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In reply to the discussion: Political scientist predicted that the American system of government was unstable and would collapse [View all]tavalon
(27,985 posts)28. As we once were
a small (population wise) country with massive natural resources and as of the industrial age, we had a fast growing economy, fucked with frequently by an oligarchy and their gerrymandering of the financial system.
Welcome to the new age, the fall of empire. Not the best era to be in, but it is the one we are in. I hope when the split comes, My state and the two states below it go to Canada. I'd love to be an absorbed Canadian. And in the area I live, Vancouver is highly progressive, much as my side of the state, the coastal side of Oregon and of course, much of California. Orange County can feel free to relocate to New Texas. It was, after all, switched at birth with Travis County (Austin).
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Political scientist predicted that the American system of government was unstable and would collapse [View all]
Cali_Democrat
Oct 2013
OP
Rereading my own post, I think the question of legitimate authority explains a lot
starroute
Oct 2013
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