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[–] Remember_the_tooth@lemmy.world 95 points 2 months ago (2 children)

What a weird conflict. I don't know who I want to win. Is it possible for them both to lose somehow? Like some kind of -1 sum game?

[–] Lost_My_Mind@lemmy.world 38 points 2 months ago (5 children)

Send tate to florida. Then get out a saw, and cut Florida away and into the Ocean. Then use ropes to connect Hawaii and Alaska to the mainland.

Now you can claim that only connected states can be states. Also, international no fly, no sail zone 300 miles around florida at any time. No one leaves.

[–] samus12345@lemm.ee 32 points 2 months ago

Bugs had the right idea in 1949.

[–] crank0271@lemmy.world 22 points 2 months ago (1 children)

The only way in or out is via gay party boat ferry.

[–] Biskii@lemmy.dbzer0.com 15 points 2 months ago

With rescued immigrants onboard

[–] nick@midwest.social 13 points 2 months ago (1 children)

Just wait 20 years. It’ll be underwater.

[–] lolrightythen@lemmy.world 7 points 2 months ago

Great news for the folks inland...

[–] Remember_the_tooth@lemmy.world 9 points 2 months ago (2 children)

Careful with that saw. There are allies there still.

[–] RBWells@lemmy.world 10 points 2 months ago (1 children)

That's Hillsborough County not Tampa the city, that goes Republican. We are pretty progressive inside the city but the sprawling county has enough people to drown us out.

[–] Remember_the_tooth@lemmy.world 5 points 2 months ago

Sorry for the misunderstanding. I'm not calling out people based on their county. I just pulled an electoral map because it's a quick way to point out that Florida is potentially a purple state. It's got a lot of people supporting civil rights and other progressive goals. I don't want to see it sawed off and abandoned to its gerrymandered leadership. That's what I was trying to communicate.

[–] skuzz@discuss.tchncs.de 8 points 2 months ago (1 children)

As long as the electoral college exists, it really doesn’t matter, sadly.

[–] Remember_the_tooth@lemmy.world 6 points 2 months ago (1 children)

Fair enough. We should make it matter.

[–] XTL@sopuli.xyz 2 points 2 months ago (1 children)

Too late. Dictatorships don't do reforms.

[–] Remember_the_tooth@lemmy.world 3 points 2 months ago

What if we ask even more nicely this time?

[–] Reverendender@sh.itjust.works 3 points 2 months ago (1 children)

Alaska is already connected to the mainland?

[–] bahbah23@lemmy.world 6 points 2 months ago (1 children)
[–] Reverendender@sh.itjust.works 5 points 2 months ago

But they are the same piece of land...

[–] Today@lemmy.world 5 points 2 months ago (1 children)

That's the T Rex option. Like when your two least favorite teams are playing and you want them both to lose. T Rex takes them all out.

[–] Remember_the_tooth@lemmy.world 7 points 2 months ago (2 children)

I'm not saying I'm against it, but how do we get a live T. Rex and put it in a position to solve this problem for us?

[–] 3laws@lemmy.world 6 points 2 months ago (2 children)

You scientists always arguing woulds and never the shoulds. 😑

[–] NotSafeForWorld@lemmy.dbzer0.com 3 points 2 months ago

They're discussing the "how" tho

[–] prole@lemmy.blahaj.zone 3 points 2 months ago* (last edited 2 months ago)

live T. Rex

T. Rex has not played live since Marc Bolan died tragically in 1977.