As much as I would love Colorado to depart the insanity, it will never happen. A ton of the nuclear ICBMs are here and it’s not like Washington will give that up.
Throw in British Columbia and Alaska while you’re at it. Just take the entire west cost of North America.
And what should be the east coast, since if the international date line didn’t do that weird curve at the end of the Aleutians, Alaska would be the northernmost, westernmost, and easternmost state.
Alaska was full of libertarian “I came out here so I can live as I please” types, but a lot of them have shifted over to the crazy.
I think with the right-wing media being severed (with regulations around honesty in news and a more publicly funded system, not particularly with censorship), those types would go back to their “just leave me alone” ways.
I love when people throw around the idea of Canadian provinces just being up for grabs, as if we want anything to do with what’s going on south of the border.
fluffykittycat@slrpnk.net 4 days ago
They should probably just join back up with Old Mexico and take Colorado too so they are left out cold
Itd4n@ani.social 4 days ago
As much as I would love Colorado to depart the insanity, it will never happen. A ton of the nuclear ICBMs are here and it’s not like Washington will give that up.
Inucune@lemmy.world 4 days ago
Those are negotiating chips. Less likely to be invaded if you have nukes at your disposal.
WizardofFrobozz@lemmy.ca 3 days ago
Colorado has NORAD but that’s not where many of the silos are.
Itd4n@ani.social 3 days ago
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Pretty sure these are still active. I’ve driven by some of them.
CrazyLikeGollum@lemmy.world 4 days ago
Throw in British Columbia and Alaska while you’re at it. Just take the entire west cost of North America.
And what should be the east coast, since if the international date line didn’t do that weird curve at the end of the Aleutians, Alaska would be the northernmost, westernmost, and easternmost state.
Mossheart@lemmy.ca 3 days ago
BC says no thanks. Even west coast US is still broken AF.
TheDoozer@lemmy.world 3 days ago
Alaska was full of libertarian “I came out here so I can live as I please” types, but a lot of them have shifted over to the crazy.
I think with the right-wing media being severed (with regulations around honesty in news and a more publicly funded system, not particularly with censorship), those types would go back to their “just leave me alone” ways.
captain_oni@lemmy.blahaj.zone 4 days ago
Since you’re including the entire north american west coast, can Baja California get an invite too?
AstralPath@lemmy.ca 3 days ago
I love when people throw around the idea of Canadian provinces just being up for grabs, as if we want anything to do with what’s going on south of the border.
nocturne@slrpnk.net 4 days ago
We are not opposed to that either.
BodePlotHole@lemmy.world 4 days ago
Colorado is willing and able to join this western alliance!