Don't confuse our particular position of hegemony with our national structure. They are separate waves that are not even in synch. and draw from very different variables.

We may wax and wane in our economic and political position vis-a-vis Africa, China and Europe, for example, but it isn't going to deconsturct the Union. It just isn't in the cards, unless the oppression from the Federal government gets a lot more outrageous.

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