The population of the CSA in 1865 was 9 million. The population of red districts in 2019 is ~ 150 million. ...and it's been 150 years. Maybe this time the blue tribers blink at the idea of killing 3% of the US population? (probably not...but maybe!)https://twitter.com/Nate_McMurray/status/1143848741012721665 …
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It is an exaggeration for humor, and they won't starve. But what does happen is that the price for food goes up significantly to the point where the lowest income urbanites feel it severely. And then the riots start, because that's what low-income urbanites do.
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> it is an exaggeration it's an argument that dozens of people make every day, and there's never any indication that it's an exaggeration or intended for humor ... especially as it's used as an argument for why X will play out in Y manner. >>>
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