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Can't people just decide to create a new SV somewhere and do it? It's just people you need to move.
Why make a new one and not secede?
Svexit
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#292Earlier quoted context omitted.
I'm not super familiar with the geography there but I'd imagine everything west of the rockies (is that the right mountain range) would go with California and I thought that this was the source of the water.
I believe a large part of Northern California's, and by extension Silicon Valley's, water comes from the Sierras. The communities of the Sierras, as well as those of the Central Valley which separates Northern and Southern California, tend to be fairly conservative. They also have high rates of firearms ownership. I don't think they would be too keen to join in on a hypothetical SV secession.
It would be a very short, very ugly civil war essentially.
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#293Earlier quoted context omitted.
Yeah, have fun with that. I don't think putting money in the markets right now is a great move unless you can afford to lose it all. Granted, that's always the case to some extent.
All? C'mon, the markets are not going to zero. If they did, money would become worthless anyway. Trump is likely going to be very business friendly, and after the initial shock wears off the markets will recover and move on.
We were already looking rough before Trump, the UK has Brexit, the EU is struggling, China is... who the hell knows. I think we could be in for some historically bad times, and all of this while the Middle East and Northern Africa are burning.
If not for nuclear detente, I'd be pretty concerned about WWIII right about now.
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#294Earlier quoted context omitted.
At this point I'd almost welcome a truly rigged system, or even a secret service member who doesn't mind a lifetime in prison. Eight years of W. Bush was bad, and frankly I doubt the economy could withstand whatever Trump has in "mind".
You should be ashamed of yourself for posting this.
Care to explain why exactly?
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#295Earlier quoted context omitted.
Anyone supporting trump is getting labeled a racist, misogynist, xenophobe. We've seen what happens to to people like Thiel and Eich, people try to get them black balled from the industry because they dare to disagree. Then someone openly flouting this "PC ideology" you've been getting increasingly frustrated by comes along they look quite appealing.
> Then someone openly flouting this "PC ideology" you've been getting increasingly frustrated by comes along they look quite appealing. But you know, it's not just a matter of flouting "pc ideology". It's not just words. Trump is actually openly racist and sexist not only in words, but also in actions.
Until he passes discriminatory legislation it is just words.
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You realize that Republicans now control the presidency, the house, the senate, and the supreme court, right? This isn't our Brexit moment, it's our Islamic Republic moment.
Calling Trump a Republican is probably a bit strong. He ran on that ticket, but historically his views are quite liberal.
Historically, his views have been whatever was convenient for networking with politicians useful to his business interests.
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#297Earlier quoted context omitted.
I believe a large part of Northern California's, and by extension Silicon Valley's, water comes from the Sierras. The communities of the Sierras, as well as those of the Central Valley which separates Northern and Southern California, tend to be fairly conservative. They also have high rates of firearms ownership. I don't think they would be too keen to join in on a hypothetical SV secession.
It would be a very short, very ugly civil war essentially.
I agree it would be ugly, I'm not so sure it would be short though.
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#298The season finale of the USA, representative democracy is in a bubble and the bust is inevitable.
On the other hand, the USA has contentious elections on a regular basis with basically no violence. That's the real strength of representative democracy.
My guess is that we're headed towards the season finale, but only in a few years. The left already had their moment of huge disappointment (when Obama was elected for "Change", and was not able to actually change anything). Now the right will have the same experience as they far overestimate Trump's ability to follow through on his proposals (e.g. fighting rampant corruption).
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#299Earlier quoted context omitted.
You should be ashamed of yourself for posting this.
Care to explain why exactly?
Do I really need to?
If you think that your "I'd almost welcome" weasel wording makes what you're implying acceptable, you need to reconsider the responsibilities of citizenship in a democracy.
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#300Earlier quoted context omitted.
> Then someone openly flouting this "PC ideology" you've been getting increasingly frustrated by comes along they look quite appealing. But you know, it's not just a matter of flouting "pc ideology". It's not just words. Trump is actually openly racist and sexist not only in words, but also in actions.
Until he passes discriminatory legislation it is just words.
Until he engages in sexual assault. And leads a life steeped in racism: http://www.huffingtonpost.com/entry/donald-trump-racist-exam...