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Rush Limbaugh, the influential conservative talk radio host, on Wednesday aired the idea of states seceding from the Union as a result of deep political polarization. It can t go on this way, Limbaugh said. There cannot be a peaceful coexistence of two completely different theories of life.
Critics immediately slammed Limbaugh s comments for being divisive. Limbaugh later said he was echoing other people s opinions rather than advocating for secession himself.
The only time in US history when states attempted to secede from the Union was in the early 1860s, and that sparked the Civil War.
Rush Limbaugh said the US is trending towards secession and there can t peaceful coexistence between conservatives and liberals Tom Porter Rush Limbaugh. Rush Limbaugh, the influential conservative talk radio host, on Wednesday aired the idea of states seceding from the Union as a result of deep political polarization. It can t go on this way, Limbaugh said. There cannot be a peaceful coexistence of two completely different theories of life. Critics immediately slammed Limbaugh s comments for being divisive. Limbaugh later said he was echoing other people s opinions rather than advocating for secession himself. The only time in US history when states attempted to secede from the Union was in the early 1860s, and that sparked the Civil War.