Submitted by tabthough t3_11ai346 in dataisbeautiful
Teschyn t1_j9tau6o wrote
I’m sorry, can we stop calling it by the cutsie name: “National Divorce”. We’re talking about talking about secession—secession for the pure reason of accumulating more political power.
Edit: spelling
tbizzone t1_j9tm5gw wrote
I believe the word you’re looking for is “secession” not “succession.”
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Asmewithoutpolitics t1_j9u4mf4 wrote
And? Secession is a very democratic thing. You can’t force people to be together with irreconcilable differences
Teschyn t1_j9u7s7v wrote
The only way to ensure that you aren't around people you disagree with is to ban them from being around you. Restricting where people live and work based off their political beliefs is deeply undemocratic.
Also, irreconcilable differences? Don't be a fucking drama queen. You can disagree with a tax plan without seceding from the union, you fucking baby.
ZenofZer0 t1_j9vfd6y wrote
It goes deeper than taxes. That’s disengenuine and overly reductive to even try and play it off like that. There’s a rift in America right now. One that I don’t honestly see healing. Neither side is looking to concede. Both are the most self-righteous twats that I think the nation has seen since the crown ruled. I think it is a powder keg that is going to go one of two ways: The keg blows Some kind of cataclysm forces people to stop separating into “warring” factions and actually band together to accomplish something larger than furthering their personal political dogma.
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