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[–] DarrinBrunner@lemmy.world 176 points 4 months ago (12 children)

If I lived in CA, I'd vote for this. But, also, California could easily make it as its own country.

[–] BedSharkPal@lemmy.ca 97 points 4 months ago (4 children)
[–] orbituary@lemmy.dbzer0.com 81 points 4 months ago (4 children)

Washington here. Let's make Cascadia or Pacifica real.

[–] WhyIHateTheInternet@lemmy.world 37 points 4 months ago (1 children)

California here. I'm on board.

[–] Duranie@leminal.space 14 points 4 months ago (2 children)

I'm in Illinois and would like to throw our hat in the ring. We're closer to you than Hawaii is and would make a nice, friendly stop over.

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[–] Draegur@lemmy.zip 32 points 4 months ago (6 children)

I'm not even on your coast -- LITERALLY the other side of the continent in New England -- and i am rooting for you SO FUCKING HARD

GLORY TO CASCADIA!

I wish New England would ~~secede~~ get bought by Denmark too...

[–] btsax@reddthat.com 11 points 4 months ago

I always wanted New England to join Canada and be part of the Maritimes so that the time zone would make more sense. And so New Englanders could get healthcare that wasn't tied to employment

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[–] CosmicTurtle0@lemmy.dbzer0.com 42 points 4 months ago (2 children)

Iirc California as a state has a larger GDP than most nations.

[–] BedSharkPal@lemmy.ca 29 points 4 months ago (4 children)

It's 4th or 5th which is insane.

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[–] socsa@piefed.social 23 points 4 months ago

The problem California would have as its own country would be defending the massive border it has with the failed state next door.

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[–] TheLowestStone@lemmy.world 90 points 4 months ago (3 children)

Is there a petition for Californians who support this?

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[–] Kalon@feddit.online 89 points 4 months ago (5 children)

With all the right-wing memes I've seen in the past, I'd think they would be happy to see it go.

at least until they realize how much California and other "blue" states fund their "red" states.

[–] krashmo@lemmy.world 57 points 4 months ago

Republican voters don't learn lessons from experience. That's why they're Republican voters.

[–] discocactus@lemmy.world 24 points 4 months ago

Those people would be so angry if they could do math.

[–] MJKee9@lemmy.world 16 points 4 months ago (1 children)

They would be invading California to steal their resources and labor... Faster than JD Vance can fuck a couch.

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[–] favoredponcho@lemmy.zip 12 points 4 months ago* (last edited 4 months ago)

We really need to cut off the red states. They’re a bunch of whiny shits who leech off the blue states and then make our politics toxic.

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[–] NichEherVielleicht@feddit.org 84 points 4 months ago (2 children)

You can store screws or sewing kits in there.

[–] Diplomjodler3@lemmy.world 42 points 4 months ago (1 children)

I've heard rumours that some people have cookies in those. But surely that's just a myth.

[–] Viking_Hippie@lemmy.dbzer0.com 12 points 4 months ago (4 children)

Am Danish, can confirm.

I recently (December) bought a tin for myself for the first time ever and they were almost as great as I remember from my early childhood in the 80s 🤤

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[–] tomiant@piefed.social 10 points 4 months ago* (last edited 4 months ago) (1 children)

I usem for USB sticks and assorted computer paraphernalia.

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[–] Lucidlethargy@sh.itjust.works 51 points 4 months ago

WE ACCEPT. OH MY FUCKING GOODNESS YES.

[–] ooterness@lemmy.world 46 points 4 months ago

I'd take that deal. Where do I sign?

[–] portifornia@lemmy.world 44 points 4 months ago (2 children)

For the price of California (one dollar might be an agreeable option), I'm sure the people of the west coast would gladly throw in an Oregon & Washington for free!

[–] muusemuuse@sh.itjust.works 14 points 4 months ago

God I need to move to a blue state

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[–] billwashere@lemmy.world 36 points 4 months ago (2 children)

Well I’d be moving cross country to live in California.

