• @leadore
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    179 hours ago

    Once trump cuts off all government funding from the blue states as he keeps threatening to do, maybe they could join Canada as provinces. It should be win-win considering the blue states contribute more to the federal govt. than they receive from it; while red states receive more than they contribute. So they would make Canada stronger and Trumpistan weaker. Trump wants to expand US lands to impress his idol putin and be like him, but instead he would lose territory.

    • @[email protected]
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      68 hours ago

      The only meaningful argument against secession is that individual states would be weaker against invaders.

      Except it didn’t work. We were invaded over the internet and lost. What are we protecting ourselves against? Being invaded by a world power that gives its people health care? Losing the democracy we just lost despite never having it to begin with?

      The USA is bad for everyone now… Even Americans.

    • @Pieisawesome
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      38 hours ago

      It’s a nice idea, but they should be independent.

      California has a larger population (and also GDP, I believe) than Canada.

      It makes no sense that Canada would want to more than double its population overnight.

      • Natanox
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        58 hours ago

        Create a Union. Let Europe help - we’re VERY interested in a strong and democratic North American continent, and perhaps we can teach one or two things about democratic resiliency to the so-called “land of the free”.

      • @Clinicallydepressedpoochie
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        8 hours ago

        It would be good to have an established federal government. Knowing america, though, we would fuck that up real quick.