They were banking on having slave labor, if they had won. The modern red states, likewise, do not have the wealth/resources required to sustain themselves apart from the blue states. It would be economic devastation.
Well that’s kind of what I meant by they could be the one to survive of the others. They have natural resources, shipping ports already operating on the Gulf, and a decent localized economy. Sure they’d run themselves into the ground with policy and nonsense, but they’re positioned much better than other southern states, and that’s all I’m saying; if they pulled their heads out of their asses, they’d have a better fighting chance than their neighbors.
They were banking on having slave labor, if they had won. The modern red states, likewise, do not have the wealth/resources required to sustain themselves apart from the blue states. It would be economic devastation.
Texas might be the only one that could survive separation, but it’d be a stretch at best. Louisiana, Mississippi, Alabama, etc would be up shit creek.
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Well that’s kind of what I meant by they could be the one to survive of the others. They have natural resources, shipping ports already operating on the Gulf, and a decent localized economy. Sure they’d run themselves into the ground with policy and nonsense, but they’re positioned much better than other southern states, and that’s all I’m saying; if they pulled their heads out of their asses, they’d have a better fighting chance than their neighbors.
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