I understand that this is too much of a reach back.. but there must be some consideration of the fact that a decentralized weak america over threw the globes strongest power. That power thought that Indians(asia) were just English. That australians, canadians, the western colonies were were just English. Eventually there was a realization that these political differences demanded the allowance for self determination. It seems, in order to keep a strong central Oneness, we must enfore coercive, destructive powers to enforce one region over another. The comment I am responding to seems imply a similar extreme; that Floridians are perfectly reconcilable under the name American as is an Oregonite, who are sepperated by 1,556 miles away! Or even that generational Virginians have much politically and culturally in common with generational Massachusettsans. I don't know what is best, truly, but I hope the united states does not become one large California, or Texas, or any ideology that presupposes the people of a specific region. I'll hop off my soap box. :-)