Even in a peaceful secession, the Confederacy would be a 3rd world country from day one.
Ummm...not even close.
If you took the states that seceded and imagine them asa new country, it would be the world's 4th largest economy with a nominal GDP of 4.86 trillion per year. That makes it larger than the "First world" countries of Germany, France, the UK and Canada. With a population of 101 million people (which would make it the world's 12th most populous country, and bump the U.S. down to the number 4 spot) it would have a GDP/capita of $48,118 per year. This puts the CSA in the 7th spot with a higher GDP/capita than Switzerland, Canada, Australia, the Netherlands, Sweden, Kuwait and Denmark to name a few. Also with an annual GDP growth rate of 3.2% per year, I'd say that a modern-day CSA would be doing quite well by international standards.
Hardly a Third World country in my book. Wouldn't you agree?
I can't tell if this post is serious or not. I find that quite worrying.
If we're getting a second Civil War in 2014, then its obviously not being fought over slavery or Jim Crow.
Why would I want the South - one of the best and most unique cultural regions in the entire world - to be in a country where its historically been marginalized? The South of the 21st Century is nothing to be afraid or ashamed of, and its independence is probably a blessing in disguise for both the USA and the new CSA.
The South is prosperous to the extent that it has abandoned Jim Crow practices.
