re: Hypothetical: If America was split into two countries

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countriesby jrobic4
MO and KY would be pissed!

Also, AZ would get what they deserve.

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AZ had no choice who bordered there state. We got barbarians to the South and Morons to the West and East. Used to be a great state though before we were invaded...

What we need before it gets any worse is a Convention of the States and impose fiscal restraints on the federal government, limit its power and jurisdiction, and impose term limits on its officials and members of Congress. If the states won't vote for all of this and pass it with a majority then states like Texas, Florida and the Southern States, along with a few Midwestern and Northern Rocky Mountain States threaten secession...

The Conservastan nation would have most of the money within 20 years and the Wokeopia section would be wanting to tax us so they can have more money that they wasted away.

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California and New York have more conservatives than any Red State not named Texas

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You are forgetting Florida which has a larger population than New York and is dark red now.

Do yourself a favor. Lay off the acid and mushrooms from the cowfields.

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Most independent types lean conservative already on economic issues. They are more liberal or moderate on social issues.

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Ahh yea. The old "socially liberal, fiscally conservative" dimwits. The problem I have with this group, is they have no depth to their idealogy, it's basically just a "feel good" philosophy. It feels good to have more money, and also for people to act like degenerates if they want.

That's all and good, until you actually realize what it takes to form a government and society that is responsible with money, and does not tax the citizens to death, and spend like drunken sailors. They think that society built around hedonism and debauchery will also be capable of balancing the budget, lowering taxes, and cutting debt. This is pure fantasy, and extremely shallow political idealogy.

You need a moral, Christian and biblical minded society, and not the watered down mega church Christianity or modern liberal version that has been rampant throughout the Church. If not, your country will ultimately end up in both financial ruin as well as spiritually.

Minus Georgia

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If you want to read a good fictional story about a split/divorce of America, read this novel. The People’s Republic, Kelly Turnbull series, book 1.

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I second this notion. I have read all these books and they are very good. The author is former Special Forces and his book, Indian Country, in this series is really good. It is about an insurgency in Southern Indiana after a US split.

Also, his new book, The Attack, is worth reading as well.

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You really think a country with economic powers like California and New York would "produce nothing of value"?

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Most of their economic power is a phantom. You remove the productive, conservative elements out of their society, they would not be able to sustain themselves. These states are still living off the backs of previous great generations who built them up to be the powerhouses they are. They would not be able to recreate those states with their current talent level.

The right would be happy to seperate from the left, but the left would be pissed if the right left them. It's like an abusive relationship. Liberals always act like the left is better because wealth is concentrated in blue states, but it's because that is where are the elites live and operate. The elites would not be able to exploit the right if they broke away, they would be depended on the masses of blue hair batistas and non English speaking immigrants who make up their coalition.

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They would chase industry off the lesser regulated states. 100%.

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Exactly. This is already happening, where you see capital leaving California and New York and relocating to Texas, Florida, and Georgia, etc.

The problem is, with the new capital, it's bringing in shitty voters and shitty values. So eventually, the states will go blue, then go to shite and the capital will have to leave to go somewhere else.

It's like a virus. The red states are presented with the shiny object, and the Republican Governors get their ribbon cutting ceremonies and of course their kickbacks for bringing in these industries. But ultimately, their states go from red, to purple, to blue. And the cycle starts back over. See Georgia for a good example of this, and the trajectory of Texas.