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In reply to the discussion: Some Texas freeper wants to cut off natural resources to the east and west coasts [View all]bluestate10
(10,942 posts)42. The "Galt" Strategy can work to our favor.
We trade Tennessee and West Virginia and 200 billion in cash for Montana, South Dakota and North Dakota. They can have all the red states, we keep Virginia, North Carolina and Florida, putting up defenses around Florida to keep their people out when they start to starve. This thing can be resolved without bloodshed as long as the "Galtis" agree to not crawl across our borders and food and civilization when they begin to starve. We can let them trade with China and Russia, Romney would love that and jump to be their President.
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Some Texas freeper wants to cut off natural resources to the east and west coasts [View all]
gauguin57
Nov 2012
OP
And to communicate for our grand scheme, we'll use the internet whose backbone sits in
Warren DeMontague
Nov 2012
#8
What oh what shall we ever do without our critical supply of fatback and dessicated dirt?!
Scootaloo
Nov 2012
#10
COOL ... he can just do without my state of CA cause we can do without whatever he's got. nt
Raine
Nov 2012
#14
I'm sure the coasts would just shrivel up and die without input from this genius.
Jim__
Nov 2012
#15
Out of his damn mind as are those who responded to his batshit crazy OP.
SammyWinstonJack
Nov 2012
#25
Only if we get to cut off federal aid/welfare to the "taker" red states in the middle of the map!
distantearlywarning
Nov 2012
#28
"Yeah let’s barter instead of using currency. And let’s also live in caves and eat raw bison"
aletier_v
Nov 2012
#32
HA. This is as good as time as any to say farewell to everyone's favorite 2012 election meme
yashoo
Nov 2012
#38
"If necessary, we can ask for military support (boots on the ground) from long time allies such
Monk06
Nov 2012
#37
It doubtful that the "Galt" loving Freepers travel outside of their small towns.
bluestate10
Nov 2012
#44