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Time to talk about SECESSION--vanity
Nov. 7th, 2012 | LifeComesFirst

Posted on 11/06/2012 10:33:47 PM PST by LifeComesFirst

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To: Venturer

And those of us who tried to warn those only interested in American Idol and The View are going to drag the rest of us who don’t deserve this right along for the “bump in the road” ride..God what fools America looks to be now and Europe is all a twitter with glee as we look more and more like those failed governments.


41 posted on 11/06/2012 11:47:33 PM PST by celtic gal
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To: Terry Mross

I take a different view on the flag...I refuse to fly my beloved flag, the one I served under for 30 years..so as of 9;45 when the networks all called this for the Marxist, I furled my flag. I refuse to fly it under these conditions unless I fly it up side down....but until we are a free nation of liberty, it stays safely furled. I’ll get a new Marine Corps Flag to fly..the EGA..Eagle Globe and Anchor instead...


42 posted on 11/06/2012 11:54:43 PM PST by celtic gal
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To: LifeComesFirst

We can do it peacefully this time or have a desperate struggle to the bitter end. Either way I good.


43 posted on 11/06/2012 11:55:02 PM PST by central_va ( I won't be reconstructed and I do not give a damn.)
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To: LifeComesFirst

We can do it peacefully this time or have a desperate struggle to the bitter end. I’m good either way.


44 posted on 11/06/2012 11:55:36 PM PST by central_va ( I won't be reconstructed and I do not give a damn.)
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To: Nowhere Man
Before I hit the sack, there are efforts by groups both left and right promoting secession.

That is why it is stupid to frame this as a military confrontation. There are benefits to both sides.

Trying to hold together these two unequal parts will ultimately cause more violence.

The biggest downside is that the U.S.A. has held Russia and China in check for seventy years. If that is taken out of the picture it will suck to be their neighbors. And that will have consequences for us as well. But that is coming sooner or later as well. It is already starting with the automatic budget cuts in January.

45 posted on 11/06/2012 11:56:21 PM PST by hopespringseternal
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To: celtic gal

Oh I forgot to add, should a teleprompter fall on the Marxist and kill him or should he get eaten by a shark on a Hawaiian vacation..some thing like that but certainly not murder because I would loathe to see those kind of JFK honors granted this grifter, then my flag will fly at full staff!


46 posted on 11/06/2012 11:56:25 PM PST by celtic gal
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To: DouglasKC

“If Texas secedes I’ll move there in a heart beat.”

Ditto.


47 posted on 11/07/2012 12:39:38 AM PST by Stingray (Stand for the truth or you'll fall for anything.)
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To: LifeComesFirst

If secession becomes a reality, then it would be worth the pain of an Obama re-election in my opinion. We were already past the tipping point before this election, really. But I have learned in the past that good things can come out of bad and most clouds do have a silver lining of some sort.

Secession is, of course, a stretch, but we don’t know how bad things may get in the future. Spain’s had trouble with Basque separatists for a long time now; but who would have thought just a few years ago that large and wealthy Catalonia may be on the verge of secession too? Or that Flemish nationalists are chomping at the bit to break up Belgium? Or that the Scots are seriously discussing leaving the U.K.? Secession is still an unlikely scenario at this point for the U.S. but we don’t know what the future may bring and different parts of the country are undeniably divergent in beliefs, values, work ethic, demographics, traditions, and actions. Why should such differing peoples be forced together against their will?

Remember the “Jesusland” maps of 2004? The Lefties don’t like us any more than we like them. Now that they have the upper hand, though, I’m not so sure they’ll agree to an amicable separation. Only time will tell, but things will never again be the imaginary rosy picture Obama tried to paint in his victory speech (but which he never actually tried to create). Our America is already dead. It’s time to face that and salvage what we can.


48 posted on 11/07/2012 1:16:06 AM PST by FenwickBabbitt
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To: hopespringseternal
That is why it is stupid to frame this as a military confrontation. There are benefits to both sides.

Their underlying beliefs are centered around hatred and revenge. They are not looking for benefits. They want to destroy and humiliate. You are looking at this like a rational person, and are making the mistake in assuming that they are, as well. They believe that America (especially white America) is evil. They would never tolerate any kind of split. This is why you can never win an argument with a leftist. They don't care about economic theories, or any kind of principled discussion. Their passion lies in scathing contempt for those that believe in the ideals of this country.
49 posted on 11/07/2012 1:24:44 AM PST by jjsheridan5
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To: LifeComesFirst

Go Galt.


50 posted on 11/07/2012 1:28:32 AM PST by PR1776
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To: driftless2
If we nominate a real conservative. If that candidate loses, time for a peaceful split.

It will be very difficult for the Republican Party to nominate a Conservative for President. They had a very strong field of conservatives in the primary race and they all got taken down one at a time. And the Republican Party has open primaries in some states. That allows the leftists to help choose the Republican candidate. And just look at the RINO apologist here. After two back to back loses they still claim that a RINO is the only hope.

