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2016 Postmortem

TeddyR

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12. Ridiculous

Reply to DanTex (Reply #11)

Sun Apr 10, 2016, 08:19 PM

Apr 2016

And anti-American. I'd expect rednecks from Mississippi to call for a new confederacy but am appalled that anyone on this website would support anything similar.

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Would the US be better off broken up into different countries like Europe? [View all] KauaiK Apr 2016 OP

This message was self-deleted by its author CompanyFirstSergeant Apr 2016 #1

LOL!!! KauaiK Apr 2016 #6

The situation that would erupt would be ironic. Ready4Change Apr 2016 #2

Texas, the Pacific Northwest, and NorCal already have movements to secede. seattleite Apr 2016 #3

Not a new idea. The_Commonist Apr 2016 #4

Love it KauaiK Apr 2016 #5

Hard no. Agschmid Apr 2016 #7

No. Better we learn to get along . DemocratSinceBirth Apr 2016 #8

I think jehop61 Apr 2016 #9

I have lived in NY, FL, and CA but I will always be an American first. DemocratSinceBirth Apr 2016 #10

I'd be in favor, if it was workable somehow. DanTex Apr 2016 #11

Ridiculous TeddyR Apr 2016 #12

"each region votes their own interest" is part of the design TheDormouse Apr 2016 #13

I signed the big online petition for Texas to Succeed. It was during a time when they were threaten Zira Apr 2016 #14

Even with a split, each region would have oligarchs pulling the levers TheDormouse Apr 2016 #15