Agreed on nearly all this. That’s an excellent and thorough reply, thanks.
But I’m hearing that “neo-confederate” pejorative term spoken about anyone who wants to give states the legitimate freedom to leave peacefully. Sorry, I admit I can’t give examples, but will watch.
That’s because the example you gave (”If you actually try to leave, the president will invade and decimate your economy for decades.”) appear to be a reference to the civil war, with you whining about the southern states getting their butts kicked and they decided to start their own pro-slavery nation and attack Ft Sumter.
If you weren’t whining about the pro-slavery confederates getting slapped down, I apologize.
As I said, I’d be all for getting rid of Hawaii, and probably most of New England too (convince them to leave and join Canada). Let ‘em go!