Not gonna happen.

51 posted on 11/07/2012 1:34:38 AM PST by justa-hairyape
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To: NeverForgetBataan
Wait until the coming financial meltdown, when the Federal Government is sooo broke it can’t even pay a simple soldiers salary. THEN they will listen to you real hard.

No problem. Should be happening within 1-2 years. And they will probably be fighting even more wars then they are fighting right now. So we will offer them a new country to join, that is not at war with anyone, at the time. Pay and peace.

52 posted on 11/07/2012 1:41:05 AM PST by justa-hairyape
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To: FenwickBabbitt

You make a lot of really good points, especially the last: “Our America is already dead. It’s time to face that and salvage what we can.” I saw some Fox analysts talking about how Obama would be constrained by a more Republican congress. Somehow I doubt that John Boehner has them quaking in their boots. Yet these analysts are looking at it from a now defunct frame of reference. We cannot pretend that nothing has really changed. This election was a turning point. It legitimizes Obama’s reign of contempt, revenge and divisiveness. They abhor anyone who believes in the ideals of this country, and now they know that they can get away with anything. 15+% unemployment in black America, and they go 93-7. No jobs for young people, yet they celebrate their dear leaders victory.

The only silver lining that I can see is that it now becomes impossible to pretend that this America is the same as the one that used to be. If that means some kind of secession, so be it. At least we know where we stand. The takers now outnumber the makers. The brainwashing of our education system has firmly taken hold. Our enemies have declared their desire for revenge. And none of our checks and balances (including the ballot box) are enough.

I agree that secession is a LONG shot. But the situation is untenable. This country is clearly divided against itself, with two camps that loathe each other. I don’t know where this leads. But thanks to the most divisive president in our history, at least the situation has gotten much clearer.


53 posted on 11/07/2012 1:45:54 AM PST by jjsheridan5
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To: jjsheridan5
It legitimizes Obama’s reign of contempt, revenge and divisiveness.

That is a very good point. The left is on the road to Chavez and there is nothing left to stop them.

Do not think secession is a long shot. More like it is inevitable now. There is no way to pay off this debt. Absolutely no way. So the country will collapse. No other possible path. We had a chance with austerity if the rest of the world played along, but that is now dead. No austerity possible and deficits will climb up way over a trillion in Obama's next 4 years.

54 posted on 11/07/2012 2:00:34 AM PST by justa-hairyape
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To: justa-hairyape

You are right about the economy. It will collapse. I hope it does so quickly. If we successfully kick the can, and find ourselves in a very slow motion train wreck, then it will be like a frog in warming water. There won’t be any kind of spark that says “this country is in imminent danger”. And that path leads to the most dangerous kind of demagogue.

If it happens quickly, before demographics go too far against us, then maybe (just maybe), conservatives can convince enough people what should be obvious to everyone — that we are being ruled by economic incompetents.

Maybe you are right that secession is not that long a shot. As I said earlier, this is an untenable situation, with two halves of a country loathing each other. We will see. But I think that the key, looking forward, lies in *how* the economy collapses.


55 posted on 11/07/2012 2:24:03 AM PST by jjsheridan5
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To: LifeComesFirst

Based on electoral outcomes, which states do you think would secede?


56 posted on 11/07/2012 3:14:33 AM PST by tbw2
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To: LifeComesFirst

While I agree with you, the “takers” in this nation are not going to let their cash cow, “the rest of us” go without a fight - how else will they finance their freebies? While they may well relish the thought of being rid of the rest of us, how long do you think that will take them figure out? They want to make us slaves to their system.


57 posted on 11/07/2012 5:21:54 AM PST by texgal (end no-fault divorce laws return DUE PROCESS & EQUAL PROTECTION to ALL citizens))
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To: LifeComesFirst

Everyone got that out of your system? Good. Back to realville.
There is not going to be a secession, there is not going to be a revolution, there is not going to be CWII, there is not going to be prison trains and internment camps.

Get to work changing hearts and minds, one person at a time.

We failed. Learn from it and move on.


58 posted on 11/07/2012 5:41:40 AM PST by mnehring
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To: jjsheridan5
They believe that America (especially white America) is evil. They would never tolerate any kind of split.

That is a non-sequitur. Some want to subjugate the evil racist whites, but they aren't in the majority.

Above all else they worship power. Getting rid of a diehard red state removes an obstacle in their path.

59 posted on 11/07/2012 5:49:16 AM PST by hopespringseternal
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To: texgal
While I agree with you, the “takers” in this nation are not going to let their cash cow, “the rest of us” go without a fight - how else will they finance their freebies?

I don't believe their thought processes are that evolved. They see conservatives as poor knuckledraggers living in trailer houses and driving old pickup trucks. All the wealth is in California and New York as far as they are concerned.

60 posted on 11/07/2012 5:54:59 AM PST by hopespringseternal
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