AspieRogue wrote:
California is very much connected culturally and politically to the American Southwest. That's why I wondered why Marshall's map keep it separated from the SW region which Chicano nationalists refer to as "Aztlan". liberals are most white middle to upper-middle class, and contrary to popular belief they too are losing control over California. Remember proposition 8? It passed cuz the mexicanos voted for it. The 2 regions of the modern USA with the strongest separatist inclinations are the Pacific Northwest, and the California-Southwest. The Northwest is economically autonomous, and considerably more liberal(in the Scandinavian way) and thus doesn't share the mainstream amurcan values that the rest of the country does. The California-Southwest is region is land that was once part of Mexico but annexed forcibly by the US in the 19th century. Yet it still has a very large chicano population and is the preferred destination for Mexican illegals who seek to reclaim it.
Okay, the liberals and hippies can have the bay area and a section of the Nevada desert (for Burning Man you know). Far northern California should really be annexed as part of Cascadia due to its similar climate and natural beauty.
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LOL @ me all you want, but I actually take this idea quite seriously. As who grew up in the PNW and lives here to this day, I consider myself to a Northwesterner first and an American second. The PNW is as distinctive a region as the American South. We DO have our own culture and this isn't something new. But most of all people here don't share the same values that you people in the rest of the country do.
I know. I lived in Seattle for 4 years. The thing is once you cross over to the east side of the Cascades you're really in dumbhickistan again. Also, places away from Puget Sound in Western Washington may vote for Democrats by a slim margin but they are culturally much more conservative.
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And for those of you who are religious(of the western variety): When God made the Pacific Northwest, he must have been in a good mood.
Yes. The natural beauty is amazing. The mountains create a lot of very distinct climate zones.