re: If Florida ever became it's own country

Florida and California are really the only states that could thrive as independent countries. Both have seaports, agriculture, tourism, defense mechanisms, and strong business/economies. USA would be weaker if we lost either.

Just asking but weren't they their own country at one point? I know they have a wild history and such...

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If Florida ever became it's own country

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Then cocaine, meth and bath salts would be legal.

Let's party, Republic of Florida.

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Floridian here. We Have practically no manufacturing or energy production. We couldn’t survive. We would essentially become Italy.

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People don't realize this about Florida. There is almost zero manufacturing in Florida. As a truck driver, if you take a load to Florida, there isn't much coming out, unless it's agricultural, or something imported at the ports, some beer, if you are near Jacksonville. All of it is cheap freight. It's best, not to even deliver there.

There’s a good reason I refer to the area in which I live as “Baja Alabama”. We have much more in common with our neighbors to the north than the rest of our fellow Floridians south of Lake City.

It’s true that Florida would make a pretty poor country by itself, regardless of demographics or manufacturing capacity. Unlike California, the climate is virtually unbearable 5-6 months of the year. People forget that the state’s population didn’t break the 2 million mark until WWII, and didn’t hit 4 million until air conditioning became common in the late ‘50s (it’s more than quintupled since then).Until someone can make solar and wind a cheap, reliable energy source, Florida will always be severely dependent on petroleum producing states.

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agree that Mobile is a dump, that's because it is so near to Florida.

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Mobile is a huge steaming pile, and has been for decades - but it’s proximity to Florida has nothing to do with that

Crestview?

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FearlessFreep

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Yeah, you know it's fun to piss Florida people off sometimes. Really, when I was young, I loved Florida for the beaches and craziness. Now I'm not much of a beach person anymore, and hate hot oppressive climates, and crowds. If I had a choice, I would never go farther south than where I live. It still gets hot here in summer too, but you can usually go down to the creek, and catch a cool breeze, and cool your feet in the cold water, and no bum will stumble out of the woods, and hit you up for beer money.

I see these types of post about state separations . As not only impractical it’s mind numbing to think of . If anything leads to this by chance then we got so bigger issues than a state(s) leaving . Upon such possibilities you would have a encroachment on OUR shores and OUR country would be under such turmoil . The thought of a separation would be secondary and out of necessity the Red Dawn scenario . I’d rather push the need for PUB rule and slow the progs . Revamp education to benefit what is needed and not letting down our children . Higher learning institutions leadership should be prog free but not to the point of a Puritan thought . Progress does not need to be forgotten or avoided , just reasonable.

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It going to lie, moved to Sarasota 4 years ago and have fallen in love with this place.

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My SO's mom lives just south of you in Venice. Has been since 1998 and has NO intention of moving out of there.

Patriots need to move to California in droves and help unleash the greatest state in the union to its potential glory.