Precious Roy wrote:
There will never be state succession because the US armed forces are nationalized. If you live in Nevada and join the army, you could end up at Ft. Benning in Georgia. There are no state militias that would be capable of fighting the US armed forces. Any sort of state militia that would form would be a bunch of rednecks with AR-15s.
The above post about Texas is also instructive. Even in very rural states, the metro areas are very progressive. In Nebraska, a DSA candidate defeated a centrist DCCC supported candidate in a house primary. Omaha is actually a pretty progressive city. Same for places like Bozeman and Des Moines. Very progressive small cities with universities in otherwise very red states.
Did you forget about Vietnam and Afghanistan?