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38. Way back when the Soviet Union broke up I predicted that

Fri Jun 24, 2016, 03:26 PM

Jun 2016

there will be several other break-ups. I was thinking US not the recently formed EU.

You can't celebrate the destruction (by any means including implosion) of other sovereign countries and not give your own goons the same ideas to get their agenda served.

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Will the breakup of the EU lead to a breakup movement in the US. [View all] CK_John Jun 2016 OP

Short of a Constitutional Convention to dissolve the US, there is not Constitutional or Legal Agnosticsherbet Jun 2016 #1

At the same time The2ndWheel Jun 2016 #6

And they are the only chance we have to stop it. Agnosticsherbet Jun 2016 #8

Nobody works together, it's a line of sight thing. CK_John Jun 2016 #60

All the more reason to stay united -- our only chance of acting together to fight it. n/t pnwmom Jun 2016 #59

We don't have to dissolve the US just start grouping states into regions. CK_John Jun 2016 #9

How do you get states over the sovereignty issues? Agnosticsherbet Jun 2016 #15

This. People that try to leave will be bombed... scscholar Jun 2016 #27

Are talking about the Civil War? Agnosticsherbet Jun 2016 #32

Yes. The Republicans killed hundreds of thousands to prevent it... scscholar Jun 2016 #33

More accurately, the South killed hundreds of thousands to attempt it. LanternWaste Jun 2016 #34

At the time, the South were Democrats. The death toll was about 644,000. Agnosticsherbet Jun 2016 #35

It was the Republicans that wouldn't let them leave scscholar Jun 2016 #37

The Republican Party was the progressive party jamese777 Jun 2016 #46

Post removed Post removed Jun 2016 #50

Even less progessive to murder people to preserve human slavery (nt) LongtimeAZDem Jun 2016 #53

Post removed Post removed Jun 2016 #54

They wanted to preserve the "blessings of African slavery", and steal the propery of LongtimeAZDem Jun 2016 #56

The South wanted to leave the United States in order to preserve the instituion of slavery LongtimeAZDem Jun 2016 #52

This is one jehop61 Jun 2016 #2

Indeed Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin Jun 2016 #4

You are in too big a box and you can't think outside of it. CK_John Jun 2016 #11

There are a lot of masturbatory fantasies by some on this site regarding... Meldread Jun 2016 #12

No..... just want to restore some fucking economic balance and sanity and a semblance of democracy Armstead Jun 2016 #17

By handing more and more power to far right nationalists? Meldread Jun 2016 #18

You make a point that is debatable but reasonable Armstead Jun 2016 #55

.+1 840high Jun 2016 #26

Nope - don't see that happening and if it did JustAnotherGen Jun 2016 #3

OK, this is just getting silly. nt B2G Jun 2016 #5

No,we aren't Europe. nt sufrommich Jun 2016 #7

Well, I guess it is after noon for everyone except the West coast snooper2 Jun 2016 #10

No edhopper Jun 2016 #13

No, becuase we ahve a very different system than the EU Scootaloo Jun 2016 #14

Nitpick: states are more than administrative regions treestar Jun 2016 #44

Hail Cascadia! Norrin Radd Jun 2016 #16

no, it means little to nothing to the USA in the long run nt msongs Jun 2016 #19

That's what everyone said in 1920 and we got the 30's and 40's. CK_John Jun 2016 #21

Your prognosticating threads are one of the most amusing things on DU. LeftyMom Jun 2016 #20

I also enjoy them tremendously n/t Godhumor Jun 2016 #23

We're always wanting to shed the Red States so why not... ileus Jun 2016 #22

Sure, why not? TransitJohn Jun 2016 #24

lol La Lioness Priyanka Jun 2016 #25

I just like saying FLEXIT (Florida) NightWatcher Jun 2016 #28

NYEXIT? Sounds Russian. Squinch Jun 2016 #40

Yea okay leftofcool Jun 2016 #29

If it means we ditch Texas and Mississippi, then I'm all for it. Atman Jun 2016 #30

In 2012, petitions to secede were filed for 23 states. Know what happened? Nothing. LanternWaste Jun 2016 #31

No. yardwork Jun 2016 #36

Way back when the Soviet Union broke up I predicted that malaise Jun 2016 #38

No. yellowcanine Jun 2016 #39

No XRubicon Jun 2016 #41

No. roamer65 Jun 2016 #42

The 30's gave us a blue print for Trump and his whole new nationalist CK_John Jun 2016 #43

opposition to TPP, NAFTA may increase short term One_Life_To_Give Jun 2016 #45

I suspect that Rhode Island will finally decide to go it alone. Orrex Jun 2016 #47

I swear to god, some of your posts have to be sarcasm, but damned if I can tell which. n/t X_Digger Jun 2016 #48

I don't do sarcasm. CK_John Jun 2016 #61

Separatist movements exist IronLionZion Jun 2016 #49

Break up with what? brush Jun 2016 #51

And will self-driving cars stop for border checks! jberryhill Jun 2016 #57

Texit? Zambero Jun 2016 #58

Is the King Ranch still owned by the British, bigger than Rhode Island.. CK_John Jun 2016 #62