Re:51 Star Flag (2011)
by Communitivity on Thursday January 14, 2021 @01:30PM
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If a city seceding was viable, then New York City would have done it. Upstate New York might have gone along, though not the politicians. Upstate and the city are wildly different in culture, political beliefs, tolerance levels, and more. Many upstaters also hate that many assume the city when someone says 'I'm from New York'.
Both have amazingly nice people in places, and bad ones in others.
But if secession hasn't happened there, I don't see it happening with any city (which is good in my opinion).
Also, I used to live in upstate NY.
The tough part is that the state legislature (of the state before secession) would have to approve it.
> I didn't really find anything.
I didn't really find anything.
I think it would introduce a fascinating effect: since cities are the financial lifeblood of states, the suburbs on the border would flock to be in that budget, rather than the rapidly diminishing one.
Kansas City is the #1 city I can think of that should secede though. It's population is doubly diluted by two states.