Alberta Separatism is starting to go mainstream

[dirtsniffer]

If Alberta was a sovereign nation today, would we want to join confederation?

[04Terminator]

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If Alberta was a sovereign nation today, would we want to join confederation?

Obviously. Because we'd be broke, have a smaller population than our inbred neighbours east of us, and our citizens would love the opportunity for borderless work and travel opportunities to the rest of Canada.

And man, would be so much easier to develop those oil sands and build pipelines

Or are you foolishly thinking we would be where we are without Canada?

[suntan]

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You are high. We wouldn't even be able to maintain a Western currency, would have to use USD, give up any control of money supply, our debts would be external, interest rates would spiral out of control. Our debt load would quintuple as we set up replacements for federal programs, our credit rating would plummet etc.

And our reputation as a safe stable place to do business would be shattered. Lose one election and chaos ensues! Lol. Fuckin babies.

Hey, morans, in a democracy your unregistered insurance sales guy won't always win.

Amazing. Everything you said in your first paragraph is wrong.

You have zero knowledge of finance. Zero. Zilch. You know how to make a bit of money and spent it. That is the extent of your abilities.

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Amazing. Everything you said in your first paragraph is wrong.

You have zero knowledge of finance. Zero. Zilch. You know how to make a bit of money and spent it. That is the extent of your abilities.

Thank god YouTube education is free, otherwise you'd definately be entitled to a refund.

[suntan]

Alberta's GDP is around the same as Denmark's.

So yes, we could certainly have a go at our own currency.

But that is not the point. You do not understand the point of this threat. Because you are a very naive person. You take the stupid crown from kertejud2.

[dirtsniffer]

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Thank god YouTube education is free, otherwise you'd definately be entitled to a refund.

Nothing like a spelling mistake to highlight someone else's lack of education.

[suntan]

Bah, he makes tons of grammar and spelling mistakes, he doesn't know just how stupid he is.

[ickyflex]

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Bah, he makes tons of grammar and spelling mistakes, he doesn't know just how stupid he is.

Reminds me of Gestalt.. oh wait

[Buster]

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If Alberta was a sovereign nation today, would we want to join confederation?

Zero chance you would get a mandate from the population of AlSask to join Confederation. Zero is not low enough.

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something like this?

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Zero chance you would get a mandate from the population of AlSask to join Confederation. Zero is not low enough.

We should invite Manitoba too and call it AbSkaM.

[ExtraSlow]

Country McCountryFace

[speedog]

Alberta separating has as much of a chance of happening as a snowball surviving in hell.

[Power_Of_Rotary]

How much worse could Alberta get anyways? Worth trying haha

[ZenOps]

Well. There was this famous old saying that if you truly valued separation from a ideological standpoint, then you would be willing to form a new country with a new group of people - without demanding anything from the those to wished to stay. Which includes of course, land.

If you so strongly believe that your ideals outweigh everything, whether it be religion or economy or anything really - it must be able to stand the test of abandonment. Leave all land in Alberta, buy Greenland - and start whatever ideaology you wish there. It has been done before.

Otherwise its just selfish hypocrisy, which gains no points in my book as a reason for separation - because selfish hypocrisy is just human nature. I'd definitely support separation if those willing to break off decided to find their own island.

[kertejud2]

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We should invite Manitoba too and call it AbSkaM.

Why would Alberta want that perennial equalization receiver leeching off this economic utopia?

[ExtraSlow]

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Why would Alberta want that perennial equalization receiver leeching off this economic utopia?

Food security. They have the countries largest inland fishery as well as that big sausage factory in Winkler. Plus when we single-handedly accelerate global warming we'll have beach tourism and year-round shipping through Churchill.

Fuck this plan is coming together!

[kertejud2]

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Food security. They have the countries largest inland fishery as well as that big sausage factory in Winkler. Plus when we single-handedly accelerate global warming we'll have beach tourism and year-round shipping through Churchill.

Fuck this plan is coming together!

Well, except for one small hiccup.

[Buster]

Can take or leave Manitoba

[ExtraSlow]

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Well, except for one small hiccup.

I'll convince him. Nobody wants to make this cat grumpy again. And if I can't convince him, I'll kill him and replace him with a cat that does my bidding.