Used to live in Victoria, BC, and that Cascadian flag is pretty common. I'd argue Cascadia extends further north, up to at least Haida Gwaii, as the coastal Indigenous cultural element runs pretty deep through the region. I definitely agree that Ottawa feels very far away, and it doesn't even feel like an antagonistic relationship, like Alberta and Ottawa, but more just being off on your own side of the mountains, doing your own thing.
@@commonman9782Project wingman. This line was said by the main antagonist after literally nuking his own home to kill you but you survived, this was said when he was killed during the final battle. I won't spoil anymore.
I love the Cascadia movement. Will it succeed in becoming an independent state? No, of course not. I will always call myself a bioregionalist, but I would never expect a sovereign nation from it. I cherish the comradery created by the sanctity of the forests. We are united in a small yet beautiful way.
Regional differences in both Canada and the U.S. are prevalent due to the size of each nation. For me (A Canadian who lives in Southern Ontario), the regional and cultural differences makes us stronger as a nation. There isn't a unified culture in the sense that what is good for one region, may not be good for another. But if all regions are willing to listen to different positions and work together to make policies work for all, then we are all better for it.
It really is hipster shit, and most of the people who are supportive of it are recent transplant to the Pacific Northwest after the fall of the lumber industry
Do you know what you have taken from all Cascadians in the Federation?! Their home! And for what, to secede from the world?! You think you can fight this war against the world in 50 years' time?! Do you think history will see it your way?! -During second phase
It's also very wrong. Oregon in particular has been a blue state for decades, yet, even amongst the lefties here, gun ownership is common. Things are shifting these days, but by and large there's significant gun ownership in the PNW
Can't forget the port of Tacoma! They do nearly as much business as Seattle. Plus Union Pacific's western terminus is there, a reminder that at one point Tacoma was believed to be the future major Washington state hub.
@@Evan_Horvath Then why is US said to be using the Imperial system? is that just a mislabelling? ps. In my country we use the metric system but common people use Pounds, feet, miles etc. For example we say something is 1200 miles away even though its 1200 km.
Eastern Oregon and Washington don't want to participate in this, same with Jeffersonians. It's a cool idea, but there can't be Cascadia without inland northwest abstaining, I am enthusiast of Jefferson, Wide Idaho (unlike Greater Idaho it loses panhandle) and Lincoln. Also in the east there should be "New York City State" and "New York(shire) State". And West Virginia should get western parts of Virginia. And Navajo should get their own state. And Lakota. And Sequoyah. And probably half dozen more i can't remember, freeeedom for everyone.
@@Yukon. I Don't know about Texas, but Puerto Rico and Mariana Islands (including Guam, not separately) should be states. South California and Franklin (Southern Appalachia) too.
So... Grimm was a cool series. Star Wars too. Also big ol Orange NUKES by the Federation... Yall remember iCarly? Yeah, I'm also part of the "Project Wingman" crowd. Anyway, thanks for the history lesson, really cool stuff for me as a european!
cool insight, i'm from europe, definitely seen this flag and heard if cascadia but i didnt know really anything about it yes more of there not shitposty type videos, i'll subscribe since you make some bangers
I discovered the Cascadia movement when I lived in the Seattle area. Now I live in Idaho, and I still fly the Doug Flag. The Sightline Institute's map is probably the most accurate representation of Cascadia, because it takes into account the natural borders of the region and therefore doesn't limit it to just the coastal PNW or a certain political point of view. What unites us is the land, in all its diverse terrain. I still live surrounded by evergreen-covered hills and a stone's throw from a river. It feels like what I left. The politics are obviously different here, but I would hope that people who support this movement would be able to put their ecological concerns before their political differences.
I very much like your borders, they make sense and represent a much more unified cultural and climate region. In BC once you cross the coastal mountains you're in a totally different world. Kelowna has much more in common with Alberta than BC.
As someone who was raised in the Okanagan valley, moved away to Calgary for 17 years, and then returned to the Okanagan, this could not be farther from the truth.
