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[–] LordCrom@lemmy.world 4 points 1 year ago (3 children)

I am down with that, I'll stand with all the productive blue states, GOP Nazis can take the bible belt and Southern 'confederacy'.

I'll happily trade houses with someone in the West who wants to join their conservative bretheren.

Pretty sure they're going to form super states like post Soviet countries, weaken the remaining union as much as they can, and then send national guard from super states to invade blue states.

[–] Azal@pawb.social 2 points 1 year ago (4 children)

Fuck man, I'm in the middle of all that fucking bible belt out. you'll have a lot of us trying to get the hell out.

Honestly, we still are now.

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[–] FatCrab@slrpnk.net 4 points 1 year ago (1 children)

I actually don't disagree (which is twice now that MTG and I agree on conclusions, albeit for incredibly different and opposed reasons--i can't tell whether this is just early onset dementia, which runs in my family after all), but i can't help but doubt she understands how utterly economically devastating this would be for red states. Nevertheless, sure, northeastern autonomy--from the tippy tip of Maine down to DC and west to Philly.

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[–] Wilco@lemmy.zip 4 points 1 year ago
[–] 13igTyme@piefed.social 3 points 1 year ago (2 children)

I don't think the country can afford to pay for everyone one to move to a star of their color choice.

[–] nanoswarm9k@lemmus.org 2 points 1 year ago

You're forgetying we just do genocide rather than pay invoices.

Fascists would do the Trail of Tears again on a weekend just for fun. (Deathmarch)

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[–] FreshParsnip@lemmy.ca 3 points 1 year ago

I've been calling it the Untied States for months, I think few people have noticed

[–] Reygle@lemmy.world 3 points 1 year ago

My little part of the world certainly isn't safe for her specifically.

[–] AcidiclyBasicGlitch@sh.itjust.works 3 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

Greene was quickly denounced at the time. Utah Governor Spencer Cox ( R) slammed Greene’s call to split the country as “evil,” and former Rep. Liz Cheney (R-WY) added that “Secession is unconstitutional. No member of Congress should advocate secession, Marjorie.”

Hmm glad those states aren't on board with some kind of far right conspiracy plan.

Mississippi National Guard readies for disaster response drill

“Vigilant Guard 2025,” will take place May 12-18. It will give participants the opportunity to activate and employ their response plans to improve mission command, relationships, and interoperability among federal, state, and local agencies.

Guardsmen from Mississippi, along with those from Georgia, Tennessee, South Carolina, Texas, Utah, and Wyoming, the ability to command a statewide response to a major disaster in coordination with the Mississippi and Tennessee Emergency Management Agencies

No idea if this is just coincidence, but kinda weird this "drill" took place a few months ago on the border between TN and MS right outside of Memphis. Where Trump currently happens to be deploying the national guard...

[–] josefo@leminal.space 3 points 1 year ago (4 children)

Called this reaction from MTG, she's afraid the president kills her, like he did with Kirk.

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[–] Sam_Bass@lemmy.world 3 points 1 year ago

"Anyone" means her. O well

[–] prototact@lemmy.zip 2 points 1 year ago

Careful what you wish for.

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