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Exclusive: Angry with Washington, 1 in 4 Americans open to secession

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'(Reuters) - The failed Scottish vote to pull out from the United Kingdom stirred secessionist hopes for some in the United States, where almost a quarter of people are open to their states leaving the union, a new Reuters/Ipsos poll found.

Some 23.9 percent of Americans polled from Aug. 23 through Sept. 16 said they strongly supported or tended to support the idea of their state breaking away, while 53.3 percent of the 8,952 respondents strongly opposed or tended to oppose the notion.'


Exclusive: Angry with Washington, 1 in 4 Americans open to secession | Reuters

I bet you the Scotish referendum was making a lot of world leaders a tad nervous.
 
'(Reuters) - The failed Scottish vote to pull out from the United Kingdom stirred secessionist hopes for some in the United States, where almost a quarter of people are open to their states leaving the union, a new Reuters/Ipsos poll found.

Some 23.9 percent of Americans polled from Aug. 23 through Sept. 16 said they strongly supported or tended to support the idea of their state breaking away, while 53.3 percent of the 8,952 respondents strongly opposed or tended to oppose the notion.'


Exclusive: Angry with Washington, 1 in 4 Americans open to secession | Reuters

I bet you the Scotish referendum was making a lot of world leaders a tad nervous.

A lot? A lot of the world leaders are already dealing with revolt/civi war/breakaway regions.
 
A lot? A lot of the world leaders are already dealing with revolt/civi war/breakaway regions.

I said 'world leaders', not leaders of mid-lower pack countries.

I don't consider Assad (for example) a 'world leader'.

I am talking about G20 countries, for example.
 
I'm open to the military installations in states like Texas and South Carolina moving back to the USA.
This was one of many ideas used to convince Scots to vote NO.

As well, Texas doesn't get any more stimulus and we'll just get our fossil fuels from a more friendly country.
Watch how fast Americans boycott those secessionists.
And they can pay for their own border problems.

I still remember a group of seceders in Northeast Colorado being interviewed.
Not a single one of these Nullifiers had the temerity to say they'd secede .

A lot? A lot of the world leaders are already dealing with revolt/civi war/breakaway regions.
 
dupe post-----choppy surfing
 
Scotland and some States in USA want to secede. While we want to be unseceded from Albania any longer.
 
I said 'world leaders', not leaders of mid-lower pack countries.

I don't consider Assad (for example) a 'world leader'.

I am talking about G20 countries, for example.

Oh well, in that case I roll with that then. Just made me stop and wonder if we were living on the same planet, because your's sounded nicer. :(
 
I'm open to the military installations in states like Texas and South Carolina moving back to the USA.
This was one of many ideas used to convince Scots to vote NO.

As well, Texas doesn't get any more stimulus and we'll just get our fossil fuels from a more friendly country.
Watch how fast Americans boycott those secessionists.
And they can pay for their own border problems.

I still remember a group of seceders in Northeast Colorado being interviewed.
Not a single one of these Nullifiers had the temerity to say they'd secede .

Has any secessionist movement in the US ever rose to the same levels of Quebec or Scotland? It not, then why are you bringing them up?
 
Becaue we hear their faux outrage on any number of occasions--Perry uses it whenever it's convenient.
Northeast Colorado the same--Northern California wants to be a separate state.
Has any secessionist movement in the US ever rose to the same levels of
Quebec or Scotland? It not, then why are you bringing them up?
I'd say the Civil war certainly did.
And the mental civil war is still going on below the 40th parallel as you know from where you live .
 
Becaue we hear their faux outrage on any number of occasions--Perry uses it whenever it's convenient.
Northeast Colorado the same--Northern California wants to be a separate state.

I'd say the Civil war certainly did.
And the mental civil war is still going on below the 40th parallel as you know from where you live .

Touche, I should of specified "modern secessionist movement". And there's not "civil war" happening in the US, except for the one the media likes to pump up. Most Americans honestly don't give a **** if the country goes one or the other sadly. But even if they did, it would have everything to do with the way the government is being run and nothing else. Also, I don't see states wanting to break apart as being the same thing as wanting to break away from the country. Personally, I think it's a fine idea if Northern California or Northern Colorado wanted to break off and form new states if they feel like their government isn't serving their needs and interests.
 
I dont think its gonna happen in my lifetime but I would prefer America and all other large nations like China and Russia be split up into several smaller countries with an open economic and mutual defense alliance. I think the larger a country becomes the more prone they are to meddling with others and their big governments lose sight of the needs of smaller regions internally.
 
I dont think its gonna happen in my lifetime but I would prefer America and all other large nations like China and Russia be split up into several smaller countries with an open economic and mutual defense alliance. I think the larger a country becomes the more prone they are to meddling with others and their big governments lose sight of the needs of smaller regions internally.

That's a very good point, Imo.

I think the larger the country, the more likely they will pick on smaller countries. With lots of small countries, I think the likelihood is far less.


BTW, I see you have started repping people. Interesting.

Personally, I find it easier. If I want to compliment someone on a post but don't want to take the time to comment, I just rep them. Silent support as it were.
 
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