A neo-Nazi front group is demanding that New England secede and establish itself as a white nation. Decrying ā€œenemiesā€ that are ā€œall around usā€ and vowing to defend racial ā€œintegrity,ā€ the Peopleā€™s Initiative of New England published a revolutionary manifesto on July 27 advocating ā€œseparation from the United States of America.ā€

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    Honestly I kind of like the idea of these nutjobs all congregating in one place, and it sounds like theyā€™re even volunteering to bow out of US politics. I canā€™t help but view this as an absolute win. If all the sane people also move out of that area we can maybe even take a page from the racists own playbook and just build a wall around them.

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      Theyā€™re not going to hold themselves to anything theyā€™ve said, donā€™t believe them for a second that theyā€™ll bow out of politics or not do more and more domestic terrorism. This whole thing is to move the Overton Window about accepting them little by little as part of the normal world.

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        I mean itā€™s a fair point, but I still think itā€™s better to have them all out in the open in one place we can keep an eye on them rather than scattered throughout the country. The trick would be to string them along enough to make them think theyā€™re getting what they want without actually giving them anything meaningful.

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          The trick would be to string them along enough to make them think theyā€™re getting what they want without actually giving them anything meaningful.

          Do you mean like telling them weā€™ll give them an island but itā€™s in Antarctica? Thatā€™s fine.

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        Plus, theyā€™ll just cry about how things suck there and want everyone else to help them. I suspect itā€™d turn out a little like Grafton, NH, where all the libertarians moved and were, you know, libertarian about things, and then the bears moved in. Suddenly, help from the state seemed like it might be a good thing.

        These dumbass nazis would create a violent ā€œcommunityā€ of trash people based on exclusion, and then be surprised when the violent trash turns on each other because they canā€™t survive without an out group.