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Perhaps America, the concept, deserves to be threatened at this point. There is increasingly little binding "us" together as a nation at this point: some histo

Perhaps America, the concept, deserves to be threatened at this point. There is increasingly little binding "us" together as a nation at this point: some historical borders, increasingly irrelevant legal and social structures, a few holidays. There is no common foundational creed or concept. Perhaps its time to politely say our goodbyes.

jedmeyers 11y ago
I disagree with the premise that there is little binding that holds us together. I hope we all still consider the Life, Liberty and the pursuit of Happiness to be of the same high importance as Founding Fathers did.
- deciplex 11y ago
  If that's all it takes then we may as well push for a global state.
- carsongross 11y ago
  That isn't the case anymore, and it is becoming less the case as time goes on. Life? Sure, but every country at least pays lip service to that now. Pursuit of happiness? A pretty, but vacuous concept. Liberty? The only concept of the bunch with any teeth, and, since the Irish, German and Jewish immigrations of the 1800's, a concept in decline. America is no longer a nation, rather it is a multi-ethinic empire, held together by force and historical momentum.
hugh4 11y ago
Of all possible secessions, the secession of the big cities from the country that surrounds them is probably the least practical, even if it would probably be welcomed by rural residents.
- Johnny555 11y ago
  Welcomed by rural residents until rural subsidies dry up and farmers find that they are competing with produce grown in other countries so they are restricted in how high they can price the food they sell to cities.
  - hugh4 11y ago
    Perhaps the rural areas can make up some of the shortfall by selling water to the cities.
Retra 11y ago
A large part of the US culture is homogeneous, and we share more language with each other than we would with anybody else on the planet. There's much more to a culture than rituals and politics.
Zigurd 11y ago
A Republic of Texas would solve a lot of problems.

jedmeyers 11y ago

I disagree with the premise that there is little binding that holds us together. I hope we all still consider the Life, Liberty and the pursuit of Happiness to be of the same high importance as Founding Fathers did.

deciplex 11y ago
If that's all it takes then we may as well push for a global state.
carsongross 11y ago
That isn't the case anymore, and it is becoming less the case as time goes on. Life? Sure, but every country at least pays lip service to that now. Pursuit of happiness? A pretty, but vacuous concept. Liberty? The only concept of the bunch with any teeth, and, since the Irish, German and Jewish immigrations of the 1800's, a concept in decline. America is no longer a nation, rather it is a multi-ethinic empire, held together by force and historical momentum.

hugh4 11y ago

Of all possible secessions, the secession of the big cities from the country that surrounds them is probably the least practical, even if it would probably be welcomed by rural residents.

Johnny555 11y ago
Welcomed by rural residents until rural subsidies dry up and farmers find that they are competing with produce grown in other countries so they are restricted in how high they can price the food they sell to cities.
- hugh4 11y ago
  Perhaps the rural areas can make up some of the shortfall by selling water to the cities.

Retra 11y ago

A large part of the US culture is homogeneous, and we share more language with each other than we would with anybody else on the planet. There's much more to a culture than rituals and politics.

Zigurd 11y ago

A Republic of Texas would solve a lot of problems.