117th Congress: DEMS IN DISARRAY!!!111!!

[Handyman]

You guys act like it would be a clean split along state lines.

The pacific states try to succeed and there’ll be militias with roadblocks on I-5 from north of the bay to Eugene.

I dont...I expect states to fall apart. Minnesota will be a prime example of it. There are already Red areas here that want to leave for NoDak...this will get exasperated.

NY will be fun to watch as will Cali.

[Handyman]

MN ain't coming with. As much as I would love it to, it's buried far too deep behind enemy lines. Ditto on IL most likely.

The Blue areas of the Midwest will form their own country which will be straight up allies with the Coastal States which will also be separate. The US will turn into Europe...

[Kepler]

The Blue areas of the Midwest will form their own country which will be straight up allies with the Coastal States which will also be separate. The US will turn into Europe...

We'll have a NE Britain, a NY France, a Left Coast Scandinavia, and a Blue Great Lakes Germany. And then there will be an Appalachian Balkans, a Florida Western Med, a Texas Turkey, a Prairie Poland and a Big Sky Belarus. DC will be Monaco.

[FadeToBlack&Gold]

I dont...I expect states to fall apart. Minnesota will be a prime example of it. There are already Red areas here that want to leave for NoDak...this will get exasperated.

NY will be fun to watch as will Cali.

Yeah, if that happens then here it's gonna be Detroit vs. everyone else. Even some of the red suburban counties, like Macomb, are guaranteed to throw their lot in with the outstate derps. The further north in Oakland you go, the redder it gets. I don't know what would happen to the smaller blue pockets like Lansing, Flint, inner city Grand Rapids (their 'burbs are pretty deep red), etc.

[Jimjamesak]

I dont...I expect states to fall apart. Minnesota will be a prime example of it. There are already Red areas here that want to leave for NoDak...this will get exasperated.

NY will be fun to watch as will Cali.

Honestly Washington and Oregon will be the ones to watch. East of the Cascades will just join Idaho but it’s the rural areas in the western parts that will turn into a s-show. Like I said, militia road blocks on freeways and highways. Seattle and Portland will likely make Belfast look like a paradise.

[Handyman]

Honestly Washington and Oregon will be the ones to watch. East of the Cascades will just join Idaho but it’s the rural areas in the western parts that will turn into a s-show. Like I said, militia road blocks on freeways and highways. Seattle and Portland will likely make Belfast look like a paradise.

Seattle will be fine because the Rich people that live near there won't want to join the unwashed racists. They need the hippies to buy tech crap and Cletus can't be counted on.

Portland I have no clue about...

What will do the Red areas in most states in is the lack of people or the infrastructure to get what they need. The cities will cut them off from many of the trade routes by road and the lack of millions of people to pay taxes and fund their lives is going to starve them out sooner or later. I mean what will places like Lake Geneva, WI do without Chicago and Milwaukee? Hell what will most of Red Wisconsin do without Milwaukee or the tourism that comes from many of the Blue areas? Northern Minnesota will be worthless without Duluth and the TC area. (they will all starve without the Cidiot Socialism)

The Blue territories need to not get baited into a war. Just cut them off. They will have no way to peddle their wares and we will have all the money, better health care and a high standard of living. Canada and Mexico aren't going to go out of their way to help them (especially when they will get more value trading with us) and trade through ports will be difficult when the Gulf is on fire every 12 seconds. Flo(R)ida will survive because Di$ney won't let them fall but they will be dragged down by the rest of the Redneck Riviera and sooner or later they will treat them like UND treated the WCHA after the Big Ten formed. Texas likely goes independent when things go south.

Ultimately if this plays out right and there is no war the Blue will get back most of what was lost for pennies on the dollar and a new and improved Constitution. It will be an ugly 2 decades for some but as long as we learn from the mistakes of Reconstruction it will be a boon for those of us that are still around.

[Handyman]

https://twitter.com/thehill/status/1473063676542345217

Coal miners' union urges Manchin to reconsider opposition to Biden plan

Manchin responded:

[rufus]

Goldman Sachs already reduced projected GDP growth numbers by 18%, without BBB passing. That's almost the cost of the entire bill over the ten year period.

And the markets lost almost 3/4 of that cost just today, based on that news and Covid concerns. So yeah, not getting vaccinated affects no one except the person not getting vaccinated.

[Jimjamesak]

Seattle will be fine because the Rich people that live near there won't want to join the unwashed racists. They need the hippies to buy tech crap and Cletus can't be counted on.

Portland I have no clue about...

It won't matter what Amazon or Microsoft want because there are seriously violent right wing groups literally on the doorstep of Seattle and Portland and the police will not only not stop them but will actively join them. Couple that with the more militant leftist elements already in the cities and you have a recipe for serious violence.

[dxmnkd316]

It won't matter what Amazon or Microsoft want because there are seriously violent right wing groups literally on the doorstep of Seattle and Portland and the police will not only not stop them but will actively join them. Couple that with the more militant leftist elements already in the cities and you have a recipe for serious violence.

Absolutely agree. I think Portland could be Antietam.

[Jimjamesak]

Absolutely agree. I think Portland could be Antietam.

The only thing that might keep a lid on things in Seattle is the military presence at JB Lewis-McChord and Bremerton and that's only assuming the entire military structure doesn't go to complete s- beforehand.

[Handyman]

Having lived in Seattle previously I will disagree...but lets hope we dont have to find out.

[Jimjamesak]

Having lived in Seattle previously I will disagree...but lets hope we dont have to find out.

I lived in Tacoma and still have friends and family in the area. Run ins with white nationalist groups were happening a lot in 2019 and 2020 but never really made the news like the ones in Portland.

I do think the megacorps like Amazon and Microsoft try to keep them out of the public view but they definitely exist.

[mookie1995]

Seattle will be fine because the Rich people that live near there won't want to join the unwashed racists. They need the hippies to buy tech crap and Cletus can't be counted on.

Portland I have no clue about...

What will do the Red areas in most states in is the lack of people or the infrastructure to get what they need. The cities will cut them off from many of the trade routes by road and the lack of millions of people to pay taxes and fund their lives is going to starve them out sooner or later. I mean what will places like Lake Geneva, WI do without Chicago and Milwaukee? Hell what will most of Red Wisconsin do without Milwaukee or the tourism that comes from many of the Blue areas? Northern Minnesota will be worthless without Duluth and the TC area. (they will all starve without the Cidiot Socialism)

The Blue territories need to not get baited into a war. Just cut them off. They will have no way to peddle their wares and we will have all the money, better health care and a high standard of living. Canada and Mexico aren't going to go out of their way to help them (especially when they will get more value trading with us) and trade through ports will be difficult when the Gulf is on fire every 12 seconds. Flo(R)ida will survive because Di$ney won't let them fall but they will be dragged down by the rest of the Redneck Riviera and sooner or later they will treat them like UND treated the WCHA after the Big Ten formed. Texas likely goes independent when things go south.

Ultimately if this plays out right and there is no war the Blue will get back most of what was lost for pennies on the dollar and a new and improved Constitution. It will be an ugly 2 decades for some but as long as we learn from the mistakes of Reconstruction it will be a boon for those of us that are still around.

Dude!!!! Reconstruction was controlled by the winners!!! The right wingers will win because they have and will use the weapon to do so. Lefties will become enslaved with little L’s tattooed in their foreheads.
geeez

[Kepler]

Dude!!!! Reconstruction was controlled by the winners!!! The right wingers will win because they have and will use the weapon to do so. Lefties will become enslaved with little L’s tattooed in their foreheads.
geeez

Stars of David. Keep with the theme.