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(3,910 posts) Thu Jul 2, 2015, 11:14 AM Jul 2015

The Case For Southern Secession

All over the South, right wing blowhards are whining about the fact that the Confederate Flag is being pulled down. This flag was their way of masking their racism, and now that they’ve been exposed, they can’t handle the spotlight. But is it time to just let the South go?

Ring of Fire's Mike Papantonio discusses this with Chuck Thompson, author of the book Better off Without ‘Em.

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The Case For Southern Secession (Original Post) GoLeft TV Jul 2015 OP

We would have to air-drop supplies into Austin like we did in Berlin. nt Xipe Totec Jul 2015 #1

Texas would be fine... DetlefK Jul 2015 #2

Mississippi... KansDem Jul 2015 #3

No, Texas would then have to support those poor redneck states without the coastal states' bucks. vkkv Jul 2015 #6

Great. South bashing. AlbertCat Jul 2015 #4

We would miss them HassleCat Jul 2015 #5

I'm still waiting for TX, MO, OK, KS, AZ and the ENTIRE South to secede so we can get going on that vkkv Jul 2015 #7

Xipe Totec

(43,890 posts)

1. We would have to air-drop supplies into Austin like we did in Berlin. nt

Reply to GoLeft TV (Original post)

Thu Jul 2, 2015, 11:20 AM

Jul 2015

DetlefK

(16,423 posts)

2. Texas would be fine...

Reply to Xipe Totec (Reply #1)

Thu Jul 2, 2015, 11:26 AM

Jul 2015

...but states like Missouri, Mississippi and Alabama would be hard-hit without federal dollars.

Wasn't Mississippi the US-state with the worst obesity-rate? If a place mainly offers cheap, unhealthy food, that's a sign how the economy is doing.

KansDem

(28,498 posts)

3. Mississippi...

Reply to DetlefK (Reply #2)

Thu Jul 2, 2015, 11:48 AM

Jul 2015

...in 2005 got back over twice what it paid in federal taxes.

vkkv

(3,384 posts)

6. No, Texas would then have to support those poor redneck states without the coastal states' bucks.

Reply to DetlefK (Reply #2)

Thu Jul 2, 2015, 02:06 PM

Jul 2015

AlbertCat

(17,505 posts)

4. Great. South bashing.

Reply to GoLeft TV (Original post)

Thu Jul 2, 2015, 12:24 PM

Jul 2015

Because we all know how they just loves them minorities in New England and out West.

But it's good that that fake Confederate flag has finally lost whatever "power" it had.... like the Confederacy.

HassleCat

(6,409 posts)

5. We would miss them

Reply to GoLeft TV (Original post)

Thu Jul 2, 2015, 12:29 PM

Jul 2015

Although I can't remember why I thought so a minute ago.

Seriously, there are many people there who are other than white, and they might not like the idea.

vkkv

(3,384 posts)

7. I'm still waiting for TX, MO, OK, KS, AZ and the ENTIRE South to secede so we can get going on that