#my being slightly cheekily pro-calexit is less about me thinking california is something special and more about like

[pinene]

I went traveling last spring break to visit California and we drove through a bunch of other states along the way and tbh it really changed my mind about america. Despite all the problems literally everywhere here I don't think its fair to put down an entire state just because of stereotypes and politicians (especially the heavily gerrymandered ones in the south) bc every part of america has something beautiful to offer!!! Also I support California independence now

Literally! I mean honestly I am starting to think that in general, shitting on someone bc of where they're from is maybe.. not the move? I will admit sometimes it's funny, but when it comes from a place of "where you are from has a lot of problems".. that's kind of fucking stupid bc there's a strong chance the person you're saying that to is aware of the problems and is perhaps even victim to them? Yeah like the way ppl talk about the south like it's just some conservative racist hotbed with no rights and everyone that lives there is ignorant it's like. Fucking ridiculous lol. A law could be passed in Texas or Florida that's like "we can hunt trans children for sport now" and people on this website will be like "lol you should've thought about that before living there!!!" and suggest that anyone who wants to have an actually good time should move from their hometown. It's ridiculous. I get that a lot of you really want to leave where you're from but plenty of people don't and that's totally valid.

Also? America is literally gorgeous lol it's an objective fact. I don't see too many people try to deny that anymore but it was hot for a while. The problem, as always, is that y'all just lack any kind of nuance, and can't fathom being against the SITUATIONS and the POLITICS of a location, without being against the PEOPLE and the LANDSCAPE. Like if you wanna talk shit about.. Minnesota, bc it's cold and you hate being cold, okay. But saying like, the Dakotas are stupid and boring because there's no major cities there and the politics are conservative, is just crazy! that's people's home! not to mention this is all STOLEN LAND!! Talking shit about an area because the people that violently colonized 200 years ago it left a very boring, conservative populous in their wake is...not good?

Anyway yeah Californian independence etc. and I wouldn't object to taking oregon and washington with us cuz I love pine trees. Maybe we could also take Hawaii and then immediately give them independence bc the USgovt prob wouldnt?