I agree. I'm from Vancouver and was traveling in Peru a few years ago. I stayed for a bit at a hostel in Lima and met some fellow Canadians from Manitoba (the prairies) and also met some travelers from Washington state. While the Canadians from the prairies were very nice, it dawned on me that i had way more in common with the Washingtonians then my fellow countrymen from the prairies. We were talking about great places to hike in our region, salmon fishing, places to camp/surf/snowboard. I remember falling asleep on a roadtrip in Oregon, waking up and thinking I was still in BC 😂 Cascadia 💪
i think you would love to make a video about the dutch region of frisia (friesland) which is the closest culture to english and also strongly independent
This is _exactly_ what the country needs: uncommon denominators. Everyone knows that people with different opinions need to separate themselves from people with other opinions; it's just common sense. Like the old saying says: "United we scrap, divided we flourish." Long live every man for himself! Now let's talk about whether you put the sugar on the cereal first (Swasher-style) or pour the milk on first (Peabody-style).
I’d disagree with ya that roseburg down would be considered not the Pacific Northwest, cause that region still has places like brookings which I would definitely consider Pacific Northwest, even grants pass and Medford have a Mediterranean climate. I’d argue for probably down to crescent city, then it would include rogue river, siskiyou and the redwoods.
As a cascadian, as long as we get the redwoods I’m alright with just Oregon, Washington, and British Columbia. We will keep those mighty trees safe. Dontcha worry bout that.
As far as Canadian politics goes, BC plays an important role in canadas other parties that are farther left of the liberals, the NDP and the greens. Both party leaders are based in the south coast of BC
Just subscribed. Love your content. I like how you mildly talk shit in your videos lol. Doesn’t make me feel like I’m just listening to some bot talk but like a real normal guy is just explaining shit to me 😂
I have seen information about the Caacadian movement before. I understand their reasoning. And to be honest, some of it makes sense. Out of all the Canadian separatist movements, Cascadian independence is the most calm. In reality, separation and independence is not likely to happen. The Canadian Constitution doesn't mention separation (I learned about that through two Quebec referendums that happened in my lifetime). But succession from the U.S. is almost impossible... at least without a civil war. The best time for Cascadia would have been in the late 1800's before both Canadian and U.S. federal governments fully integrated the Province and States. Great video! It was well researched and presented. I enjoyed looking at all the flags people designed.
The Cascadia flag once turned and the tree removed is used by the Northwest Front. I am unsure if the two are merely a coincidence or what. I only became aware of the Northwest Front after mentioning something about a bumper sticker on a truck in a local bars parking lot to one of my coworkers. I had originally thought it was a Cascadia flag, it is not.
Interesting video :D .BTW, I curious, I know that you are named Yukon after the part of Canada ( maybe just river and valley? IDK more...) , are you ACTUALLY from there? Because, as an fan of Snowrunner, I wonder if it really is such wilderness you know 😅😆. Thx for response if you do ;)
Europeans have been on Turtle island for over a millenia (a thousand years) starting with Vikings, Spanish, Portuguese, Basque, French and British). They number in the 100s of millions and have created socities here that people dream of immigrating to. Ex: East Indian and Chinese people have immigrated here (into Euro-American societies) with very little and have built thselves up into millionaires.
4:05 No, the big cities always vote Liberal, nothing will change that. BC is known as the NDP province because of the large group of rural working class people who live here who are split up between the demsoc NDP and conservatives. Though, our vote doesn’t matter in the end because Toronto and Montreal’s votes are all that is needed to win. This results in what is called “Western Alienation”, which has been through waxing and waning periods over the last century. It arguably peaked with Pierre Trudeau’s prime ministry. Also, we all own guns. At least, anybody who supports Cascadia is probably a gun owner. BC has the second highest percentage of gun ownership in Canada, closely following Alberta. I’m not sure about Washington and Oregan but I know Idaho, who I consider to be a part of Cascadia due to it being in the PNW (moreso than Oregan) and also carrying our shared history as a part of the Columbia District, has a very strong gun culture to the extent of events like Ruby Ridge. Even the lefties typically have and love guns in BC.
An independent country, may be not, but a federated state in a North American country, could be possible. I believe that the USA, Canada and Mexico should be a united country and reconfigure the federated states. North America needs a face washing. A lot of countries hates the US in the world and could be good making a new country with Canada and Mexico for been an stronger country and more diverse. Cascadia could be one state of this new country. The North American Union should be a reality. 🇨🇦🇲🇽🇺🇸
@@LaserBread Yap, but in the European Union we have 23 languages and no one want to speak English, so you have to learn a different language every time that you want to change the country. The languages are used for discriminate the foreigners including inside the Schengen space. I am an Spanish living in the Netherlands and I know the great difficulties that we have for making some works, the opportunities are very reduced for foreigners including speaking English, they want Netherlands language or you can't work out of logistic and other non skilled works.
