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[–] 7 points 2 days ago (1 child)

That would be a very ugly process... It's not like we'd come out on the other side as a close collection of states like the EU. It would be brutal and extremely chaotic

I think the federal government has been critically damaged over the last 2 years, so I think a lot of power is going to return to the states naturally. I think we have an opportunity to redefine what happens federally starting in January, and I think the answer to that can't be "nothing"

I don't want to test the might of individual states against megacorps. And we are going to be up against megacorps either way

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    Megacorps already own the federal government. The break up of the US could be relatively peaceful. Well, at least it could be similar to the break up of the Soviet Union; there would be some clashes and violence, but it would be better than a full scale civil war or a revolution. I know that a lot of people are hopeful right now. I am too, but very reserved about it. At least we know our votes still count... But the corruption remains. At best, it's just a little more diluted. Right now is probably not the right time to bring up dissolution of the United States, but wait two years when people are moaning about nothing changing and things still being too expensive. Watch the Nazis get a real chance to gain back power. It was never possible to change things. The government is corrupt and powerless. Now what?

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