By those standards, America's decision to divide itself into blue and red cultures is a pretty genteel affair, more on the order of a summer camp color war.

But when you consider that during the US Civil War blue was the color of the Union and red was one of the main hues of the Confederacy, I dunno.

'Course, now, it's come full circle with Red considered by the reds as the "Patriotic" states, and Blue the rebel liberal outcasts (or sumptin')...ironic, isn't it?