Bofferbrauer2 said:
SanAndreasX said:
That's why they voted for him. To hurt people, whether it's people in other countries, or their own countrymen.
The U.S. needs to explore a two-capital solution, like the Roman Empire in its later years. The South can have their Trump dynasty, the rest of us can move on with our lives.
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The two capital solution came due to geography and distances not being as easily travelled as they do today. There simply is no reason for a second capital. What you're suggesting is more of a split like during the civil war (which technically wasn't a civil war btw because the Confederate States were a separate entity from the United States) than just 2 capitals.
And I feel like the civil war scenario will also repeat one day, though who starts it when and why is still in the air.
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Geography will never not matter, especially in a country as large as the United States.
I live in the western U.S. Here, Washington DC is seen as indifferent to our concerns and quite distant, compared to the East Coast and even the South. The only time the federal government cares about my state is when presidential candidates are campaigning, since we are one of the most closely divided of the swing states, and even then, Trump pretty much confines himself to the resorts in Scottsdale. There was the big Trump rally, I mean, Charlie Kirk funeral, in Glendale, but two hours after it was over, the Glendale entertainment district was an absolute ghost town. Other than that, we're largely ignored. Even as a swing state, we are not as attractive of a prize as, say, Pennsylvania, Michigan, or Georgia.
The same dynamic plays out in Canada as well, as seen in the current Alberta separatist movement and the old "Let the Eastern bastards freeze in the dark!" slogan that was common in the days of the National Energy Policy.
Last edited by SanAndreasX - on 06 April 2026