...the South, with its Hispanics; Texas, where independence movements are on the rise;....

Obviously, he hasn't been to my South so I can't take him seriously. I look around and all I see are "boogies."

Last edited by Banjo (2008-11-25 11:04:40)

whiskytangofoxtrot wrote:

How could they forget the Nazi Northwest?  That analyst's a fucking wanker.

He said Pacific Coast...  I declare Herbastan Free and Independent....


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THIS JUST IN -- Russian Analyst Predicts His Opinion May One Day Matter

"He predicted that the U.S. will break up into six parts - the Pacific coast, with its growing Chinese population; the South, with its Hispanics; Texas, where independence movements are on the rise; the Atlantic coast, with its distinct and separate mentality; five of the poorer central states with their large Native American populations; and the northern states, where the influence from Canada is strong. "

This guy has less insight on America than a Risk game board.

This shit has been kicked around forever and with good reason; history, recent and ancient has show that this sort of thing invariably happens.  The current morass of corruption and tomfoollery may indicate that a breakup would be a good thing; large countries don't necessarily benefit the populace in the same way that a small country does.

Taint wrote:

Marauding Texans would be such a bummer when you're 85.

That's a piss-poor point of view - how would you rather go out; in a hospital bed or trying to get your shaky old hands to steady enough to get a proper lead on some damn Texan?????

The U.S. is already dividing and sorting itself into very specific political and social areas......  People tend to move to places with like minded individuals and other people often times accept the the culture in which they live...  It's fairly easy to see politically as certain states are becoming more distinctly "red" and others more distinctly "blue"....  I actually think this is a good thing and I have nothing wrong with it as long as the individual states retain the power to properly serve these differing mind sets....  The only way this would work is to have an incredibly "weak" federal government and extremely "strong" state governments....  What works for rural America is far different than what works for urban America, what works for the East Coast doesn't work for the West Coast....  I don't want people in Florida making decisions for me on what they think is right and I highly doubt they want me making decisions on what I think is right for them...  If someone wants their laws to be based on the Bible that's fine, they can move to Missouri and have that....  Every person should be given the opportunity to live in the society they want with the laws they want and the more seperate we become the better....  All that does is give us options and the opportunity to live the life we want to live....

Dirckman wrote:

The U.S. is already dividing and sorting itself into very specific political and social areas......  People tend to move to places with like minded individuals and other people often times accept the the culture in which they live...  It's fairly easy to see politically as certain states are becoming more distinctly "red" and others more distinctly "blue"....  I actually think this is a good thing and I have nothing wrong with it as long as the individual states retain the power to properly serve these differing mind sets....  The only way this would work is to have an incredibly "weak" federal government and extremely "strong" state governments....  What works for rural America is far different than what works for urban America, what works for the East Coast doesn't work for the West Coast....  I don't want people in Florida making decisions for me on what they think is right and I highly doubt they want me making decisions on what I think is right for them...  If someone wants their laws to be based on the Bible that's fine, they can move to Missouri and have that....  Every person should be given the opportunity to live in the society they want with the laws they want and the more seperate we become the better....  All that does is give us options and the opportunity to live the life we want to live....

Have you been looking at the progression of the colors on the map?  The red vs. blue thing has been dissolving a bit over the last decade or so.  I'm not saying it's going purple or anything, just that the current red vs. blue thing is just that: the current thing.  We're no more separate than we were 100 years ago; less so, in fact, now that we communicate so much more than we used to.  There's a hell of a lot of distance between having local cultural differences and divvying up the country.

Come to think of it, have you ever left the country?

tojo2000 wrote:

Dirckman wrote:

The U.S. is already dividing and sorting itself into very specific political and social areas......  People tend to move to places with like minded individuals and other people often times accept the the culture in which they live...  It's fairly easy to see politically as certain states are becoming more distinctly "red" and others more distinctly "blue"....  I actually think this is a good thing and I have nothing wrong with it as long as the individual states retain the power to properly serve these differing mind sets....  The only way this would work is to have an incredibly "weak" federal government and extremely "strong" state governments....  What works for rural America is far different than what works for urban America, what works for the East Coast doesn't work for the West Coast....  I don't want people in Florida making decisions for me on what they think is right and I highly doubt they want me making decisions on what I think is right for them...  If someone wants their laws to be based on the Bible that's fine, they can move to Missouri and have that....  Every person should be given the opportunity to live in the society they want with the laws they want and the more seperate we become the better....  All that does is give us options and the opportunity to live the life we want to live....

Have you been looking at the progression of the colors on the map?  The red vs. blue thing has been dissolving a bit over the last decade or so.  I'm not saying it's going purple or anything, just that the current red vs. blue thing is just that: the current thing.  We're no more separate than we were 100 years ago; less so, in fact, now that we communicate so much more than we used to.  There's a hell of a lot of distance between having local cultural differences and divvying up the country.

Come to think of it, have you ever left the country?

Yes I have left the country...  Been to Mexico once, Canada inumerable times and England on three different occasions....  I plan on visiting Europe again this Spring....

I haven't decided where to go this Spring exactly....  All I know is that Depeche Mode is starting their European tour in May and I want part of the action... http://depechemode.com/tour.html