Absolutely. Not because I think it would necessarily be better off, but because I don't want us to contribute to the empire and the loss of our economy would devastate the US.
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California could pull this off, given its industry, agriculture, and Pacific seaports. New York, where I live, has lost too much industry and agriculture to be self-sufficient. Joining Canada, though, could help assuage some of those deficits.
New York has quite a bit going for it. I think we can stand up for ourselves. I think Jersey, Connecticut, and Vermont would join us right out of the gate. I'd certainly support secession.
Additionally, NY plus CA seceding would put way too much pressure on the remainder for the rest of the states to manage the federal government. If Texas secedes for the opposite reasons, that's the end of it.
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There's one big fatal flaw to that though. Water. California doesn't have enough.
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Colorado would be Switzerland of North America, but with concussed weed smoking ski bums instead of billionaire globalist
i want new england to join canada T_T
Same. Individual states seceding would get nowhere. New England as a whole? That could work lmao
You will all be required to learn French
the owl already got it's hooks in me a long time ago.
plus my goal is always to move to montreal and have a queer indie bookstore :)
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If just my state left, and I could leave to another state, that would be pretty good. Two Republican senators gone, roughly 15 net house reps gone, and an influx of dem refugees like me into neighboring states.
Texas could legit try to make a go of it as an independent nation. It would be a disaster for my family though.
Wouldn't Texas be at the top of the list of states most likely to exit?
trumpistan leaves, enters techbronia.
I want a great lake union that partners with portions of Canada to control the vast amounts of fresh water
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Fuck it why not. This country is proving to be a global liability due to its structure, size, and lack of codified protections for its own handling.
No.
I don't support it, only because my state wouldn't be seperating to join the "good" side
Shit's gonna look like the Holy Roman Empire a decade from now...
A bulkanized US would certainly be good for the planet, assuming it survived the preliminary civil wars as nation state boundaries are created and alliances made with Canada and Mexico. Who gains control of all the nukes would be a big question.
We're leaving the east coast? I think they deserve a path too