[DoughtyOne]

I grasped what he was going for, but you didn’t grasp that his facts used to justify the ruse were quite flawed in parts.

There’s nothing funny about suggesting the breakup of our nation.

Too many people died bringing it together and defending it.

[nathanbedford]

I regarded the proposal as fatuous, so preposterous that it was unworthy of serious comment. So I chose to make a joke about a proposal that is itself just plain silly.

"… Demonstrating absurdity with absurdity…"

Besides, I could not resist taking a slap at the People's Republic of California.