Which US States Would Survive As Independent Nations?
Of course it's tongue in cheek, but they go about it in precisely the wrong way, assuming that the richer (usually smaller, more populous, less military) states would be more likely to survive as independent countries than most of the poorer ones (they also appoint themselves as arbiters of a state's "likeability," which one has to be pretty arrogant to do).
My hunch is that states like Delaware, Connecticut, and Rhode Island wouldn't last long if some enemy wanted their resources and territory. While it's not likely that the reverse is true either (economic and educational resources do count for something in the world), it does look very wrong-headed.
Anyway, good for a laugh on a Saturday afternoon.
It looks like they have about as strong a grasp of history and economics as our FRiend deo. LOL