Civil War Coming?

[brewster]

That would be fascinating, the economics might not be as you expect.

This map displays every county in the U.S. Each county is sized proportional to its share of the total U.S. GDP. To add some context to these numbers, Greater New York’s GDP of $1.5 trillion is larger than all but 11 countries. If it were its own country, Greater New York’s economy would rank just above Australia and South Korea and just below Canada and Russia.

More power to you, NY. Blow it out your ass and have a great time. We'll ship you some bourbon for cash and you can keep the AIDS and the rent-seeking bankers.

I'm curious, what modern country is your model for a successful primarily agrarian economy after you wall off the cities?

[Fife]

Take it easy, we'll send you some pork products and milk.

[Fife]

Yes, that unquestionable wisdom held by people formally trained in groupthink. We should certainly care, because they all think the same. Derp.

Well, since 100% of the population here is barefoot, addicted to homemade meth, and dependent on federal city cheese and vouchers for ding-dongs and Doritos to survive, those New York boys might be onto something down there inside their navels.

[Smitty-48]

Take it easy, we'll send you some pork products and milk.

It is not about what my country can do for me, but rather what I can do for my country.

The only easy day was yesterday.

[brewster]

What will the Red suburbs do when the great divide happens and they need a passport and visa to enter the shithole city they used to work in? Kinda like the Gazans who for their 'freedom fighting' were locked out of their jobs in Israel. Would the Red suburbs throw in with the city anyway?

[brewster]

Take it easy, we'll send you some pork products and milk.

Try answering a simple economic question: what modern country is your model for a successful primarily agrarian economy after you wall off the cities?

[DBTrek]

“How will the rurals possibly survive without us?!??”

Because the story of humanity began in a city.
Derp.

[Fife]

Won't somebody think of the worthless Rednecks??

[brewster]

Telling that all you can do is mumble in response to a simple question.

[DBTrek]

“The educated”

Yeah ... that guy has it figured out. But “the rurals” would be fucked if anything changed because they don’t have his survival skills.