Secession: Has it become a reasonable idea?

[:) Smiley]

Yeah, but then there are those of us who are liberal and have guns

Guns are so 20th century, it's all about information warfare now.

[Theben]

Originally posted by hexagonian
...5 people with guns, as opposed to those who wouldn't have any because they are anti-gun

Then what are all those 'liberals' killing each other with in the cities? Harsh language?

[Verto]

Originally posted by chegitz guevara
Instead of seceding, why not just kick Texas out of the union?

Because compared to us, you guys are wussies.

[Theben]

Texans: Men of steel, jaws of glass.

[Geronimo]

Originally posted by Agathon
Secession is a bit much. Go for expanding states' rights and let the southerners burn in the fires of their own crosses.

Wow I certainly didn't expect Agathon to be the pollytubbie who would most precisely match my own perspective on this.

[St Leo]

Kevin Brennan:

Via Adam Daifallah, I came across this map of Canada's election results. It's interesting, to say the least. And worrying.

Visually, it makes clear that we do have real regional divisions in Canada. The map shows that Parliament seems to be divided into regional blocs. The NDP is concentrated in Northern B.C. and Manitoba, with a few ridings in Northern Ontario and urban centres. The Conservatives took most of the West a ring of ridings around the GTA, and a strip along the New Brunswick/Nova Scotia border. The Liberals won most urban centres, anglophone Quebec, and Northern Ontario. The rest of Quebec, of course, went BQ.

No, the actual vote wasn't as regionally divided as the results. Nevertheless, it's hard to look at this map and argue convincingly that we have any truly national parties right now.

Orange = NDP
Red = Liberals
Navy = Conservatives
Sky Blue = Bloc Quebecois

[JimmyCracksCorn]

You know, if Canada would join the US, the balance of power would alter drastically and we'd finally outnumber the hillbillys. Would Canada be willing to put its national pride aside in the name of sanity?

The plans have already been drawn up to...

http://www.collectionscanada.ca/confederation/h18-246-e.html#A1

[Kuciwalker]

Re: Secession: Has it become a reasonable idea?

Originally posted by monkspider
Ever since the Bush re-election, I have heard more and more commentators from various regions talking about secession as a valid alternative.

Who?

[Ted Striker]

Actually the new term is Progressives

THere are still liberals but the are on the fringe

Most of us Progressives are people who stand for pragmatic social change tempered by smart fiscal policy --> Clinton

[monkspider]

Re: Re: Secession: Has it become a reasonable idea?

Originally posted by Kuciwalker


Who?

Mostly in blogs, here are a few places I have seen it discussed (albeit in a somewhat tongue in cheek way in some cases.)

http://www.counterpunch.org/grossman11042004.html

http://www.editorandpublisher.com/eandp/news/article_display.jsp?vnu_content_id=1000706557

The second link includes just a brief paragraph on the subject at the end.

[Sprayber]

Originally posted by St Leo
Anyone feel like digging up a by-county map for 2004?

Just go to CNN and check out the map. If they still have it up that is.. jUst click on the state,

[Sprayber]

Re: Re: Secession: Has it become a reasonable idea?

Originally posted by MrFun





Those commentators are talking out of their fantastical asses.

Is Mr. Fun the only democrat with a grasp on some sort of reality?

[Proteus_MST]

If these Resulats are correct,
by seperating Bush-States from Kerry-States you also separate higher from lower average IQ

[notyoueither]

Originally posted by OzzyKP
Don't forget to allow Ben and his fellow plains state Canadians join Jesusland too. They are all like North Dakota but colder.

Screw you too, Jack.

[notyoueither]

Originally posted by Agathon


That's a good idea, more votes for the Liberals and NDP.

Except the NDP would scare them back into the Union.