Worse, the US was actually like this once before. The Articles of Confederation de facto gave individual states the ability to set their own foreign policy agendas independent of one another. It was a complete disaster, and one can hope that the second time around will be no different. The breakdown of federal authority would be ugly and dangerous for many of us in this country, but it's ultimately what we as leftists within the imperial core should be hoping for.

[–] grey_wolf_whenever@hexbear.net 31 points 2 years ago (2 children)

which two states bomb each other first?

[–] Riffraffintheroom@hexbear.net 57 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago) (2 children)

I think it’s more likely that a domestic terrorist commits a crime in California or somewhere and is given “amnesty” in Florida or Texas with either state cops or a government-sanctioned militia guarding them resulting in the feds backing down because they’re unwilling to initiate a confrontation.

[–] YuccaMan@hexbear.net 40 points 2 years ago

This, but conflict among states in the southwest over resources, particularly water, are not beyond the realm of possibility I think. California is sure to dominate regional politics in a Balkanization scenario either way, in my opinion, but water scarcity will append a question mark to any political calculus one could devise.

[–] Futterbinger@hexbear.net 23 points 2 years ago (1 children)

A thousand Kyle Rittenhouse situations but worse.

[–] ProletarianDictator@hexbear.net 8 points 2 years ago

A Ritten homeowners association

[–] EmmaGoldman@hexbear.net 30 points 2 years ago (4 children)

Michigan-Ohio war round two: This time Indiana loses half of its land for no reason.

[–] SuperZutsuki@hexbear.net 20 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago)

Hoo(sier) must go?

who-must-go

[–] BurgerPunk@hexbear.net 18 points 2 years ago

inshallah-script

[–] VHS@hexbear.net 14 points 2 years ago

Governor Whitmer, my people long for freedom

[–] tripartitegraph@hexbear.net 10 points 2 years ago

corn-man-khrush

[–] emizeko@hexbear.net 34 points 2 years ago

potentially bolstering him

:doubt:

[–] Wertheimer@hexbear.net 29 points 2 years ago

[–] Outdoor_Catgirl@hexbear.net 27 points 2 years ago

Balkanize! Balkanize! Balkanize!

[–] zifnab25@hexbear.net 20 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago)

I mean, I'm willing to go 10:1 odds that he's either straight up lying or re-framing some bullshit "Israel got paid $1B to buy dosing rods from a flooded warehouse in Tampa" as military aid.

Its horrifying that we continue to be the world's biggest arms dealer, particularly when countries like Israel are the biggest buyers. But DeSantis trying to get in the headlines by taking credit is such weasel droppings.

[–] Owl@hexbear.net 18 points 2 years ago (2 children)

I always thought of independent foreign policy as one of the big collapse milestones. Though I always imagined the first states to do it as west coast liberal states organizing their own trade agreements, probably with China.

[–] zephyreks@hexbear.net 17 points 2 years ago

Bay Area and Shenzhen are probably more aligned than Bay Area and Washington at this point.

[–] SkingradGuard@hexbear.net 9 points 2 years ago

Commiefornia is already conspiring with the SeeSeePee! maddened

[–] Evilphd666@hexbear.net 15 points 2 years ago

DerSantis supporting fellow fascists.

[–] sooper_dooper_roofer@hexbear.net 6 points 2 years ago (2 children)

what happened in the year 260 CE

[–] BrezhnevsEyebrows@hexbear.net 11 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago)

The Roman Empire was right in the middle of this thing called the Crisis of the Third Century, which was going about as well as the name implies. I think specifically 260 was when a bunch of provinces split off to form a breakaway empire

[–] Chapo_is_Red@hexbear.net 7 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago)

The Mediterranean was doing it's own version of Romance of the Three Kingdoms

[–] Teekeeus@hexbear.net 5 points 2 years ago

I thought this would be about the eu pondering about "strategic autonomy" again