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2. If THAT is what is most disturbing to you right now--I think you need to rethink your priorities and..

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Sat Mar 1, 2025, 05:04 PM

Mar 2025

maybe catch up on all that is going on to destroy this country and all of us.

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I'm Personally Sick Of The Divisive Posts Calling For So Called 'Blue States' To Secede From The So Caled 'Red States' [View all] MayReasonRule Mar 2025 OP

Lighten Up Francis Shellback Squid Mar 2025 #1

Huh, Your Disregard Is Duly Noted MayReasonRule Mar 2025 #3

You've been here since 2022 and you're telling us what we can and cannot post? Wow. Dave says Mar 2025 #44

Your Disdain And Disregard Is Sadly Noted. MayReasonRule Mar 2025 #60

Your disdain and disregard are ignored VMA131Marine Mar 2025 #185

I Have Neither Disdain Nor Disregard For You MayReasonRule Mar 2025 #190

Good! Excellent! VMA131Marine Mar 2025 #192

Right. It's just a dream secnario of being away and out of the criminal felon's reach. brush Mar 2025 #81

I've been here more than 20 years and I wouldn't tell the Admin's what to do. I might suggest something, but not call artemisia1 Mar 2025 #83

Secession would be dangerous ... VMA131Marine Mar 2025 #188

Stripes! .. I got it right off...........nt DoBW Mar 2025 #72

If THAT is what is most disturbing to you right now--I think you need to rethink your priorities and.. hlthe2b Mar 2025 #2

Divisiveness Within Our Party Is Antithetical To Our Success MayReasonRule Mar 2025 #4

I don't advocate surrendering to the NAZIS and MAGATS in the name of UNITY. hlthe2b Mar 2025 #5

Perhaps you've heard the expression that you catch more flies with honey EdmondDantes_ Mar 2025 #17

So we give up on turning red states blue (because Dems aren't viewed positive)? That is what I hear from you. hlthe2b Mar 2025 #20

Those of us in blue states need to value and thank Democrats like you karynnj Mar 2025 #152

Thank-you. That is the only way we can go forward when we have a real and present danger to our Democracy. In JohnSJ Mar 2025 #138

We know what's going on. LeftInTX Mar 2025 #6

Yes... hlthe2b Mar 2025 #8

EXACTLY!! bluestarone Mar 2025 #12

I live in a purple state and I would move in a heartbeat. yardwork Mar 2025 #7

The Majority Of Those That Would LIke To Move Are Unable... MayReasonRule Mar 2025 #15

We're ALL being thrown away. yardwork Mar 2025 #25

For me it isn't a pipe dream JustAnotherGen Mar 2025 #86

Quitters Never Win -- Only Cowards Abandon Their Fellow Countrymen MayReasonRule Mar 2025 #101

Mean never works, it just alienates folks further. Joinfortmill Mar 2025 #105

Indeed --- Truth Is Truth - Cowardice Is Cowardice - Division Is Division MayReasonRule Mar 2025 #106

Aren't Red States JustAnotherGen Mar 2025 #182

Am i a coward? JustAnotherGen Mar 2025 #178

Be very very careful about who you are calling a coward .. VMA131Marine Mar 2025 #191

Not when a substantial number of people in this country do not embrace reason alarimer Mar 2025 #206

I Agree With You Wholeheartedly -- Our Nation Has Recovered From Greater Trauma In The Past MayReasonRule Mar 2025 #214

Respectfully disagree angrychair Mar 2025 #210

Wow - Blaming And Punishing Fellow Democrats That Fight By Your Side In States With Vote Suppression MayReasonRule Mar 2025 #213

There was no voter suppression angrychair Mar 2025 #219

Your Disdain And Disregard Of Our Fellow Democrats Within Those States And Others Is Duly Noted MayReasonRule Mar 2025 #220

What do we do? As long as Fox rules the airwaves, they control the narrrative. Initech Mar 2025 #9

John Mayer Traildogbob Mar 2025 #42

The main reason it won't work The Madcap Mar 2025 #10

Wash. Oregon and Cali joining Canada... lame54 Mar 2025 #13

The Electoral College makes them red and blue states. yardwork Mar 2025 #33

Even in Oklahoma the most populous county is dark purple. BannonsLiver Mar 2025 #41

Reforms I would like to see... The Madcap Mar 2025 #45

All excellent ideas. yardwork Mar 2025 #49

14. JustAnotherGen Mar 2025 #87

Looks like it was close in 2024 too Polybius Mar 2025 #167

The main reason it would not work is trump has itched to use nuclear weapons. usedtobedemgurl Mar 2025 #122

