None of the states would fare well due to the red states seceding from the Union, but the most disastrous consequences would fall on the red states themselves -- especially upon the non-white citizens of those states, whether they are actually in the minority or not, which is probably one of the stronger motivations for the white, racist advocates of secession to favor secession in the first place.
The only thing that makes it worth while to discuss the extremely unlikely event of the Red states attempting to leave the Union and succeeding is that this is a recurring fantasy of some less sophisticated Republicans who wrongly imagine that it would make them better off.
You'll never hear Mitch McConnell touting that idea. Even Trump has never mentioned it as a possibility so far as I know.*
*Or has he?
Maksutov:
That's the problem with this supernatural stuff, it doesn't really solve anything. It's a placeholder for ignorance.
Mayan Elephant:
Not only have I denounced the Big Lie, I have denounced the Big lie big lie.
The majority of the South wants to secede from America.
I doubt that's true. I suspect it's only a minority of idiotic, vocal malcontents who want to secede.
[...]
I am pretty sure you are right about that. Most people are intelligent enough to realise that the break-up of the Union and the disruption of its huge internal market would've itself damage the prosperity of every American, whatever the supposed benefits for individual states might be imagined to be.
Maksutov:
That's the problem with this supernatural stuff, it doesn't really solve anything. It's a placeholder for ignorance.
Mayan Elephant:
Not only have I denounced the Big Lie, I have denounced the Big lie big lie.
I doubt that's true. I suspect it's only a minority of idiotic, vocal malcontents who want to secede.
[...]
I am pretty sure you are right about that. Most people are intelligent enough to realise that the break-up of the Union and the disruption of its huge internal market would've itself damage the prosperity of every American, whatever the supposed benefits for individual states might be imagined to be.
I am pretty sure you are right about that. Most people are intelligent enough to realise that the break-up of the Union and the disruption of its huge internal market would've itself damage the prosperity of every American, whatever the supposed benefits for individual states might be imagined to be.
> Brexit enters the chat
"You wot, mate?"
- Doc
I suppose I was assuming that the high level of intelligence and analytical appreciation of current affairs that I see on this board were evidence that Americans would make better decisions that some UK voters did.
It would've course be very unpatriotic of you to disagree.
Maksutov:
That's the problem with this supernatural stuff, it doesn't really solve anything. It's a placeholder for ignorance.
Mayan Elephant:
Not only have I denounced the Big Lie, I have denounced the Big lie big lie.
I suppose I was assuming that the high level of intelligence and analytical appreciation of current affairs that I see on this board were evidence that Americans would make better decisions that some UK voters did.
My observation is that good critical thinking skills does not represent a majority of adult humans. I suspect it is not even a large minority. The problem I see today is most people having less trust of government and media and instead go to worse sources of information as to how they are going to believe. I suspect this lead to enough people voting for brexit. I don't think it is that serious in the US. Most countries have people who want some area of the country to succeed, but most numbers are in single digit percentages. Some exceptions are places like Scotland, northern Ireland, Quebec. I don't know of any area in the US anywhere close to these areas.
You'll never hear Mitch McConnell touting that idea.
No you won't. Mitch needs to go.
And when the Confederates saw Jackson standing fearless like a stonewall, the army of Northern Virginia took courage and drove the federal army off their land.
Even Trump has never mentioned it as a possibility so far as I know.*
*Or has he?
I doubt it. I'd be very surprised if Trump said it and it wasn't plastered all over the news.
Kind of surprising that he hasn't, though. One would imagine he'd use that nugget at some point. He's never been one to care about consequences or the destruction of America.
Religion is for people whose existential fear is greater than their common sense.
I suppose I was assuming that the high level of intelligence and analytical appreciation of current affairs that I see on this board were evidence that Americans would make better decisions that some UK voters did.
My observation is that good critical thinking skills does not represent a majority of adult humans. I suspect it is not even a large minority. The problem I see today is most people having less trust of government and media and instead go to worse sources of information as to how they are going to believe. I suspect this lead to enough people voting for brexit. I don't think it is that serious in the US. Most countries have people who want some area of the country to succeed, but most numbers are in single digit percentages. Some exceptions are places like Scotland, northern Ireland, Quebec. I don't know of any area in the US anywhere close to these areas.
I don't think our hardware is evolved for critical thinking. Even folks who seem to be pretty good at it have some enormous blind spots. Too much of our decision making processes go on "under the hood," where the conscious part of our brains has no access. Even when we try to think critically, there is no good way for us to tell what is reasoning and what is rationalizing.
he/him we all just have to live through it,
holding each other’s hands.
