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minus-squarewildginger@lemmy.myserv.onelinkfedilinkarrow-up61arrow-down7·2 years agoCan 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.
minus-squareCylusthevirus@kbin.sociallinkfedilinkarrow-up26·2 years agoHonestly 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.
minus-squareSeraph@kbin.sociallinkfedilinkarrow-up18·2 years ago3.6t + .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)
minus-squareblindsight@beehaw.orglinkfedilinkarrow-up4·2 years agoI 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.
minus-squareSkwerls@discuss.tchncs.delinkfedilinkarrow-up3·2 years agoI’m all for this too. The Western landlocked states would be screwed not having access to the Pacific ports as well.
minus-squarebobs_monkey@lemm.eelinkfedilinkarrow-up7·2 years agoNah they can have access… for a price.
minus-squarefrostycakes@beehaw.orglinkfedilinkarrow-up2·2 years agoLaughs 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.
minus-squareFaceDeer@kbin.sociallinkfedilinkarrow-up18·2 years agoThe Onion already called it a quarter of a century ago.
minus-squarecrandlecan@mander.xyzlinkfedilinkarrow-up7arrow-down1·2 years agoBritain enters the chat Typing …
minus-squarefoofiepie@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up10·2 years agoMate we can’t afford it right now. Maybe if Florida ends up in the bargain bin?
minus-squarewildginger@lemmy.myserv.onelinkfedilinkarrow-up7arrow-down2·2 years agoYou mean norway calls dibs on you
minus-squarewildginger@lemmy.myserv.onelinkfedilinkarrow-up2arrow-down1·2 years agoYou sure? Getting to pick and choose what chunk of the US you buy? Cali and its living economy are gonna be high bids
minus-squarewildginger@lemmy.myserv.onelinkfedilinkarrow-up5arrow-down1·2 years agoNo ones gonna buy that. Evac the population and return it to a nature preserve
minus-squareLibertyLizard@slrpnk.netlinkfedilinkarrow-up1·2 years agoFlorida the land is great. It’s the population that’s the problem.
minus-squaretheotherone@kbin.sociallinkfedilinkarrow-up4·2 years agoIt goes to Cuba. It’s in the will.
minus-squareZ4rK@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2·2 years agoChoices, choices! I think we can only take one or two states. Which ones should we pick?
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.
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.
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)
Cascadia, my dream is Cascadia.
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.
I’m all for this too. The Western landlocked states would be screwed not having access to the Pacific ports as well.
Nah they can have access… for a price.
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.
The Onion already called it a quarter of a century ago.
As always
Britain enters the chat
Typing …
Mate we can’t afford it right now. Maybe if Florida ends up in the bargain bin?
I call dibs on Norway
You mean norway calls dibs on you
They don’t want you. 😁
You sure? Getting to pick and choose what chunk of the US you buy?
Cali and its living economy are gonna be high bids
Yeah… but what about Florida ?
No ones gonna buy that. Evac the population and return it to a nature preserve
Florida the land is great. It’s the population that’s the problem.
It goes to Cuba. It’s in the will.
Choices, choices! I think we can only take one or two states. Which ones should we pick?