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If leaders stay silent, the US won’t survive Trump’s next 100 days | Robert Reich
(www.theguardian.com)
this post was submitted on 01 May 2025
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I pretty much agree with the article, but I don't see it explained what he means by "US won’t survive Trump’s next 100 days"?
I think what he really means is that democracy in USA won't survive.
I can't even begin to imagine how frustrating it must be to be a blue state like for instance California, and be forced through this political insanity? Also the personal frustration must be enormous for people who knew Trump would be a massive disaster.
We are cursed to live in interesting times. Could the frustrations for blue states like California become big enough for them to secede? I better go get some more popcorn!
California should consider becoming independent and joining the EU😂
Absolutely and Denmark has also made an offer to buy California, which would have many advantages for Trump. For one he would get rid of one of the most pesky blue states.
Many Californians have actually offered to help financing the purchase!
https://denmarkification.com/
california could buy itself
Yes, but that wouldn't provide the obvious benefits of being part of Denmark. 😋
Which are almost none since it’s on the other side of the world and has a GDP 10x higher (~4t) than Denmark (~4b).
I do like the cheek in that website though.
I don't think that's a serious campaign, but it is pretty funny.
Trump says he wants to buy Greenland (from Denmark), bewildering, insulting, and angering Denmark, so these people have put together an equally absurd offer for Trump.
Nice.
It's absolutely not serious, and you are right, it's to make fun of Trump because he wants to buy Greenland.
Finally, a way to keep the Zonies out!
More realistically the blue states should consider the fact that the red states will always be slowing them down and they might need to secede and form their own country and let the red states become a third world country because that's what they clearly want.
Begun, the Balkanization of the US has.
The Fragmented States of America
If California leaves the USA and gets reasonable gun control and housing costs under control, I would want to be a citizen of the New California Republic.
Almost makes you wish for a nuclear winter...
We would still be just the California Republic, there has been no break between the Bear Flag revolt and the current government. Reminder the NCR in Fallout 2 and New Vegas is not a pre-war remnant but instead a new world government taking heavy inspiration from the old world
You summoned the bear.
Reminder the flag used to look like this circa Fallout 2
This is vexillologically offensive.
The best part is that it survived into Fallout NV concept art, that means that there was a good chance this gloriously awful flag could've survived if the devs weren't cowards.
Please I beg any and all powers make this happen, as a Californian.