West Virginia too Polybius Mar 2025 #166

All the cards are on the table now. Haggard Celine Mar 2025 #11

Thank You For Your Considered Reply MayReasonRule Mar 2025 #142

You have links to all these divisive posts? I haven't seen any lately. Emile Mar 2025 #14

Today Was The First Day In A While That I Encountered One Emile MayReasonRule Mar 2025 #18

Just curious. What DU rule did the post break? sinkingfeeling Mar 2025 #21

Divisiveness MayReasonRule Mar 2025 #22

As we experience a devastating barrage of DIVISIVENESS from TRUMP MAGA that threatens our hlthe2b Mar 2025 #26

It's providing me with some lighthearted levity, actually. yardwork Mar 2025 #35

hah... yeah there is that... hlthe2b Mar 2025 #36

There's no rule about dividing the USA muriel_volestrangler Mar 2025 #102

Your Disregard Of Fellow Democrats Is Duly Noted MayReasonRule Mar 2025 #104

Oooh, we're up to 9 "duly noted"s now! That'll teach us! muriel_volestrangler Mar 2025 #131

Point of order JustAnotherGen Mar 2025 #184

It's considered a call out. BannonsLiver Mar 2025 #40

So there was one. And it was the first one in a long time. Iggo Mar 2025 #77

Callous Disregard Duly Noted MayReasonRule Mar 2025 #84

This message was self-deleted by its author mchill Mar 2025 #92

Think of it this way mchill Mar 2025 #93

"Quack." Iggo Mar 2025 #164

Perhaps Take A Look Within This Thread... MayReasonRule Mar 2025 #103

Who started this thread? Emile Mar 2025 #117

I Started The Thread Emile -- I Was Uncertain Whether To Discuss This In The General Forum Or The Admin Forum MayReasonRule Mar 2025 #119

we are at war. lapfog_1 Mar 2025 #16

I am sick of red states. stillcool Mar 2025 #19

I'd end up way behind enemy lines Diraven Mar 2025 #23

Dig Your Avatar! Homer Rules!! MayReasonRule Mar 2025 #24

You have a problem with what other people want that's on you. People are entitled to Autumn Mar 2025 #27

Wow, You're Hatred Of Me And Mine Is Duly Noted... MayReasonRule Mar 2025 #58

Zero hatred of you or your family was expressed. Voltaire2 Mar 2025 #75

Perhaps Dont Deflect... MayReasonRule Mar 2025 #95

What is "You Are Hatred Of Me And Mine" Full Serrano Mar 2025 #120

I'll Edit It.. It Was A Typo... MayReasonRule Mar 2025 #123

Your Disregard For Fellow Democrats In So Called Red States Is Duly Noted MayReasonRule Mar 2025 #100

I have a very nice life. Thank you very much. Autumn Mar 2025 #147

I'll be sure and post my contempt for red states and their desperate attempts to control blue states Autumn Mar 2025 #148

I live behind the Hoosier Iron Curtain and I thank you. Emile Mar 2025 #149

I don't see any. dchill Mar 2025 #28

Imagine this: As a Californian mchill Mar 2025 #29

Good reason for a revolution, no? This is precisely the type of dynamic that makes major political change inevitable. nt Blasphemer Mar 2025 #52

I see that same argument given by wealthy suburbs not wanting to send their tax money to the inner cities MichMan Mar 2025 #53

I think at least trying would be worth it Shambala Mar 2025 #56

Imagine a country made up of just the states that voted for Harris in 2024. yardwork Mar 2025 #66

Oh please no! I live in the State of Jefferson mchill Mar 2025 #91

My bad Shambala Mar 2025 #199

Wow, Your Disregard Is Duly Noted MayReasonRule Mar 2025 #67

Your little red notebook must be getting full VMA131Marine Mar 2025 #197

I'm not. Voltaire2 Mar 2025 #30

Trump's director of OMB has put forth the idea that we are in a post-Constitutional era... AntiFascist Mar 2025 #31

Seriously.... It might need to happen. PuraVidaDreamin Mar 2025 #32

... demmiblue Mar 2025 #34

who would benefit from such an outcome? mahina Mar 2025 #37

Blue states would benefit. Our tax dollars would not have to subsidze their self chosen Autumn Mar 2025 #38

Not as well as we'd think we will. haele Mar 2025 #46

True, but what if they had less power? yardwork Mar 2025 #51

Agree MorbidButterflyTat Mar 2025 #196

Haven't seen that lately but rec'ng because of the meanness. BannonsLiver Mar 2025 #39

