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[–] wildginger@lemmy.myserv.one 36 points 1 year ago (3 children)

Can we just disolve as a nation already? Start an auction state by state to different countries?

Clearly we cannot manage the simple act of self governance. The experiment is over and we failed.

[–] Cylusthevirus@kbin.social 16 points 1 year ago (3 children)

Honestly I'm here for a CA/OR/WA Western seaboard alliance. Hawaii can go back to being governed by natives but can ally with us.

[–] Seraph@kbin.social 11 points 1 year ago

3.6t + .3t + .73t = 4.63t using 2022 nom GDP

Which would make the Western Seaboard the #3 economy in the world.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_U.S._states_and_territories_by_GDP
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_countries_by_GDP_(nominal)

[–] blindsight 4 points 1 year ago

I think some of the northeastern states could likely form a similarly powerful and cohesive country.

Alberta can join Montana and the Dakotas if they hate Canada so much.

Maybe BC could join the Western Seaboard, too.

It'll probably never happen... but who knows? The relative stability of countries and international borders is a recent phenomenon.

[–] Skwerls@discuss.tchncs.de 1 points 1 year ago (2 children)

I'm all for this too. The Western landlocked states would be screwed not having access to the Pacific ports as well.

[–] bobs_monkey@lemm.ee 5 points 1 year ago

Nah they can have access.. for a price.

[–] frostycakes 2 points 1 year ago

Laughs in Colorado

That's a nice Imperial Valley agricultural industry you got there, it'd be a shame if we just dammed the Colorado at the Utah border.

Unless CA could convince OR/WA to give them more water, the inland states are critical for freshwater here.

[–] crandlecan@mander.xyz 5 points 1 year ago

Britain enters the chat

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