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US question: Would you approve of your state seceding from the Union, declaring independence from the United States? I think California, Oregon, and Washington would, and probably Colorado too. (lemmy.dbzer0.com)

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[–] BlueCollarRockstar@sh.itjust.works 11 points 21 hours ago* (last edited 21 hours ago) (1 children)

Indiana. We'd fail so hard and so fast that I literally cannot imagine it. People are nuts. It'd be instant MAGA-flavored Mad Max if they felt like they had an excuse to preemptively defend themselves with their guns across the countryside.

[–] Melatonin@lemmy.dbzer0.com 6 points 19 hours ago

Alabama. Not enough federal money in the world to keep that state afloat.

If they split from the Union, everyone starves.