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Republicans are attempting to form their own country. (Original Post) fightforfreedom Jun 2022 OP
And a shithole of a country it will be. CentralMass Jun 2022 #1
With the lopsided Supreme Court it has already started. Emile Jun 2022 #2
I'm good with Republicans ... NanceGreggs Jun 2022 #3
Man, I'd contribute money to that idea. Nt raccoon Jun 2022 #4
Same here. 2naSalit Jun 2022 #6
+1 Baitball Blogger Jun 2022 #13
If it is a Republican president - such as Trump - he would let them. A democratic patricia92243 Jun 2022 #5
+1 2naSalit Jun 2022 #7
No, because he would lose his base, unless he decided to be their president. Dysfunctional Jun 2022 #8
In some ways they've already done it Buckeyeblue Jun 2022 #9
Hawley stated that the GQP wanted to make the USA unlivable for Liberals, Democrats . .. Lovie777 Jun 2022 #10
Who will then generate the income they live off of? scarletlib Jun 2022 #11
I don't know how they could have expected a positive outcome when they Baitball Blogger Jun 2022 #14
Not exactly. They're trying to take over ours. yardwork Jun 2022 #12

NanceGreggs

(27,813 posts)
3. I'm good with Republicans ...
Tue Jun 28, 2022, 07:03 AM
Jun 2022

... forming their own country - just as long as it's not anywhere near the US.

I hear Jonestown is nice this time of year - and the Kool-aid is plentiful!

patricia92243

(12,590 posts)
5. If it is a Republican president - such as Trump - he would let them. A democratic
Tue Jun 28, 2022, 07:12 AM
Jun 2022

president would not. The US government has way more weapons than any defectors would have and they would not be allowed to break up the union.

So, whoever is president - and has the most weapons - will make the decision. Which is even more reason that we must have a democratic president for the foreseeable future.

It is going to take at least a generation for Trump supporters to die off.

Buckeyeblue

(5,491 posts)
9. In some ways they've already done it
Tue Jun 28, 2022, 07:28 AM
Jun 2022

The US has constantly changed. That's one advantage we've had over old countries rooted in long tradition. We don't really have traditions in this country. We are constantly transitioning to the next thing. I think the four years of Trump marked the end of a transition that started with St. Ronnie. I think we transitioned back to two distinctly different countries again. It's a lot more than just slavery that divides us this time though.

But the couple of things we all have in common is that climate change will impact us all and over the last 40 years, only the very wealthy have benefited from the economy. The rest of us have worked harder for proportionately less than our grandparents earned.

I question is will these two big things factor into the next transition? Will millennials and gen-z drift buy into the current stream of cristofacism that is currently prevalent or will they reject it. Might they adopt something just as extreme but maybe in a different direction?

It's hard to predict. I worry that cristofacism might offer a mob mentality comfort that might be appealing to many people. Blaming others for one's short comings is easy and I'm assuming very cathartic.

In any case, I hope the period we are in is short lived. May another transition start soon.

Lovie777

(11,992 posts)
10. Hawley stated that the GQP wanted to make the USA unlivable for Liberals, Democrats . ..
Tue Jun 28, 2022, 07:37 AM
Jun 2022

to make them leave. But the reality is, they are making it unlivable for their cult. The backfire has begun.

History proves that Humans' survival is based on adjust ability, compromise, adaptability, caring and sharing, etc.

RWers has none of these qualities.

scarletlib

(3,400 posts)
11. Who will then generate the income they live off of?
Tue Jun 28, 2022, 07:48 AM
Jun 2022

Income, creativity etc all generated in liberal areas

Red states are low taxes, ,low education, no nothing for the advancement of the people.

Baitball Blogger

(46,576 posts)
14. I don't know how they could have expected a positive outcome when they
Tue Jun 28, 2022, 08:09 AM
Jun 2022

alienated every non-conservative Anglo Christian group in America.

Did they get the message that the demographics have changed in America and they're now in the minority?

yardwork

(61,418 posts)
12. Not exactly. They're trying to take over ours.
Tue Jun 28, 2022, 07:50 AM
Jun 2022

I get what you're saying but it's not that they want to form a new country. It's that they want to transform this one.

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