*Yukon, are you here?* There is a mistake in the video: you compared GDPs in nominal values, what is meaningless for comparisons since you can buy much more goods and services in Indonesia for the same nominal USD equivalent than in the USA. Hence, purchase power parity (PPP) GDP was conceived by economists, and is calculated by different financial institutions regularly. Thus, Indonesia's actual GDP is much, much bigger than the nominal one you cited.
Remember. We are not California. And we prefer to mind our own business. We’d love to be our own thing thank you very much. But we’re fine working with the rest of the states. For now.
You could.make a complementary video about the eastern sides of these states, since you acknowledged they are so different, and since this video was focused on the west side
More than just adapting systems of measurement, it would be even more complex to decide on a form of government. The US states use a congressional style of government, whereas BC has a Westminster style Parliament. Perhaps both could continue to use their respective systems for their own individual provincial / state governments (I'm assuming it would be a Federation and not a unitary state), and it would have to be decided whether or not BC would continue with the monarchy or remain int he Commonwealth (and if it didn't, would it change its name?)
Could you please do a video about the Cascadia mega quake? From what I know, the us government is planning to just abandon the west coast should that thing ever hit.
I think that Cascadia should go up to almost Anchorage, and it should avoid the Great Basin. I agree that it shouldn't include most of Eastern Oregon, as it's more similar to Idaho. But it should include Western Montana, BC, parts of Alberta, northern Idaho, northern California south to SF, and including Tahoe and Reno as its easternmost expanse.
Those GDP numbers are assuming those large corporations would stay out afterwards. There’s a decent chance some of them wouldn’t especially if the US imposed tariffs
In order for us to break free, we need to popularize a flag that represents north east and west. I didn't say south bacause that slides un with east and west. And we need to get more people with guns so we could defend ourselves. Jaut sayin dont take any of this to heart. Im serious about the flag idea tho
This is funny. If you think Oregonians would go for this, you're nuts. ALL OREGONIANS are family, East, West, North, and South. Born and bred Oregonians will not let anyone take our beautiful state
Speak for yourself. I have infinitely more in common with a person from Seattle than a person from eastern Oregon. I’d absolutely go for this. The people from Washington are my brothers, far more than those crazy people from Eastern Oregon who themselves want to leave and join Idaho.
@andrzejszpak688 Interesting, would be curious to know if you were born here and what generation you are The eastern side of oregon wants to get away from the people from California who are swarming oregon and changing it for the worse they are definitely not crazy just sick of all the nonsense
If Cascadia were to become a real thing (which I highly doubt, but hypothetically), the best way for them to do it would be Washington & Oregon state, British Columbia, & the state of Alaska. Possibly Idaho too, or at least the western part. & also, maybe the yukon territory in Canada, since it’s sort of in between Alaska & British Columbia. This would give it the entire northern west coast of the entire continent.
