• GrammarPolice@lemmy.world
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    17 hours ago

    Secessionist sentiments in the united states were not nearly as big a thing as they were for soviet republics who faced economic and civic turmoil for decades.

    A better comparison would be if after the US civil war, America fell apart entirely. That’s the only reasonable comparison i can accept.

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      2 hours ago

      The United States almost did fall apart; it was mere luck that the North managed to hang on long enough for its natural advantages (ie the oligarchs) to come to the rescue for a price.