Similar: People are never happy with they have and think that a change in border demarcation will bring them prosperity/happiness. Dissimilar: Telangana movement is based on a perception of economic maldistribution/inequality, SC joke is based on social and political beliefs.
From: Chan Mahanta <[email protected]> To: Dilip Deka <[email protected]> Cc: Chan Mahanta <[email protected]>; A Mailing list for people interested in Assam from around the world <[email protected]> Sent: Thursday, July 14, 2011 9:18 AM Subject: Re: [Assam] Fw: 'South California' proposed as 51st state by Republican supervisor - latimes.com That may be true. But I was curious about the causes that have brought about the two, to see if you thought they are similar or equal, as opposed to being serious or frivolous. On Jul 14, 2011, at 9:11 AM, Dilip Deka wrote: No, I don't think they are. One is for real, the other one is wishful thinking and a joke. You decide which one is what. > > > >From: Chan Mahanta [email protected] > >Do you really think the two are the same: Demand for Telengana and South >California? > >On Jul 13, 2011, at 9:40 PM, Dilip Deka wrote: > >> Isn't this interesting? Another Telengana uprising? >> >> ======================================== >> > 'South California' proposed as 51st state by Republican supervisor >> July 11, 2011 | 2:40 pm >> >> >> 235 >> >> 264 >> The 51st state should be named South California, says Jeff Stone, a >> Republican on the the Riverside County Board of Supervisors. But the >> proposed 13 southern California counties that would split off from the >> Golden State would not include Los Angeles. >> Stone told the Times' Phil Willon that the ommission is intentional and is >> part of a plan that would make for a new conservative Californian state. >> "Los Angeles is purposely excluded because they have the same liberal >> policies that Sacramento does. The last thing I want to do is create a state >> that's a carbon copy of what we have now,'' Stone said. >> "Los Angeles just enacted a ban on plastic grocery bags. That put three or >> four manufacturers out of business,'' Stone, a pharmacist from Temecula, >> said. >> Stone plans on formally proposing secession Tuesday during a meeting of the >> Board of Supervisors. >> South California would encompass Fresno, Imperial, Inyo, Kern, Kings, >> Madera, Mariposa, Mono, Orange, Riverside, San Bernardino, San Diego and >> Tulare counties, totaling approximately 13 million people. >> The proposed 51st state would be the fifth largest by population, more >> populous than Illinois, Ohio and Pennsylvania. South California would take >> nearly a third of the population away from California, making the Golden >> State the second-largest state after Texas. >> Eleven of the 13 proposed counties in South California traditionally vote >> Republican, a fact noticed by California Gov. Jerry Brown's office. >> "If you want to live in a Republican state with very conservative right-wing >> laws, then there's a place called Arizona," Brown spokesman Gil Duran said. >> ALSO: >> Gov. Perry: Texas may secede from union over Obama spending >> Tennessee gubernatorial candidate floats secession; rival calls him crazy >> -- Tony Pierce >> _______________________________________________ >> assam mailing list >> [email protected] >> http://assamnet.org/mailman/listinfo/assam_assamnet.org > > > > _______________________________________________ assam mailing list [email protected] http://assamnet.org/mailman/listinfo/assam_assamnet.org