Misery loves company? Blaukraut Mar 2025 #43

This is a good point JustAnotherGen Mar 2025 #88

Wow - Your Disregard Is Duly Noted MayReasonRule Mar 2025 #96

Going to write that down in your little red book are you? VMA131Marine Mar 2025 #194

I think it's a response to MAGA doing the same. Oneironaut Mar 2025 #47

Hear, Hear!!! MayReasonRule Mar 2025 #55

Nothing is settled LS0999 Mar 2025 #144

this is inaccurate Nimble_Idea Mar 2025 #145

Which part? Oneironaut Mar 2025 #157

If I Could Vote Against An OP... ProfessorGAC Mar 2025 #48

To Whom Are You Referring? MayReasonRule Mar 2025 #54

+1 Dave Bowman Mar 2025 #208

Why is that divisive? There are TWO Americas. We are NOT a united republic. Blasphemer Mar 2025 #50

I'd love to secede. Red states hate us so why in the world would they even care? Except for all the money we Raftergirl Mar 2025 #57

Wow. Your Hatred And Blatant Disregard For Other's Humanity Is Duly Noted MayReasonRule Mar 2025 #73

Nobody is seriously calling for that. It wouldn't even be possible. Ocelot II Mar 2025 #59

I Would Like For That To Be True MayReasonRule Mar 2025 #65

Then if you want to be a DU'er, you need to develop a thicker skin ms liberty Mar 2025 #74

Your Disregard Is Duly Noted MayReasonRule Mar 2025 #121

I used to think it was a crazy idea, but now I don't. yardwork Mar 2025 #68

Are you serious? Cirsium Mar 2025 #61

It's A Call For The Admins. MayReasonRule Mar 2025 #62

OK Cirsium Mar 2025 #79

Secession enid602 Mar 2025 #63

There may be a ballot initiative, but only to prepare a report on the viability... AntiFascist Mar 2025 #71

For California to secede from the union, it would take a civil war. Iggo Mar 2025 #78

So you think it should be business as usual? Bev54 Mar 2025 #64

This is the first post ever saw saying such a doc03 Mar 2025 #69

It's been going on since the election. LeftInTX Mar 2025 #80

I just ignore those posts, it isn't going to happen anyway. nt doc03 Mar 2025 #82

Yep... MayReasonRule Mar 2025 #114

Someone once said edhopper Mar 2025 #70

Are You Calling For The Dissolution Of Our Republic? MayReasonRule Mar 2025 #94

Not yet edhopper Mar 2025 #150

The Battle Is On... MayReasonRule Mar 2025 #151

I personally can't move but we need to do something drastic. kerry-is-my-prez Mar 2025 #76

THANK YOU Skittles Mar 2025 #85

THANK YOU Skittles!!! MayReasonRule Mar 2025 #99

what would Lincoln think Skittles Mar 2025 #183

Possibly this JustAnotherGen Mar 2025 #187

well, he WAS a republican Skittles Mar 2025 #198

So, once the rule of law is ignored, elections are cancelled, the military is used against GoodRaisin Mar 2025 #89

Together We Stand Divided We Fall MayReasonRule Mar 2025 #97

Divided we thrive. usedtobedemgurl Mar 2025 #127

So, "stand", and keep taking it? GoodRaisin Mar 2025 #181

It is recklessly JustAnotherGen Mar 2025 #189

Right. GoodRaisin Mar 2025 #195

Your Doomerism Is Duly Noted MayReasonRule Mar 2025 #205

Ha! How is my position "doomerism"? GoodRaisin Mar 2025 #211

Morning Y'all! May Your Day Be Filled With All That You Love! MayReasonRule Mar 2025 #212

That is what is called a hypothetical question. GoodRaisin Mar 2025 #215

I'm personally offended that in 2025 JustAnotherGen Mar 2025 #90

United We Stand Divided We Fall MayReasonRule Mar 2025 #98

Don't look now, but we've already fallen. Scrivener7 Mar 2025 #107

The Reasoned Among Us Will Never Desist Because In Reason's Absence Our Freedoms Cease To Exist MayReasonRule Mar 2025 #109

Reason's absence in red states has taken away the freedoms of those states where reason is alive and well. Scrivener7 Mar 2025 #110

Dissolution Is Not On The Table MayReasonRule Mar 2025 #111

Of course it is. EVERYTHING is. And reasoned Americans who recognize that are not the ones who put it there. Scrivener7 Mar 2025 #112

Advocating For Dissolution Is Antithetical To The Our Nation MayReasonRule Mar 2025 #113

If the red state magats don't wake up and understand they are destroying our country, they will destroy our country. Scrivener7 Mar 2025 #115

Reasoned Patriots Will Fight, Reasoned Patriots Will Not Abandon Their Fellow Americans MayReasonRule Mar 2025 #146