0:09 "Baretich" is pronounced with a ch, as he's pronounced it himself that way. 1:04 No, the thinking isn't just that culture aligns within the bioregion. The thinking is also that economic, political, and social systems function better if aligned with the bioregion. No one is denying cultural differences, however most of these cultural differences are political views, and it seems you possibly subscribe to the idea that the bigoted political views held by the right wing paraded as "traditional values" are somehow a serious form of "culture" when describing eastern Oregon. 1:25 You shortened "Bioregional Independence" to "Independence," and then dismissed it's validity. What "Bioregional independence" means is that a bioregion is free from the concept of the nation state, or at the very least the nation states that currently claim it. The bioregional independence movement aims to decrease dependency on the nation state as a whole so that in the event of a collapse, the bioregion is free. 1:34 Bioregionalism isn't based on "liberal foundations." The concept of throwing away the concept of arbitrary borders and giving independence to the region isn't inherently "liberal" at all. A portion of the movement is anarchist, and if it were based on "liberal foundations," this wouldn't be possible. 1:41 "The borders are somewhat subjective." Not really. Half of the pictures you threw up contained straight lines, so they aren't related to bioregionalism. The bioregion is defined by the watersheds, mountains, and biological features that are all connected. 1:47 You say that "the only thing they can seem to agree on is that Oregon, Washington, and British Columbia are quintessentially Cascadian territories," however the concept of OR, WA, and BC being territories under Bioregionalism is nonsensical and pretty much everyone involved will quintessentially disagree on that. What the bioregional independence movement agrees on is that bioregion is defined by it's watersheds, mountains, and biological features, and with the images you showed before, you misrepresent the movement since again, many of those are outdated or not bioregional. 2:16 It's not about whether or not it's "pretty." It isn't defined by the old idea of Oregon country, it's defined by it's mountains, lakes, rivers, forests, and more. Oregon country settled the way it did somewhat because of the way the bioregion naturally is, therefore it's the other way around. 2:23 It is irrespective of current borders, as the current borders are arbitrary and nonsensical. It is absolutely respective of climates, however you've already presented a false image of Cascadia in which the way it's defined has nothing to do with climates and such. 2:26 It's incredibly ironic how you mention the cascades dividing the east and west, while showing a picture of rivers flowing through the mountain range, connecting east and west. Different environments can be interconnected through watersheds and such. Saying that they have different environments doesn't really mean anything. You continue to push this idea of massive cultural difference as well, which is hilarious. You show pictures of a LGBT protest to represent the west, pushing the idea that the east's political bigotry is somehow an inherent part of cultural identity that should be taken seriously. Stop pushing a narrative that doesn’t treat bigotry as something to be exterminated. Different weather systems does not somehow change their interconnectedness. You showed different "physical geographies," however both of the images you showed contained rivers, which is also funny because the entire concept of rivers connecting these different regions of Cascadia pretty much obliterates everything you're saying in this part of the video. 2:38 The way you defined Cascadia has many straight lines, and isn't bioregional at all because straight lines are definitely not the way the natural environment is shaped. You've ignored the watersheds, which is arguably the most crucial part of the bioregion, as the biological creatures within the region all depend on water to survive, and any pollution events upstream affect the entire area, making it quintessentially a part of bioregionalism you've ignored. 2:54 "Unifying culture" in no way affects the way the rivers flow, the way the mountains are situated, etc. This idea of having to balance that is inconsistent with the principles of bioregionalism. 2:59 This entire section is pointless. You continue to ignore rivers and misrepresent bioregionalism. 3:49 The bioregion contains different smaller regions within it. Those cities dont control the entire culture of the bioregion. 3:55 You're using a map with the current states/provinces drawn on it instead of the map of the bioregion. 4:30 Earlier in the video (1:33) you stated that the movement was "an idealized future the pacific northwest in the event of the United States' collapse." Now you're misrepresenting the movement again by saying Cascadia is "yet to have a real go at being independent." 4:40 It is atrocious that you'd include this and continue misrepresenting the movement. The Cascadian Bioregional Independence movement is not a secessionist movement. It does not want to secede. It is a plan for the bioregion in the event of a U.S. collapse. 5:04 It's not "composed of Oregon, Washington, and British Columbia." It's composed of the Cascadian bioregion, comprised of it's watershed and mountains. 7:03 Cascadia is not trying to "break free from the US." It's trying to decrease it's economic, social, and political dependence on the US to form a bioregional network so that in the event of a US collapse, it won't fall into disarray and will be better off. 7:07 It's not "smashing two foreign territories together" if the two nations that make them "foreign" have collapsed. 7:11 Metric and imperial? The technology exists to convert between the two units systematically, and it wouldn't be "a headache and a half" to teach both systems in schools. They already teach both systems in schools because science universally makes use of the metric system. 7:28 "Canada" and the "U.S. Government" are no longer a thing in this scenario. Cascadian Bioregional Independence would occur in the event of a collapse, and you've acted as if it's a secessionist movement like the C.S.A. for the second half of the video despite explaining what the movement actually thinks at the start.
