Aftermath and repercussions of Obama victory

[TitoFan]

Red Staters (and More) Already Talking Secession After Obama Victory | Alternet























I say.... "Let them."

[El Kabong]

Secession is a stupid thing to do, but the attitude of "let them" doesn't do much for unity now does it? I will say this is an opportunity that Obama has to try and cross the party lines and do what he said he was going to do "heal America"....his words.

He might not do it with the people signing these petitions but he may be able to do better on this fiscal cliff or in some other area, but the deal is he has to be President of 100% of the country and a lot of people feel he hasn't done that yet (not saying I'm one) just saying he could be a better politician than this community organizer us vs them bullcrap

[TitoFan]

Secession is a stupid thing to do, but the attitude of "let them" doesn't do much for unity now does it? I will say this is an opportunity that Obama has to try and cross the party lines and do what he said he was going to do "heal America"....his words.

He might not do it with the people signing these petitions but he may be able to do better on this fiscal cliff or in some other area, but the deal is he has to be President of 100% of the country and a lot of people feel he hasn't done that yet (not saying I'm one) just saying he could be a better politician than this community organizer us vs them bullcrap

I'm speechless (for once).
And I also agree.

For the record, I agree the secession talk is pure B.S., and would serve no good.
But it pisses me off to see enough talk about this that it actually makes the news.
It's a sad commentary on some people's mentality in today's society.

[El Kabong]

Hmmm speechless.... I like that side of you

[TitoFan]

Hmmm speechless.... I like that side of you

You'd miss me after a while.

[VictorCharlie]

I think secessionist talk is silly but I don't find it surprising. As a nation we are becoming less and less homogeneous in all aspects of culture and policy while having more and more broad national policies. It seems pretty normal to me for portions of this country to feel completely disconnected from others. With people in California getting up in arms over Wisconsin labor laws, people in Pennsylvania wringing their hands over Arizona immigration laws, someone in Michigan bitching about Florida gun laws and people in Texas talking about what Bloomberg is going to ban next, what we really need is for people to mind their own damn business and for the feds to respect the 10th amendment.