US House Republicans vote against blocking ICE from deporting US citizens

Balkanization is the good ending. But like most good endings getting there requires more effort than getting to the bad ending. So you're getting the bad ending.

Balkanization implies a solid geographical split between states, and in terms of the current political and cultural issues, there just isn't one. Yes there are red states and blue states, but the big cities in red states are extremely blue, and the rural areas in blue states are extremely red; the real divide is between cities and countryside.

If a second civil war does break out, it won't be a convenient split like the last one. It's going to be a lot of fighting within states and cities and suburbs and rural areas, with no clear geographical boundaries.

(As much as I'd like for the Midwest to be its own country I doubt it'll happen anytime soon. :) )

I prefer my fascists in a very particular way.

It’s a synonym for “kidnapping” or “false imprisonment”

It's not deportation for the non-citizens either, it's rendition, and it's all very illegal

Not if you strip them of their citizenship first!

Hypocrisy doesn't bother reactionaries. On the contrary— they love showing that the rules don't apply to them.

Their entire goal is to set themselves above the undesirables in society and get extra privileges and rights.

It's one of those things where when shit goes sideways and an opposing group calls to deport every member who voted to block citizens being deported they'll scream "hypocrisy" never acknowledging their own fault in the matter.