1 election, but really, 2 countries.

While the election may be over, the blaming, the back-stabbing, and the blood-letting by the GOP has just started. And I haven't heard anyone state what I think is the true problem with politics today: We may be The United States, but we're really 2 countries.
There is one country that knows that getting along with others that may different ideas is essential to every day living. This is the country that has people who live in big cities, people who have immigrated to this country and had to compromise and assimilate to get along, and people that want to learn from other people. This country knows that government can help people, protect minorities rights, and is needed in ways small and large.
Then there's this other country, the rural, parochial one. This country has people who aren't comfortable around new ideas and new people, people who believe their way is the only way, and people who are frightened by things and ideas that they aren't use to. In this country, because there is no way other than theirs, there in no need for government, and in almost all cases simply an intrusion.
We just had an election and we're still the United States, but in almost every way, we're still 2 different countries.