
今日最新!加利福尼亞州民眾走上街頭憤怒抗議特朗普當選美國總統,大聲叫囂要求公投脫離美國獨立!
文:張丹楓
這是特朗普當選美國下一任總統之後,美國各州爆發的街頭抗議行動中最為激烈的一次。

在本屆美國總統大選中,加州55張選舉人票由民主黨候選人希拉蕊囊括;但是這個最多選舉人票的州卻無法保送希拉蕊上位,55張選舉人票的優勢被德克薩斯州及佛羅里達州倒向特朗普的選票沖刷了。德州有33張選舉人票,佛羅里達州則有29張。上屆總統大選,這兩個州的選舉人票都是歐巴馬囊中物,但是這一次卻完全倒戈。若希拉蕊能保住這兩個民主黨傳統鐵票州,局勢就完全逆轉了。

加利福尼亞州是民主黨強大的堡壘州,從該州2015年的經濟數據來看,若加州脫離美國宣布獨立,它將成為全球經濟規模第六大的經濟體。
如今加州人民大多數不服特朗普當他們的總統,但是在美國不斷對外推銷的民主價值觀裡,少數必須服從多數;他們無法推翻美國人以民主選票選出來的總統。不過,美國還有一些推翻世界各個不聽話國家的政權的伎倆可以效仿:既然無法反對你,我就設法推翻你;如果無法推翻你,那麼我就脫離你!於是《公投脫美》便成了加州人民的選項。

記得今年中旬英國的脫歐公投嗎?英國人民用公投決定了脫離歐盟;而蘇格蘭也將因此計劃明年再次舉行公投要脫離英國;北愛爾蘭及威爾斯也有意追隨脫英;如果四個邦聯各分東西的話,英國最終將改名成為英格蘭了。

就像英國一樣,美國也是由50個州、華盛頓哥倫比亞特區、五個自治領土和外島共同組成的聯邦共和國。美國本土48州和聯邦特區位於北美洲中部,東臨大西洋,西臨太平洋,北面是加拿大,南部和墨西哥及墨西哥灣接壤,本土位於溫帶、副熱帶地區。阿拉斯加州位於北美大陸西北方,東部為加拿大,西隔白令海峽和俄羅斯相望;夏威夷州則是太平洋中部的群島。美國在加勒比海和太平洋還擁有多處境外領土和島嶼地區。此外,美國還在全球140多個國家和地區擁有著374個海外軍事基地。

美國擁有超過980萬平方公里國土面積,位居世界第三(依陸地面積定義為第四大國);同時擁有超過3.2億人口,為世界第三人口大國。因為有著來自世界各地的大量移民,它是世界上民族和文化最多元的國家之一。
北美洲是世界第二大洲,但是卻只有加拿大、美國及墨西哥三個國家;在歷史上,墨西哥有超過一半的國土被美國併入版圖。

正如上面所說,美國共有50個州組成,這些州屬其實都有公投脫離美國獨立的權利,只是自從南北戰爭以來,不曾有過任何一個州屬正式脫離美國。
不曾脫離過,不代表州民沒有脫離美國的意願和決心。
在加州之前,美國第二大州屬德克薩斯州也曾醞釀爭取公投脫離美國,只是迄今不能成事。現在加州民眾普遍反對特朗普當他們的總統,紛紛要求效仿英國脫歐一樣舉行公投脫離美國;能夠成事嗎?
坦白說,全世界絕大多數國家雖然嘴上不說,心裡是樂見其成的。畢竟這些年來受過美國鳥氣的國家太多了,美國經常使用陰謀詭計搞垮人家的政權、分裂別人的國家(如蘇聯與南斯拉夫);讓美國自食其果、嚐嚐國家分裂的滋味,絕對是好事。


People in California are calling for a 『Calexit』 from the US in the wake of Trump’s win
Protesters against president-elect Donald Trump march peacefully through Oakland, California.
「Calexit」 is swiftly taking over social media.
After Donald Trump won the race to the White House, people across California took to social media Tuesday night to call for 「Calexit,」 recalling Brexit in its push to leave the union.
As the topic continues to trend on Twitter, Californians in favor of seceeding from the US will gather today on the steps of the capitol in Sacramento.
The group leading the charge, Yes California Independence Campaign, assembled long before Trump’s surprising victory. Its aim is to put a referendum on the 2019 ballot that, if passed, would make California an independent country.
A young person waves an American flag during a anti-Trump demonstration in Oakland, California.
The movement has racked up some impressive backers already. Shervin Pishevar, an early investor in Uber and well-known angel investor, claimed on Twitter that he would bankroll a campaign to make California its own nation if Trump won.
In an interview with CNBC on Wednesday, he confirmed his mission.
「It’s the most patriotic thing I can do,」 he told CNBC. 「The country is at serious crossroads. … Calling it New California.」
He expressed a desire that California, the sixth largest economy in the world, in terms of GDP, might become a catalyst for a 「national dialogue」 as the country reaches a 「tipping point.」
Louis Marinelli is at the helm of Yes California Independence Campaign.
The president of Yes California, Louis Marinelli, is one of the state’s most unorthodox political thinkers. The Buffalo, New York, native and current California resident served as the former interim chairman of the California National Party, whose primary goal is achieving California’s independence from the US, and worked as an English as a second language teacher in Russia.
In 2015, Marinelli paid $200 each to get nine initiatives related to California’s secession on a statewide ballot. He also ran a failed campaign for a seat in the California State Assembly.
「What’s going on in the US politically and culturally is so different from what’s happening here,」 Marinelli told The LA Times in 2015. 「I want California to be all it can, and our group feels the political and cultural connection to the US is holding us back from our potential.」
The fringe political movement gathered steam in June, when the United Kingdom broke from the European Union.
「This is the first Western secessionist movement that worked, and I think that is going to be very profound,」 Marinelli told Newsweek shortly after Brexit. 「Are you going to say to people in the freest country in the world [you] don』t have the right to self-determination?」
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