
Till now we have had as a foundational principle of the country E Pluribus Unum: "out of many, one."

Increasingly this has been under great stress, accelerated by Trump(ism). Now, under this great stressor, Trump(ism) is pushing this to the max. Trump is abdicating his
responsibilities to be a public servant; to understand the needs of the country in crisis, and respond with something akin to competence. Preferring instead to be "trump", the little, petty, but machiavellian, man he is, and use the times for his own ego-stroking & self-benefit.
It is easier to capitulate each of the individual states & communities as opposed to a unified country, coming together to meet a common enemy.

IMO, we have moved into the open phase of #TrumpsWarOnAmerica. Having gotten past the "Chamberlin" phase of appealing to common
values that, in fact, do not exist.

Trump fancies himself a "war president". Beside the laughable tin pot hat he wears thinking he is a leader, he is correct in this one POV: that he has been at war w the core values, norms, principles of the country since day 1.
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