Where do narratives (really) come from?

How coastal elites try to control you.

It's no secret. Our country seems to be more divided than ever and a lot of people, including myself at times, are concerned about a second civil war happening in the future. A came across a video on YouTube a couple of weeks ago that explored what could happen in great detail if the divide between Democrats and Republicans escalated into a civil war. I noticed that the largest concentration of Democrats was in a few places: 1. New York and the New England states  2. A "belt" across the deep south 3. The coast of California 4. The coast of Washington and Oregon 5. The area surrounding Chicago and Detroit 6. Parts of Colorado and New Mexico 7. In Florida: Miami, Tampa, Orlando, and around Tallahassee For the Republicans: 1. Parts of the midwest and west 2. Much of Texas 3.