• PlaidBaron@lemmy.world
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    2 days ago

    Do you really want our population doubled that quickly? Keep in mind 50% of our country would now basically be Americans.

    No thanks.

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      Yeah people keep saying California should be a province of Canada which is ridiculous. Why not suggest something that’s plausible?

      California should be it’s own country. It’s got a higher population than Canada and a much larger economy. They’d no longer need to continue subsidizing states that are happy when the guy they put into power denies them emergency aid in a disaster. They could have their own emergency relief fund they’d administer themselves, and they could set their own immigration policy.

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        5 hours ago

        The UP would defect first I think, but after that it’d be Vermont then maybe Maine, and the rest of Michigan if the auto industry collapses.

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        10 hours ago

        Pacific States of America

        I would also accept the answer

        California and Cascadia

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          It’s gotta keep the name California somewhere in the title. California’s name probably has the coolest etymology out of any US state.

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          Hell I’d be open to an EU style organization between Canada, California, and any other state that secedes because they prefer democracy over fascism.

          It’s funny that Trump says Canada isn’t a viable country because he’s making the USA into non-viable country. The hatred in the red states towards states like California was kinda there already, but he’s just fanning those flames. It seems various regions of the US are forming into distinct cultures with very different values. Maybe the US is just too big to be sustainable.

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      They can be like puerto rico and just don‘t get any representation in major parts of the government.