So what if we fall? Some of us will live in a democracy and the rest of you will live in the equivalent of Raftergirl Mar 2025 #108

Well said. Scrivener7 Mar 2025 #118

Down with free speech. usedtobedemgurl Mar 2025 #116

Down With Cowardly Divisive Calls For Secession MayReasonRule Mar 2025 #126

It is not cowardly to not want to live under hitler or hitler enablers. usedtobedemgurl Mar 2025 #132

Calling For The Dissoltion Of Our Republic Is What The GOP Wants You To Do... MayReasonRule Mar 2025 #140

It is hardly courageous iemanja Mar 2025 #158

I am not a coward. usedtobedemgurl Mar 2025 #160

I didn't call you a coward or anything else iemanja Mar 2025 #161

I offer this defense.... usedtobedemgurl Mar 2025 #163

I share your disgust with this administration iemanja Mar 2025 #165

But the reason it would never work is their leader is usedtobedemgurl Mar 2025 #170

"It's antithetical to our support of representative democracy." J_William_Ryan Mar 2025 #124

Hear, Hear!!! MayReasonRule Mar 2025 #125

The Constitution is no longer the law of our land. And that's on them. Scrivener7 Mar 2025 #129

The two are different things. muriel_volestrangler Mar 2025 #133

Dead On Point MayReasonRule Mar 2025 #143

It's a discussion forum and people discuss ideas. Irish_Dem Mar 2025 #128

Calling For The Dissolution Of Our Republic? MayReasonRule Mar 2025 #130

We must also face reality. Irish_Dem Mar 2025 #134

Filtering ideas leads to group think. Hugin Mar 2025 #136

Patriots Persist -- Cowards Run And Hide MayReasonRule Mar 2025 #156

Yeah, Apartheids always work out great! Hugin Mar 2025 #135

Its a discussion board. Let them have their fantasy DetroitLegalBeagle Mar 2025 #137

Yes, the red states have been a pain, but DonCoquixote Mar 2025 #139

You're Dead On Point. Thank You. MayReasonRule Mar 2025 #141

All I ever hear is that the red states want to leave again? pwb Mar 2025 #153

The divide is more rural vs urban relayerbob Mar 2025 #154

You're On Point MayReasonRule Mar 2025 #155

Protest from a red state? the_liberal_grandpa Mar 2025 #159

I'm A Democratic Party Member And Am Active Within My Community MayReasonRule Mar 2025 #162

Thank you. Those kinds of discussion ratchet up my anxiety level. Same reason I won't watch the recent Civil War movie. Alice B. Mar 2025 #168

Understood MayReasonRule Mar 2025 #172

I think your point on divisions is valid. Although even that is limited in its scope. Nulock Mar 2025 #169

May Reason Rule MayReasonRule Mar 2025 #173

Differences of opinion are what make horse races. Mark Twain Ping Tung Mar 2025 #171

Your "Safe State" Residency Is Duly Noted MayReasonRule Mar 2025 #174

Well, good luck to the Red Staters. I'm sticking with the blue horse. Ping Tung Mar 2025 #175

It's Exceptionally Difficult To Relocate For The Vast Majority Of Our Populace MayReasonRule Mar 2025 #176

Your Condescension Is Duly Noted. Dave Bowman Mar 2025 #177

Your Lack Of Understanding Is Duly Noted MayReasonRule Mar 2025 #180

So Is Yours. Dave Bowman Mar 2025 #207

Here is what I will say about that JohnSJ Mar 2025 #179

As a nation we are already divided. pandr32 Mar 2025 #186

Doomerism Is Fatalism Which Is The Cowards Way Out MayReasonRule Mar 2025 #193

I never said we will give up. pandr32 Mar 2025 #202

Right The Hell On Y'all!!! MayReasonRule Mar 2025 #203

I'm Personally Sick Of posts that cause unnecessary division in our community. You behave like a troll. EastBayGuy Mar 2025 #200

Exactly. I'm done with this poster. Iggo Mar 2025 #201

Wow. You're Sadly Misinformed MayReasonRule Mar 2025 #204

So, after over 2 years (oooohh!!!) and over 2,000 posts (ahhhhh!!!) you're here to say how things will be on DU? hatrack Mar 2025 #209

Sarcasm Duly Noted... I Fully Employ The Full Ignore Feature... MayReasonRule Mar 2025 #218

I'd guess that such statements are more about expressing frustration Torchlight Mar 2025 #216

Here's To That Being The Case... I'm Just Putting Those Individuals On Full Ignore MayReasonRule Mar 2025 #217