You will note that this is not just a recent phenomenon, but one that stretches back over a hundred years or more. It reminds me of my Disaster Zone Column from July, 2015 There are 100 States, Not 50
Of course, we emergency managers sometimes get caught in the middle, or may even align ourselves with one end of the spectrum against the other. I've seen that happen too as rural areas exert their influence and "sometimes jealousies" against their urban colleagues.
Might we work to find compromise positions — somewhere?