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Calexit will of course never happen. Any secession attempt would automatically lead to yet another civil war. California would be crushed.

by camus2 10y ago

canadexit 10y ago
That doesn't seem obvious to me. There could be a negotiated settlement of California's material and financial value. Consider the coalition of Democrats who sympathize with Californians, and Republicans who get to remove a decisive electoral block. The real thing keeping it from happening is Californians don't want it.
throwaway55523 10y ago
And Donald Trump will never be elected preside... oh wait. In all seriousness, Trump becoming president shakes my belief in reality. It certainly has made me see that anything truly is possible. The explaination that the universe is an elaborate simulation seems not just plausible, but really like the most likely explaination. What seems impossible today is just another run of the mill fact of life tomorrow.
MarkMc 10y ago
So Americans will never amend the US constitution to allow a state to secede?
- dba7dba 10y ago
  Votes don't add up so no, it won't happen.
bsder 10y ago
> California would be crushed. If California gets crushed, the rest of the country will starve. And you really think that a military that couldn't pacify a city with a bunch of camel jockeys carrying AK-47's could pacify Compton let alone something the size of Los Angeles or San Francisco? Good luck with that. Calexit won't happen because Californians really don't want it. We're a pretty level-headed bunch even when Cousin Cletus Red State shoots himself in the foot with his loaded gun--again. The problem is that Trump and the Republicans are incompetent enough to actually do something stupid enough to galvanize Californians the wrong direction. THAT'S the real danger that could cause Calexit.
- AuthenticApe 10y ago
  >If California gets crushed, the rest of the country will starve. Yeah, because California is the one producing all the food. Haha, how out of touch are you really?
- dba7dba 10y ago
  > If California gets crushed, the rest of the country will starve. See? That's why Calexit will never happen.
  - bsder 10y ago
    That's actually why Calexit would happen and military force wouldn't. A military occupation shuts down all sectors immediately and they absolutely will not come back up for years. Look at what the Taiwan quake did in semiconductors. Now scale that up. An orderly exit allows the rest of the country to continue buying California products.
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    - dba7dba 10y ago
      Who said a military occupation will happen to prevent Calexit from taking place? Those in power will do whatever to prevent Calexit from happening in the first place. And so if Calexit happens, will we have San Diego exit from the Republic of California too?
- ntelson1s 10y ago
  What's there to even pacify in LA and SF, especially with many not having guns because of laws here? What kind of far-fetched far-left drivel is this?
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- Turing_Machine 10y ago

Calexit will of course never happen. Any secession attempt would automatically lead to yet another civil war. California would be crushed.

by camus2 10y ago

Calexit will of course never happen. Any secession attempt would automatically lead to yet another civil war. California would be crushed.

canadexit 10y ago

That doesn't seem obvious to me. There could be a negotiated settlement of California's material and financial value. Consider the coalition of Democrats who sympathize with Californians, and Republicans who get to remove a decisive electoral block. The real thing keeping it from happening is Californians don't want it.

throwaway55523 10y ago

And Donald Trump will never be elected preside... oh wait. In all seriousness, Trump becoming president shakes my belief in reality. It certainly has made me see that anything truly is possible. The explaination that the universe is an elaborate simulation seems not just plausible, but really like the most likely explaination. What seems impossible today is just another run of the mill fact of life tomorrow.

MarkMc 10y ago

So Americans will never amend the US constitution to allow a state to secede?

dba7dba 10y ago
Votes don't add up so no, it won't happen.

bsder 10y ago

> California would be crushed. If California gets crushed, the rest of the country will starve. And you really think that a military that couldn't pacify a city with a bunch of camel jockeys carrying AK-47's could pacify Compton let alone something the size of Los Angeles or San Francisco? Good luck with that. Calexit won't happen because Californians really don't want it. We're a pretty level-headed bunch even when Cousin Cletus Red State shoots himself in the foot with his loaded gun--again. The problem is that Trump and the Republicans are incompetent enough to actually do something stupid enough to galvanize Californians the wrong direction. THAT'S the real danger that could cause Calexit.

AuthenticApe 10y ago
>If California gets crushed, the rest of the country will starve. Yeah, because California is the one producing all the food. Haha, how out of touch are you really?
dba7dba 10y ago
> If California gets crushed, the rest of the country will starve. See? That's why Calexit will never happen.
- bsder 10y ago
  That's actually why Calexit would happen and military force wouldn't. A military occupation shuts down all sectors immediately and they absolutely will not come back up for years. Look at what the Taiwan quake did in semiconductors. Now scale that up. An orderly exit allows the rest of the country to continue buying California products.
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  - dba7dba 10y ago
    Who said a military occupation will happen to prevent Calexit from taking place? Those in power will do whatever to prevent Calexit from happening in the first place. And so if Calexit happens, will we have San Diego exit from the Republic of California too?
ntelson1s 10y ago
What's there to even pacify in LA and SF, especially with many not having guns because of laws here? What kind of far-fetched far-left drivel is this?
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Turing_Machine 10y ago