America is Balkanizing. Republicans control 28 governorships. Democrats control 22. "Balkanization is a geopolitical term for the process of fragmentation or division of a region or state into smaller regions or states that are often hostile or uncooperative with one another." See: Balkan Wars And as the Balkanization continues disputes over values, principles, borders, boundaries and resources will get more kinetic. But what do I know... .