The divide in our country is not North/South or anything regarding the various states - it's urban/rural. Or in redneck terms, it's city folks vs country folks. And even that isn't entirely accurate; there are plenty who live in cities and support the 2nd amendment. I suspect most of them have some sort of history or connection to the rural areas.

There are folks living in Birmingham, AL who see the world much like the majority of those in San Francisco. And there are those who live in rural New York state who think much like those in Slap Out, AL.

I don't know a solution for this divide. I am afraid it doesn't end well.