@@leftielori1312 ❤️ It takes someone from Bend to call B.S. on someone parading bigotry as cultural difference rather than a pathetic political difference that shouldn’t be taken seriously. Sadly it requires the stupid narrative that “our nation is becoming more polarized!” (The right wing is radicalizing) to paint a picture where political bigotry can be excused as “culture” and taken seriously as part of a collective of horse riding or whatever (not exclusive to eastern Oregon!) Even if it could be considered part of “culture,” it’s so heinous that it doesn’t deserve any sort of legitimacy and anyone like Yukon here presenting it as a serious cultural difference should be dismissed. “We don’t like queer people” is not a difference to take seriously in this discussion. And even if you take it seriously, that difference is a problem to be fixed, not a reason to be divided. Hatred of queer people is a problem to be fixed, not a flaw in the ideas.
I started a new country in 2014 in the pacific northwest... now Cascadia has expanded and I'm the King of the continent. It's a one nation continent called Amexa now. Nationalism is dying for being irrational. It's a Noocracy Republic... Rule by the most intelligent. Any group at random will vote to have a leader determined by intelligence preferred over one determined by popularity!
before this video, I just thought cascadia was a fictional country that gets nuked several times in a video game
orange
I read the title and thought he was talking about a freightliner…
Yeah same
so much orange
Prepare for retina damage
Fun Fact: In Cyberpunk 2077, after the collapse of the United States, Washington and Oregon seceded and created the Pacific Confederation.
The good ending
Used to live in Victoria, BC, and that Cascadian flag is pretty common. I'd argue Cascadia extends further north, up to at least Haida Gwaii, as the coastal Indigenous cultural element runs pretty deep through the region. I definitely agree that Ottawa feels very far away, and it doesn't even feel like an antagonistic relationship, like Alberta and Ottawa, but more just being off on your own side of the mountains, doing your own thing.
Shout out to my boys that fought in Cascadia against the Federation. Didn't trust the mercenary pilots at first but damn could they fight.
WHAT
@@tonybadaboni don’t remember the boomers that held up in a ranch against the Feds a few years ago? Pretty sure it was in the Pacific Northwest
@@tonybadaboni Its a reference to a game where an cascadia fights against a pacific federation.
@@tonybadaboni It's a reference from a funny plane game called Project Wingman.
**Kings theme plays**
When you hear the thunder...
When the storm comes for you...
Remember me.
-Cascadian nuclear enthusiast
He's such a guy.
Nuking his own country, such a silly goose
Fallout?
@@commonman9782Project wingman. This line was said by the main antagonist after literally nuking his own home to kill you but you survived, this was said when he was killed during the final battle. I won't spoil anymore.
5:40 I think the large corporations would leave if Cascadia became independent, not to mention complications with US military
Good.
US miltary can't even fight hairy Taliban, you think US will be successful with hairy hipsters ?
Not if Cascadia institutes a lower tax rate than the U.S.
@@fbyi2940 How exactly will hairy hipsters put up a fight?.. Through stoning themselves?
@@unlimited8410 I think you are talking about hippies lol
@@unlimited8410both states actually put up an above average number of soldiers per capita.
I love the Cascadia movement.
Will it succeed in becoming an independent state? No, of course not. I will always call myself a bioregionalist, but I would never expect a sovereign nation from it.
I cherish the comradery created by the sanctity of the forests. We are united in a small yet beautiful way.
It could happen.....in the aftermath at the start of a Fallout game's back story.
@@ryanbauer3680 which fallout?
@@commonman9782 Yes.
Regional differences in both Canada and the U.S. are prevalent due to the size of each nation.
For me (A Canadian who lives in Southern Ontario), the regional and cultural differences makes us stronger as a nation. There isn't a unified culture in the sense that what is good for one region, may not be good for another. But if all regions are willing to listen to different positions and work together to make policies work for all, then we are all better for it.
It really is hipster shit, and most of the people who are supportive of it are recent transplant to the Pacific Northwest after the fall of the lumber industry
I saw the title and thought this was about project wingman lol
Do you know what you have taken from all Cascadians in the Federation?! Their home! And for what, to secede from the world?! You think you can fight this war against the world in 50 years' time?! Do you think history will see it your way?! -During second phase
How can you possibly cram so much knowledge into an 8 minute video? Instant subscription if I ever saw one.
It's not "knowledge," it's just a giant misrepresentation of the movement.
"And a population who is very unlikely to own firearms " that truth made me laugh out loud for no reason whatsoever.
