Aside from the movie Civil War being advertised as a completely different movie than it ended up being the biggest sign it’s a work of fiction is that Texas and California being on the same side. I have a lot to say about California in general but I’ll summarize my thoughts so I can get to the meat of things. Californians live in a Bubble of Ignorance. The culture of that entire state but especially LA is so insular. They think the rest of the country has the same problems as them and since most News in America is generated there, this self centered ignorance is what gets projected. I assume that it’s in this logic that the Hollywood Writers assumed Texas would be on their side because many Californians have moved there, giving them the impression that the Savages of Texas are now led by the benevolence of their Californian Superiors.
The point trying to be made here is dedicated to any foreign Readers but also to California since apparently they need it. While The United States of America is a singular Country the internal politics makes it function more like the United Nations. Every State has its own military, its own laws and its own internal politics. Many of the States have interstate politics and some of them fucking hate each other. The most Famous being the Rivalry between Texas and California. The Southern Border States have more of a relationship with Mexico than the Federal Government.
This is also why many Americans fight over Federal Oversight because it’s essentially one Government overruling their own and rings of Tyranny in that sense. They have more loyalty to their State Government than the Federal One. Which is why things like Civil War can happen to begin with.
This is where “Power to the People” comes into play because the distribution of power has so many levels to it. You elect a Governor who represents your State, you have Senators who are often elected from former Governors thus raising your representation further as they would have your interests to heart even more. Theirs plenty of infighting between different states but it’s in those rare moments where they all agree that America itself gets dangerous. The people agree amongst themselves and literal world shaking events happen. To quote a tagline and call to action during World War 2 “we did it before and we will do it again”
When tragedy happens theirs a sibling energy of “no one can mess with them but me” America was Born in Spite and has been a motivating force ever since.