Thu Nov 8, 2012, 11:20 PM
cherokeeprogressive (14,902 posts)
Advocating blue state secession makes us no better than THEM. In fact, it makes us worse...
Even joking about it shows a shortsightedness that puts us in their league... True humor is rooted in irony, which is rooted in reality. Is THIS the reality you want? When one says this nation is "divided", I wonder if they realize that it's TRULY divided. Divided into THREE pieces, and the center piece stretches from the Gulf of Mexico to the Canadian border. So, let's say what you're joking about actually becomes reality... When the people in what we now consider the "fly-over states" realize your reason for seceding from the Union is hatred of them, here's what they'll do, and rightly so: They'll decide their airspace should be restricted. NO flights from blue states in the east to the West Coast will travel through their airspace. They'll decide their portions of interstate highways should be restricted. No vehicles with blue license plates shall travel from east to west, without a HUGE tax, IF at all. That means the ONLY ground route from the northeast to the west coast will be through Canada. That means the ONLY air routes from the blue states in the east to those in the west will be either over Canada or the Gulf of Mexico and Central America. How much do you think that will cost in not only time but OIL? Oil? Let's consider where the OIL will come from... Find the blue states on the following list of oil producers... http://www.statemaster.com/graph/ene_pet_pro-energy-oil-production Find the blue states on the following list of natural gas producers... http://www.eia.gov/neic/experts/natgastop10.htm Find the blue states on the following list of wind energy producers... http://www.statemaster.com/graph/ene_win_ene_ele_pro-energy-wind-electricity-production Find the blue states on the following list of solar energy producers... http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Solar_power_in_the_United_States#Availability Find the blue states on the following list of nuclear power producers... 
The ONLY way this nation survives is TOGETHER. I don't grok what's so hard to understand about that.
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 Advocating blue state secession makes us no better than THEM. In fact, it makes us worse... (Original post) |
cherokeeprogressive | Nov 2012 | OP |
| aletier_v | Nov 2012 | #1 | |
| cherokeeprogressive | Nov 2012 | #10 | |
| quinnox | Nov 2012 | #2 | |
| theKed | Nov 2012 | #4 | |
| cherokeeprogressive | Nov 2012 | #6 | |
| Matariki | Nov 2012 | #3 | |
| pinboy3niner | Nov 2012 | #5 | |
| cherokeeprogressive | Nov 2012 | #7 | |
| doc03 | Nov 2012 | #8 | |
| Politicalboi | Nov 2012 | #9 | |
| cherokeeprogressive | Nov 2012 | #13 | |
| Angry Dragon | Nov 2012 | #11 | |
| pinboy3niner | Nov 2012 | #15 | |
| Zorra | Nov 2012 | #12 | |
| cherokeeprogressive | Nov 2012 | #14 | |
| Zorra | Nov 2012 | #18 | |
| discharge | Nov 2012 | #16 | |
| discharge | Nov 2012 | #17 | |
| davidn3600 | Nov 2012 | #19 |
Response to cherokeeprogressive (Original post)
Thu Nov 8, 2012, 11:23 PM
1. True progressives want to get away from oil, not chase after it
Response to aletier_v (Reply #1)
Thu Nov 8, 2012, 11:34 PM
cherokeeprogressive (14,902 posts)
10. What you're saying is that "true progressives" want to step back about 150 years...
Response to cherokeeprogressive (Original post)
Thu Nov 8, 2012, 11:23 PM
quinnox (15,669 posts)
2. not to mention we would have batshit crazy barbarians on our borders
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Response to theKed (Reply #4)
Thu Nov 8, 2012, 11:29 PM
cherokeeprogressive (14,902 posts)
6. Think about how much money they'll want for blue state commerce...
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Response to cherokeeprogressive (Original post)
Thu Nov 8, 2012, 11:24 PM
Matariki (14,991 posts)
3. Viva Cascadia
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Response to cherokeeprogressive (Original post)
Thu Nov 8, 2012, 11:29 PM
pinboy3niner (27,431 posts)
5. Oh, lighten up. We just figure it's the only way...
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...to finally get the Muppets on our currency.
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Response to pinboy3niner (Reply #5)
Thu Nov 8, 2012, 11:31 PM
cherokeeprogressive (14,902 posts)
7. Which denomination do you think they'll pick for Big Bird when the time comes?
Response to cherokeeprogressive (Original post)
Thu Nov 8, 2012, 11:33 PM
8. How about just shutting off all federal aid to the
Response to Politicalboi (Reply #9)
Thu Nov 8, 2012, 11:40 PM
cherokeeprogressive (14,902 posts)
13. That's about the funniest thing I've heard in a long time...
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Response to cherokeeprogressive (Original post)
Thu Nov 8, 2012, 11:35 PM
11. I did not know that 'grok' was a word
Response to Angry Dragon (Reply #11)
Thu Nov 8, 2012, 11:42 PM
pinboy3niner (27,431 posts)
15. Google it + Heinlein. :) nt
Response to cherokeeprogressive (Original post)
Thu Nov 8, 2012, 11:36 PM
Zorra (18,778 posts)
12. Those are minor obstacles that we could easily overcome, and the benefits of not
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Response to Zorra (Reply #12)
Thu Nov 8, 2012, 11:42 PM
cherokeeprogressive (14,902 posts)
14. Progressives who live in "red" states notwithstanding of course... right? Abandon them?
Response to cherokeeprogressive (Reply #14)
Thu Nov 8, 2012, 11:52 PM
Zorra (18,778 posts)
18. Life is full of tough choices.
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Response to cherokeeprogressive (Original post)
Fri Nov 9, 2012, 12:08 AM
19. Some dont think civilization will make it past 2030