Easterners have nothing on BC and Idaho lmao. Gun ownership rates in BC are crazy.
It's also very wrong. Oregon in particular has been a blue state for decades, yet, even amongst the lefties here, gun ownership is common. Things are shifting these days, but by and large there's significant gun ownership in the PNW
Can't forget the port of Tacoma! They do nearly as much business as Seattle. Plus Union Pacific's western terminus is there, a reminder that at one point Tacoma was believed to be the future major Washington state hub.
Man I feel like Cascadia could use some more orange
@Marty Fourre
I'm not sure if you got the reference or not if you have no clue you really hit the nail on the head
Project wingman
This is a really good channel in the making. Keep making these videos and not the "shitposts" you used to do.
As an Washingtonion I like how ive found someone who actually lives in cascadia
Found another.. I wouldn't drop my location but I live near shelton
@@GeorgeWashingtonLaserMusket how drunk are you right now?
lol washing onion
@@matlockcrowl3396 😅😅
@@GeorgeWashingtonLaserMusket more likely will happen if and when the USA collapses
Cascadia needs its cordium
Imagine Cascadia becoming independent and still keeping the bloody imperial system. That'd be silly.
The U.S. doesn't use imperial measurements. We use U.S. Standard measurements.
@@Evan_Horvath what's the relevant difference?
@@ShahjahanMasood They are completely different systems of measurement. An imperial mile is not the same as a U.S. mile.
@@Evan_Horvath Then why is US said to be using the Imperial system? is that just a mislabelling?
ps. In my country we use the metric system but common people use Pounds, feet, miles etc. For example we say something is 1200 miles away even though its 1200 km.
@@ShahjahanMasood It's mislabeling. The U.S. Standard system is based on the Imperial system, but they are actually different.
Eastern Oregon and Washington don't want to participate in this, same with Jeffersonians.
It's a cool idea, but there can't be Cascadia without inland northwest abstaining, I am enthusiast of Jefferson, Wide Idaho (unlike Greater Idaho it loses panhandle) and Lincoln.
Also in the east there should be "New York City State" and "New York(shire) State".
And West Virginia should get western parts of Virginia.
And Navajo should get their own state.
And Lakota.
And Sequoyah.
And probably half dozen more i can't remember, freeeedom for everyone.
also Texas needs to be split up and we gotta combine the Dakotas so we can make Puerto Rico a state.
@@Yukon. I Don't know about Texas, but Puerto Rico and Mariana Islands (including Guam, not separately) should be states. South California and Franklin (Southern Appalachia) too.
Wide Idaho?
Wideaho.
Lets have Maryland annex DC while we’re at it
As a drysider I kind of like the idea of Cascadia. Except for the insane leftist politics which unfortunately I'm sure would be inescapable.
So... Grimm was a cool series. Star Wars too. Also big ol Orange NUKES by the Federation... Yall remember iCarly?
Yeah, I'm also part of the "Project Wingman" crowd. Anyway, thanks for the history lesson, really cool stuff for me as a european!
cool insight, i'm from europe, definitely seen this flag and heard if cascadia but i didnt know really anything about it
yes more of there not shitposty type videos, i'll subscribe since you make some bangers
Maybe you confused it with the Lesotho flag... 😂
Love more than trucking videos!!!! Please do a deep dive into the state of Jefferson
I discovered the Cascadia movement when I lived in the Seattle area. Now I live in Idaho, and I still fly the Doug Flag. The Sightline Institute's map is probably the most accurate representation of Cascadia, because it takes into account the natural borders of the region and therefore doesn't limit it to just the coastal PNW or a certain political point of view. What unites us is the land, in all its diverse terrain. I still live surrounded by evergreen-covered hills and a stone's throw from a river. It feels like what I left. The politics are obviously different here, but I would hope that people who support this movement would be able to put their ecological concerns before their political differences.
Shout out to anyone who only knows about cascadia because of project wingman
Project Wingman, anyone?
orange
All these flags look cool! Glory to Cascadia!
Bro just cut me out of Cascadia like nothing
I very much like your borders, they make sense and represent a much more unified cultural and climate region. In BC once you cross the coastal mountains you're in a totally different world. Kelowna has much more in common with Alberta than BC.
