I think if California were to secede, Oregon and Washington probably would too. A lot of blue states that border Canada would also probably Jump ship. New York and Michigan might secede too. Those 5 states make up almost 30% of America’s economy and are the center of very lucrative industries like the movie industry, automotive industry, electronics and software industries, the global financial industry. Those 5 states would do just fine without the United States but the United states would be an unimportant backwater without them.
An economy that exports what? Let’s take Florida as an example. It produces a lot of fruit but the USA still imports most of it’s fruit from Latin America. Florida’s fruit feeds people, of course, but it doesn’t make money for the nation as a whole because it gets eaten domestically. What fruit from Florida gets exported is nothing compared to what the USA imports. Compare that to a state like Michigan which produces cars, that get exported and sold domestically. Which state’s products make America more relevant on the world stage? Disney is probably the most important thing in Florida for the rest of the world. Movies, TV shows, video games, and theme parks are all eaten up by a global audience and DeSantis treats Disney like shit because they are too “woke” I’m not saying the USA wouldn’t exist without the 5 states I mentioned, I’m saying no one would care.
I think if California were to secede, Oregon and Washington probably would too. A lot of blue states that border Canada would also probably Jump ship. New York and Michigan might secede too. Those 5 states make up almost 30% of America’s economy and are the center of very lucrative industries like the movie industry, automotive industry, electronics and software industries, the global financial industry. Those 5 states would do just fine without the United States but the United states would be an unimportant backwater without them.
well no, the US would still be 60-70% of the total US economy without them lmao.
An economy that exports what? Let’s take Florida as an example. It produces a lot of fruit but the USA still imports most of it’s fruit from Latin America. Florida’s fruit feeds people, of course, but it doesn’t make money for the nation as a whole because it gets eaten domestically. What fruit from Florida gets exported is nothing compared to what the USA imports. Compare that to a state like Michigan which produces cars, that get exported and sold domestically. Which state’s products make America more relevant on the world stage? Disney is probably the most important thing in Florida for the rest of the world. Movies, TV shows, video games, and theme parks are all eaten up by a global audience and DeSantis treats Disney like shit because they are too “woke” I’m not saying the USA wouldn’t exist without the 5 states I mentioned, I’m saying no one would care.