Well, they did disintegrate or perhaps metamorphosis is a better adjective
What do they say? It's the economy stupid, for them and for us it can bring about change that resembles disintegration.
I doubt I will see it but with all the Red/Blue rancor, the secession chatter becomes more serious than we might think. I doubt that the USA is up for another civil war to preserve the destitute union that could be in our future.