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  No, it’s not just that some would be better off than others. There would be entire states that would be destitute without the federal government. Multiple states receive more in federal aid/grants/etc. than what their people pay in taxes. Removing the federal government would instantly throw them into bankruptcy. There would be famines. I’m not assuming there’s an easy way out. Fixing the federal government will be one of the hardest projects in the country’s history. But dissolving it won’t f...

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  Breaking up the country means dooming tons of people in states that rely on federal assistance (ie, southern states where marginalized people already suffer more). If we want to rethink/reorganize/retool the federal government, I’m on board. But dissolving it completely would be disastrous

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  The main thing I’ve been hearing from leftists and progressives (basically the whole political left other than establishment democrats) is that the midterms were just the first step and that we have a lot more work to do. I feel like people arrive at the sentiment in the post by watching Democrat-favorable mainstream media, which loudly ignores (or outright condemns) anyone doing anything more left than the neo liberals.

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  Oh fuck did we go back in time? We got Nigerian-Prince-level scams on Lemmy now!