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I don’t actually think it’s a nightmare. I think a split is exactly what this country needs. Seems impossible given how intertwined we are (how will places like Austin or Asheville join from their surrounding deep red areas?), but I think a lot of times, divorce is the best thing for everyone involved.

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it’s a nightmare for all the little Lorindas who are not old enough to choose differently from the adults “responsible” for them, whose freedom of choice would be stolen in the prison, and for the Lorindas born in the putative “christian” nation.

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* in the process, not “prison”

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I beg to differ with the map delineating the USA and the CCSA. Should such a nightmare occur, I believe we in godless, socialist, tree hugging California will be part of the USA. The CCSA can have eastern Oregon, Idaho and several other northern plains states.

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I know I'm late with this comment; it's a comment I made weeks ago but it's worth saying it again: that graphic is not meant to be taken literally, so don't worry: we're not tossing the west coast overboard. Keep reading. You'll see.

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Dec 27, 2023Liked by Rebecca Schoenkopf

Wow! I just did a binge-read from Chapter 1 through this one, and I'm hooked!

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