The American thing to do is fight for America.The people who want California to just leave are the ones who want to dismantle the country.
The next generation of NK navy ships will have glass bottoms to investigate what happened to the last generation....
How did they eat it?They put it in their mouth, probably chewed a few times, swallowed, and then repeated the process as needed.Q.E.D.
Reasoning is approximated enough with matrix math and filter algorithms.It can fly drones, dodge wrenches.The AGI that escapes wont be the ideal philosopher king, it will be the sociopathic teenage rebel.
Giving people the expectation of clean air and fresh water is far too liberal of a concept these days.
The American Christian message: Act like Jesus and we will crucify you too.