Commissar SFLUFAN Posted September 26, 2020 Share Posted September 26, 2020 The correct sentiment should be that of schadenfreude, not pity. http://www.nytimes.com//vi-assets/static-assets/apple-touch-icon-28865b72953380a40aa43318108876cb.png ‘I Feel Sorry for Americans’: A Baffled World Watches the U.S. - The New York Times WWW.NYTIMES.COM From Myanmar to Canada, people are asking: How did a superpower allow itself to be felled by a virus? And why won’t the president commit to a peaceful transition of power? Quote “The U.S.A. is a first-world country but it is acting like a third-world country,” said U Aung Thu Nyein, a political analyst in Myanmar. Let me show you Appalachia and the Black Belt of the Deep South, U Aung Thu Nyein, and we'll see if you still hold that opinion. Quote “I have no doubt in the ability of the constitutional structures of the United States with their system of checks and balances to function,” said Johann Wadephul of Germany, a senior lawmaker from Chancellor Angela Merkel’s conservatives. Have I ever got news for you, Herr Wadephul! I'm fairly certain that this was said as well, "I have no doubt in the ability of the constitutional structures of the [Weimar Republic] with its system of [whatever the hell it had] to function." After what we've done in Latin America, Africa, Asia, and the Middle East, I cannot argue in the least with those who claim that the United States is finally get its "just desserts". Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Uaarkson Posted September 26, 2020 Share Posted September 26, 2020 Yeah at this point, I'm fine with burning the whole thing down, because that's the only way things are ever going to actually change. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CitizenVectron Posted September 26, 2020 Share Posted September 26, 2020 I'm beginning to come around to the opinion that breaking up the US into regional states is a good idea for the people of the US, and the world. The only issue is the transition period. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Uaarkson Posted September 26, 2020 Share Posted September 26, 2020 The issue with breaking this country up (unless you’re specifically splitting off the Bible Belt), is that the ideological divide is not regional. It’s more or less evenly spread, across the whole country, between cities, suburbs, and everything in between. What would be more practical at this point would be to allow large cities and metropolitan areas to secede. Or you know, kill the electoral college (lol) and re-write the constitution (double lol). But selective secession is actually possible. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
b_m_b_m_b_m Posted September 26, 2020 Share Posted September 26, 2020 An apology as sincere as one from a hostage hoping they aren't executed Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thewhyteboar Posted September 27, 2020 Share Posted September 27, 2020 America is entirely unexceptional. Our healthcare is a joke, our infrastructure is older than shit, our education system leaves the poor behind. The two stupidest things in political history are the electoral college and the 2nd amendment. The only thing America is good at is producing fat, gun-fetishing asshole conspiracy-theory believing white dudes who would rather lick boots than their wives' pussies. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SuperSpreader Posted September 27, 2020 Share Posted September 27, 2020 16 hours ago, Uaarkson said: The issue with breaking this country up (unless you’re specifically splitting off the Bible Belt), is that the ideological divide is not regional. It’s more or less evenly spread, across the whole country, between cities, suburbs, and everything in between. What would be more practical at this point would be to allow large cities and metropolitan areas to secede. Or you know, kill the electoral college (lol) and re-write the constitution (double lol). But selective secession is actually possible. Offer relocation to people to states who share their views, then lock the door behind them. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Uaarkson Posted September 27, 2020 Share Posted September 27, 2020 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Uaarkson Posted September 27, 2020 Share Posted September 27, 2020 I'm telling y'all, city-states are the future of this former United States of America. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Anathema- Posted September 27, 2020 Share Posted September 27, 2020 City states won't break down cleanly on current state lines. Alexandria (DC) and Richmond are almost certain to split. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jason Posted September 27, 2020 Share Posted September 27, 2020 NYC can be part of New Jersey. Spoiler 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CitizenVectron Posted September 27, 2020 Share Posted September 27, 2020 I like this future because Canada has more swing as a regional power. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Commissar SFLUFAN Posted September 27, 2020 Author Share Posted September 27, 2020 8 minutes ago, Anathema- said: City states won't break down cleanly on current state lines. Alexandria (DC) and Richmond are almost certain to split. My campaign of conquest against the heathens of Shirlington will be LEGENDARY! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SimpleG Posted September 27, 2020 Share Posted September 27, 2020 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sexy_shapiro Posted September 27, 2020 Share Posted September 27, 2020 Hollywood is the main reason why the rest of the world still feels any empathy for us. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jason Posted September 27, 2020 Share Posted September 27, 2020 I Lived Through Collapse. America Is Already There. | by Indi Samarajiva | indica | Sep, 2020 | Medium MEDIUM.COM How life goes on, surrounded by death Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chakoo Posted September 27, 2020 Share Posted September 27, 2020 5 hours ago, Uaarkson said: I'm telling y'all, city-states are the future of this former United States of America. UCA UCA UCA!! It kind of works because it's just an S cut in half and half discarded. Like the dominant City would to the rest of the state. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
b_m_b_m_b_m Posted September 28, 2020 Share Posted September 28, 2020 11 hours ago, Anathema- said: City states won't break down cleanly on current state lines. Alexandria (DC) and Richmond are almost certain to split. Gotta separate Richmond (state capital) from Richmond (city) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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