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[–] mrslt@lemmy.world 30 points 4 months ago (3 children)

Yes, please. How soon can this realistically happen, Denmark?

[–] MacNCheezus@lemmy.today 10 points 4 months ago (3 children)

Realistically? Never.

California is literally almost 10x the size and 7x the population of Denmark. And just the logistics of having to manage a dependency this large that's at least a 12 hour flight away would be a nightmare, both economic and organizational.

This would likely be one of the biggest dogs any tail has ever attempted to wag (certainly in modern times) besides the British rule of India, perhaps, and we all know how that turned out.

[–] wewbull@feddit.uk 11 points 4 months ago (12 children)

You can be like Greenland and have autonomy. I think Denmark would be fine with a similar arrangement.

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[–] jam12705@lemmy.world 28 points 4 months ago* (last edited 4 months ago) (9 children)

Everyone here going on about "take us too" and not one comment on how the Danes are going to logistically supply Danish Pastries to California without impacting their economy. Crips you'd have to float them through the Panama Canal. They'd be stale before they hit port. /s

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[–] panda_abyss@lemmy.ca 28 points 4 months ago (3 children)

Canada should do this to ancquire Alaska too. 

there’s no good reason it’s not part of Canada. It’s not even the US’s land. 

[–] tomiant@piefed.social 17 points 4 months ago (2 children)

It lies directly next to Canada, it's not even connected to the USA. Psychologically, Canada needs it.

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[–] _chris@lemmy.world 28 points 4 months ago

I’ll go for free. Sign me up.

[–] Zink@programming.dev 23 points 4 months ago (5 children)

Ok so instead of breaking the US up into the United states of Canada and Jesusland, I am totally cool with something like The Green States of America Land.

We could be a good neighbor to Canada and slowly transition Jesusland off of all the welfare money.

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[–] Nioxic@lemmy.dbzer0.com 23 points 4 months ago

We also have the right to unionize in our constitution

[–] HeyThisIsntTheYMCA@lemmy.world 23 points 4 months ago

As a California citizen i vote yes please

[–] cosmicrookie@lemmy.world 21 points 4 months ago

I honestly believe there are more people who would like the USA to become a part of Denmark than there are people who want Greenland

[–] fubarx@lemmy.world 20 points 4 months ago (1 children)

Burying the lede.

They should have opened with the pastries.

[–] ButtermilkBiscuit@feddit.nl 13 points 4 months ago (2 children)

They had me at universal healthcare but I can see an argument for pastries.

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[–] Formfiller@lemmy.world 19 points 4 months ago

I agree to these terms

[–] ArmchairAce1944@discuss.online 18 points 4 months ago (1 children)
[–] EndlessNightmare@reddthat.com 13 points 4 months ago (2 children)

Come for the pastries, stay for the health care

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[–] rizzothesmall@sh.itjust.works 17 points 4 months ago

Ok, Denmark, I think you need to rethink the last point after seeing just how much food Americans can put away...

[–] frank@sopuli.xyz 17 points 4 months ago

USA'ian who lives in Denmark: let's do this shit. It'd probably be a big QoL increase for a fair few people in CA

[–] Jackusflackus@lemmy.world 15 points 4 months ago (3 children)
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[–] Fridgeratr@lemmy.dbzer0.com 13 points 4 months ago

Please do it. I will move there immediately

[–] frazw@lemmy.world 13 points 4 months ago* (last edited 4 months ago) (8 children)

I mean by what right does California belong to the USA. I mean all they did was roll a wagon onto the land 500 years ago. Who's to say the Danish didn't around the same time too?

(sorry indigenous Californians your righteous and original claim doesn't help me make my point)

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[–] HootinNHollerin@lemmy.dbzer0.com 12 points 4 months ago (2 children)

California has a GDP many times larger than Denmark

[–] frank@sopuli.xyz 12 points 4 months ago

But the GDP per Capita is not insanely different, $85k vs 102k (source: wiki)

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[–] BlameTheAntifa@lemmy.world 12 points 4 months ago

Yes, please.

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