• FartMaster69@lemmy.dbzer0.com
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    11 hours ago

    Do you really think a platform of “I want to dissolve America” would be a popular platform for an American politician?

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      11 hours ago

      Quite possibly. Look, we’re in a state of cold civil war. On the path we’re on, we’re likely to end up in a hot war that will destroy all our infrastructure, level our cities, and leave millions of us dead. We could do all of that, or we could simply admit this isn’t working, go our own separate paths, and find a new way forward.

      The US is honestly too big for its own good. There’s a reason the oldest nations on Earth tend to be much smaller than the US. Nations as large as the US either break apart or collapse into dictatorship and authoritarianism. The only way to hold such a large nation together is with an iron fist. Frankly, I would rather have smaller countries and retain democracy than lose democracy in the name of retaining a large single nation.

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        7 hours ago

        I mean, i don’t think you’re terribly in touch with the average voter if you think a platform of “let’s dissolve America” would go over well.

        And that’s not even getting into the mess of SuperPACs and media groups.