Is secession in the future for the US? Think about it.

[raccoon]

The country has had such poor leadership during the pandemic. Governors and mayors have had to Make decisions on how to handle the Pandemic.

And the country is so divided. I could see this happening say in mid century. Which if it does I probably won’t be here to see it.

[no_hypocrisy]

1. But you're talking about states seceding.

What about blue cities in red states? They will be targeted and possibly persecuted for not getting on board with the red confederacy.

[raccoon]

5. In my red state, they'd be out of luck. Nt

[Skittles]

2. no

[DSandra]

3. I'm a Californian and I would support secession if this country is a goner

I'm tired of having no future and being at the mercy of red state idiots. Republicans have been determined to make America a third world cesspool and we should not be at the mercy of them.

[Kaleva]

7. The only people who have no future are those who don't care or have given up.

[DSandra]

8. Unless red staters can be dehypnotized and the 1% gets cured of their greed disease...

I don't see much hope for this nation.

[Kaleva]

4. There was no national leadership in dealing with the Spainish Flu of 1918

For the most part, local health departments made the decisions. We survived that.

[DSandra]

9. We were lucky back then...

That the Spanish Flu fizzled out. There are no evolutionary pressures on this virus to be less deadly.

[Kaleva]

10. An estimated 20-100 million died worldwide from the Spanish Flu.

[beachbumbob]

6. never happen.

[roamer65]

18. People thought the same of the USSR.

[jmg257]

11. Since they are already making the decisions...what does seccession get them?

[FakeNoose]

12. It's an interesting question

I could see Pennsylvania, New York and the New England states joining together if it comes to that. I suppose we'd have to let New Jersey in, but only if they insist. As a new country, the first thing we'd need to do is de-program all the ChumpHumpers, or else deport them.

[roamer65]

17. Just with CV, a hard border may be inevitable between NY/NJ and the rest of the country.

The only way to be like Canada on CV is to have similar border policies.

That’s the cold, hard truth.

[FreepFryer]

13. RU/RW talking points suck. Nyet. (Nt)

[Greybnk48]

15. Sounds like Putin's divide and conquer plan

to me. I hope we’re not that stupid and easily manipulated, but hey, who knows?!

We have a game show host as President, ffs!

[Quemado]

14. I think it is inevitable.

IMO, there are too many divisive issues. The red-state response to the pandemic is one.

[roamer65]

16. If Dump steals the election, separatist groups will form very quickly.

If Biden wins, I think it will buy us max 10-15 years.

This election is a significant bifurcation point, much like 1860.

[Polybius]

19. Hopefully

We'd be better off if we were 5 or 6 countries.

[ooky]

20. No. nt