Discussion What do you think about secessionism (New England, Cascadia, Texas, etc.) in the United States?

[Actovania]

Considering the increasing polarization in terms of politics, economic development, culture, etc. in the USA, I have seen modern independence movements grow more popular in recent times, especially in very wealthy and politically homogeneous regions (New England, Pacific Northwest, Hawaii, less so California, Texas and Alaska) and want to know what people's thoughts are on these movements, especially if you are from the USA and live in a region or state with such a movement.

 

[Leiot]

I think it would be stupid for all parties involved. Mainly because of money. A lot of these states don't realize how much they get from the feds. Plus, they'd have to provide their own national defense and they probably couldn't do it. They'd end up asking the US or someone else to do it. Then they'd be at the mercy of whoever 'protected' them.

 

[Alexei_Kirillov]

Is there any real support for any of these movements though? They mostly just seem like fringe movements to me. I live somewhere in the world where there's nearing 50% support for secession and it's still barely on people's minds.