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And that opens up a whole 'nuther avenue for a shitstorm in an already mind-boggling dystopia. Here's an idea that I got when thinking about consequences of a CSA victory in the Civil War (but which also applies here) -- instead of the South and Southwest, the Sun Belt boom would be concentrated in the Western states (similar to Canada). Now, that part of the country is already having water problems in OTL. Imagine how much worse it would be with much of Florida, Atlanta, Charlotte, Nashville, etc. living in those states as well.
Given this timeline's dystopian nature, I wouldn't be surprised to see water riots happening by 2000.
Oh, and speaking of Canada, how are they doing? I remember reading somewhere that they were complaining about black refugees from the US, but that was the extent of it. Between that, the fact that non-white immigration to the US is likely to be closed off for the foreseeable future, and international distaste-bordering-on-outrage at US policies, I anticipate Canada gaining a much larger minority community, much earlier.
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The South is obviously going to be a very ugly place for a long time.... hence, the growth of the Sun Belt (which started in the 60s) is going to be concentrated in the Southwest, at least at first. This will greatly impact future presidential elections, since AZ, NM, CA, NV will all gain EVs quicker than OTL (and some people who migrated OTL may stay in the North). TTL, the decrepit hordes of the chilly Northeast may be retiring to Taos or Phoenix instead of Tampa or Miami...
And that opens up a whole 'nuther avenue for a shitstorm in an already mind-boggling dystopia. Here's an idea that I got when thinking about consequences of a CSA victory in the Civil War (but which also applies here) -- instead of the South and Southwest, the Sun Belt boom would be concentrated in the Western states (similar to Canada). Now, that part of the country is already having water problems in OTL. Imagine how much worse it would be with much of Florida, Atlanta, Charlotte, Nashville, etc. living in those states as well.
Given this timeline's dystopian nature, I wouldn't be surprised to see water riots happening by 2000.
Oh, and speaking of Canada, how are they doing? I remember reading somewhere that they were complaining about black refugees from the US, but that was the extent of it. Between that, the fact that non-white immigration to the US is likely to be closed off for the foreseeable future, and international distaste-bordering-on-outrage at US policies, I anticipate Canada gaining a much larger minority community, much earlier.