This professor has obviously never been to Idaho. We are a fiercely sovereign state, even against our federal government. Lest we forget it was our representatives who fought against the USA PATRIOT act since it infringed on states' rights. We are the leading proponent of gun ownership rights and commerce rights in the union. Idaho Republicans ("Lincoln Republicans", mind you, not this neocon mess) oppose membership in the UN and other sovereignty-robbing entities.
If there is a collapse of the USA, which is kind of a silly concept, this map will never be a reality. Texas will never become part of Mexico - that's the most ridiculous thing I've ever heard. Mexico is in no position, politically, militarily, or economically, to be annexing anything. Alaska may be annexed by Canada, as may the American Midwest and Northeast. Idaho will remain sovereign and a nation unto itself as long as possible.
However, the USA will likely have a revolution before a full collapse. This professor has a sci-fi sense of things, not a historical. History shows that cultural divisions (language and racial) divide countries, not necessarily economic. Even if there is a massive economic collapse, the political divisions in America will remain relatively unchanged, at least in revolutionary terms. Outlying political bodies like Alaska and Hawaii may be lost to the union, but these things happen all the time. There is a serious case to be made for Hawaiian independence anyway.
If there is a collapse of the USA, which is kind of a silly concept, this map will never be a reality. Texas will never become part of Mexico - that's the most ridiculous thing I've ever heard. Mexico is in no position, politically, militarily, or economically, to be annexing anything. Alaska may be annexed by Canada, as may the American Midwest and Northeast. Idaho will remain sovereign and a nation unto itself as long as possible.
However, the USA will likely have a revolution before a full collapse. This professor has a sci-fi sense of things, not a historical. History shows that cultural divisions (language and racial) divide countries, not necessarily economic. Even if there is a massive economic collapse, the political divisions in America will remain relatively unchanged, at least in revolutionary terms. Outlying political bodies like Alaska and Hawaii may be lost to the union, but these things happen all the time. There is a serious case to be made for Hawaiian independence anyway.