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2020-11-24 -Land of the Free

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Posted by Bobby 2020-11-24 10:40|| || Front Page|| [11126 views ] Top

#1 I think the US will stay together but we'll get more of a pre-Civil War system of powerful states and weaker central government.

Posted by rjschwarz 2020-11-24 11:16|| 2020-11-24 11:16|| Front Page Top

#2 Doomed? Or lucky enough?

Posted by Iblis 2020-11-24 11:20|| 2020-11-24 11:20|| Front Page Top

#3 We can't stay together and still be a democracy. The pillar of free and fair national elections has collapsed.

If we do stay together it can only be as a corrupt and shambolic rickety semi-democracy like Mexico.

Posted by Huporong Glomock1854 2020-11-24 11:40|| 2020-11-24 11:40|| Front Page Top

#4 See...the thing is.. we're not a democracy. We're a Republic. We elect our leaders to speak for us. At least that was the case until a few weeks ago. We elected no one. Our rights were stolen from us by a host of bad actors. You all know their names. Right now, we're bordering on kleptocracy. If this stands, full blown Socialism is right around the corner. Remember what they say.."You can vote your way into Socialism but you have to shoot your way out. My God have mercy on our national soul.

Posted by Warthog 2020-11-24 12:23|| 2020-11-24 12:23|| Front Page Top

#5 "If voting made a difference, they wouldn't let us do it." -- (Unknown (no, not Mark Twain))

Posted by Clem 2020-11-24 12:47|| 2020-11-24 12:47|| Front Page Top

#6 Splitting apart would be very complicated. Most of California's land mass is red. All the cities in Texas are blue. It's not North vs South or Coasts vs Flyover. It's mostly urban vs rural.

Posted by AuburnTom 2020-11-24 15:00|| 2020-11-24 15:00|| Front Page Top

#7 Schlichter used to come off as an entertainer, another outrageous Coulter type.

But now things have become so insane that he seems almost blandly centrist.

Of course we will split. The only question is how much violence there will be.

Posted by Grosh Mussolini7203 2020-11-24 18:27|| 2020-11-24 18:27|| Front Page Top

#8 On my opinion, the country won’t split. More people will continue moving from Blue states and cities to Red, and there discover that the Deplorables aren’t actually as horrible as they were told. In the process they will become more conservative in outlook, no matter how they label themselves, and enjoy rearing their children in good school systems. More states as a result will have Red control from top to bottom, which will be reflected in clean elections and greater control of both Houses of Congress.

The True Believers will mostly find ways to stay behind in their ever-shrinking Blue territories, rejoicing in the reduced crowding in their favourite locations and doing their best to avoid the new taxes, increased violence. They also won’t have many children.

We see

Posted by trailing wife 2020-11-24 23:06|| 2020-11-24 23:06|| Front Page Top

#9 Whoops! Premature posting! To continue:

We see exactly this process in Turkey, though their conservatives are vile instead of wonderful.

Posted by trailing wife 2020-11-24 23:08|| 2020-11-24 23:08|| Front Page Top

#10 A divorce or trial separation is a good thing for a abusive relationship.

Posted by Ulavirong Omeager2818 2020-11-24 23:38|| 2020-11-24 23:38|| Front Page Top

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