Word: englands
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Their manifesto claims that New England is a “bastion of sanity in a nation of crazy,” and it ends by stating, “WHEREAS we believe in the socially progressive values espoused in the Northeast: we will advocate, through means violent and non-, for the secession of the New England states from these ostensibly United States of America...
Essentially, the group continues in a well-established New England tradition of masturbatory affirmation of the region’s alleged superiority to “a nation of crazy.” While this particular Facebook group appears to exist on a somewhat joking level, the entire gist of its premise permeates this area of the country so fervently that I’m pretty sure most New Englanders do profess to live in the last “bastion of sanity...
...SSNE got me thinking. If New England really hates America so much, it should just leave. Honestly, I think America could live without Connecticut, Rhode Island (not actually an island), Massachusetts, New Hampshire, and Vermont. It is rather unfortunate Maine would have to go—they seem pleasant—but as a nation, we could recover...
...nearly yielded to the temptation to create a “Students for the Forced Secession of New England” Facebook group, I came up with multiple justifications for why New England would not be missed...
First, y’all ain’t nice. Perhaps the cold weather prevented the youngsters of New England from learning proper manners, but something about this area of the country has caused an entire population to morph into curse-wielding morons. Just two hours in Harvard Yard—where one will likely hear “pisser” or “faggot” abounding amongst other disgusting words and mannerisms—is enough to make you yearn for old-fashioned Southern decorum...