r/politics • u/sweatycat New York • 1d ago

California to Negotiate Trade With Other Countries to Bypass Trump Tariffs

https://www.newsweek.com/california-newsom-trade-trump-tariffs-2055414
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u/kittenTakeover 1d ago

American balkanization is horrible idea for American's FYI.

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u/Guilty-Shoulder-9214 1d ago

For many, yes. Because California and the east coast bankroll them. However, for the east coast and California, it’s likely a smart move. I’d totally vote to go along with California if it were offered to the western and rocky states minus Utah.

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u/kittenTakeover 1d ago

It's not a smart move for California and the East Coast. Division and isolation is trap that always makes you weaker.

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u/SCViper 1d ago

There's a lot of military in California and the East Coast. A lot more than people think. Plus, we provide most of the money. It would make us a lot stronger, honestly. California and the NE can easily, and successfully, defend themselves if it really came down to it...plus, we provide most of the Federal Budget.

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u/YusukeKomiya 1d ago

The assumption that military based in California and the East Coast would go along with secession is foolish at best. The average voting pattern of the military definitely skews right. Any military base will just see themselves as surrounded by a bunch of rebels. The Civil War more or less laid it out that secession will not be accepted. Considering how the average citizen of either of those places aren't really into guns, you won't really have a home grown basis for resistance.