• SerLava [he/him]
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        4 years ago

        Solution: don't do it

        The New Confederacy would still have nukes, and there would be nothing to stop the apocalyptic evangelicals from taking over government.

        • Sonnenvogel [he/him]
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          4 years ago

          Exactly, the southern US states alone would still be able to absolutely dominate Latin America and they absolutely would.

            • Sonnenvogel [he/him]
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              4 years ago

              President AMLO, my government is letting us freeze and starve in the cold, while the politicians go on luxury vacations. Please, my state is yearning for freedom.

            • Sonnenvogel [he/him]
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              4 years ago

              Well, i really dont know who would win in that scenario but Texas alone has a much bigger economy than Mexico(and probably an even bigger military industry) also i think the amount of sick freaks that would kill and die just to invade another country for nationalistic reasons is probably higher in texas than in mexico (in relative numbers atleast, in absolute numbers its maybe tied idk)

    • star_wraith [he/him]
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      4 years ago

      "Some of you may die, but that is a sacrifice I am willing to make"

        • star_wraith [he/him]
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          4 years ago

          Right, I agree with you. But I'm also admitting I'm not sure what's the right way to think through the global implications or what a comprehensive solution looks like. I don't think we can ignore the harm imperialism thrusts on the world, either.

          • YungTheorist [he/him]
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            4 years ago

            No one is ignoring the harm imperialism thrusts upon the world

        • YungTheorist [he/him]
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          4 years ago

          It’s a false dichotomy to assume you either save the global south or save local BIPOC groups and that it’s impossible to do both

            • ferristriangle [he/him]
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              4 years ago

              Keeping the United States as it currently exists harms minority communities.

            • YungTheorist [he/him]
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              4 years ago

              I agree. It isn’t impossible to have a communist USA and it is in fact a good outcome

                • YungTheorist [he/him]
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                  4 years ago

                  Unfortunately, yes. But we don’t have to have the country disintegrate into a Balkanized region (which would affect minorities the worst) in order to protect the people in the south

          • ElGosso [he/him]
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            4 years ago

            Yes? It's a thought experiment. I thought we were all clear on that.

        • Nounverb [none/use name]
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          4 years ago

          Nah balkanization is good. You seriously think black ppl would just roll over to whites? If anything, fuck a lib who wants to keep this shit together

    • YungTheorist [he/him]
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      4 years ago

      I think that we should have solutions that don’t results in hundreds of millions suffering