I think this COULD happen... People are speaking that way because any national communication and any sense of broader "US'ian" community have completely been dismantled, and the subsequent parts radicalized by media and politics. It has been on purpose, and it has been intentional, and it looks like it will get worse. But one thing not mentioned is vulnerability to outside influence. With everyone running around being an idiot, foreign powers could easily take advantage and tip everyone over the edge. The incentivized demise of the public sector and the democratic state through late capitalism has nearly brought the state to its knees - exactly where they want it - but they won't stop until it actually collapses.
I think this COULD happen... People are speaking that way because any national communication and any sense of broader "US'ian" community have completely been dismantled, and the subsequent parts radicalized by media and politics. It has been on purpose, and it has been intentional, and it looks like it will get worse. But one thing not mentioned is vulnerability to outside influence. With everyone running around being an idiot, foreign powers could easily take advantage and tip everyone over the edge. The incentivized demise of the public sector and the democratic state through late capitalism has nearly brought the state to its knees - exactly where they want it - but they won't stop until it actually collapses.