As someone who was raised in the Okanagan valley, moved away to Calgary for 17 years, and then returned to the Okanagan, this could not be farther from the truth.
@@baronjutter “Climate region” isn’t the same as a Bioregion. Do your homework. Bioregions have no regard for culture in terms of how they’re shaped.
I agree. I'm from Vancouver and was traveling in Peru a few years ago. I stayed for a bit at a hostel in Lima and met some fellow Canadians from Manitoba (the prairies) and also met some travelers from Washington state. While the Canadians from the prairies were very nice, it dawned on me that i had way more in common with the Washingtonians then my fellow countrymen from the prairies. We were talking about great places to hike in our region, salmon fishing, places to camp/surf/snowboard. I remember falling asleep on a roadtrip in Oregon, waking up and thinking I was still in BC 😂
Cascadia 💪
As someone moving here for college this was really interesting culturally for when I get out there
i think you would love to make a video about the dutch region of frisia (friesland) which is the closest culture to english and also strongly independent
I was like. Watching the video then I noticed that the chanel is surprisingly not over 500k subs. Then I subed.
Keep the great videos I love them :D
This is _exactly_ what the country needs: uncommon denominators. Everyone knows that people with different opinions need to separate themselves from people with other opinions; it's just common sense. Like the old saying says: "United we scrap, divided we flourish." Long live every man for himself! Now let's talk about whether you put the sugar on the cereal first (Swasher-style) or pour the milk on first (Peabody-style).
Well isn’t one of the USAs famous mottos “United we stand, divided we fall”??? :/
@@bad_pilot13official That only applies to election years that are prime numbers.
people don’t seem to understand that you can be independent without official independence
Interesting. Keep up the good work, Yukon!
I think South Carolina, the coastal plains of NC, up to where the Chesapeake bay honestly needs to be its own state.
I agree with you, simply the best regions in usa
I did not expect to hear Coleman Hawkins, but am quite glad to hear it. Fantastic video, and excellent music taste, haha
orange, nukes,
predictable
Hey, could you discuss a topic of Upper Silesia and it's autonomy movement? It is pretty interesting too.
I’d disagree with ya that roseburg down would be considered not the Pacific Northwest, cause that region still has places like brookings which I would definitely consider Pacific Northwest, even grants pass and Medford have a Mediterranean climate. I’d argue for probably down to crescent city, then it would include rogue river, siskiyou and the redwoods.
As a cascadian, as long as we get the redwoods I’m alright with just Oregon, Washington, and British Columbia. We will keep those mighty trees safe. Dontcha worry bout that.
Another boost.
As far as Canadian politics goes, BC plays an important role in canadas other parties that are farther left of the liberals, the NDP and the greens. Both party leaders are based in the south coast of BC
I went there one time when I was a kid
that's flippin' crazy bud!
“Seattle’s relative ease of access on the i-5”
Aha… haha… ahahaaaaa
I remember fighting the Federation for our independence 4 years ago! That crowned mercenary saved me and my guys!
Just subscribed. Love your content. I like how you mildly talk shit in your videos lol. Doesn’t make me feel like I’m just listening to some bot talk but like a real normal guy is just explaining shit to me 😂
I have seen information about the Caacadian movement before. I understand their reasoning. And to be honest, some of it makes sense.
Out of all the Canadian separatist movements, Cascadian independence is the most calm.
In reality, separation and independence is not likely to happen. The Canadian Constitution doesn't mention separation (I learned about that through two Quebec referendums that happened in my lifetime). But succession from the U.S. is almost impossible... at least without a civil war.
The best time for Cascadia would have been in the late 1800's before both Canadian and U.S. federal governments fully integrated the Province and States.
Great video! It was well researched and presented. I enjoyed looking at all the flags people designed.
6:58 Ah yes, confederate cascadia
The GDP figure at 5:30 reads as $1.1 billion, but the voiceover says $1.1 trillion
The Cascadia flag once turned and the tree removed is used by the Northwest Front. I am unsure if the two are merely a coincidence or what. I only became aware of the Northwest Front after mentioning something about a bumper sticker on a truck in a local bars parking lot to one of my coworkers. I had originally thought it was a Cascadia flag, it is not.
Project wingman cascadia???
Interesting video :D .BTW, I curious, I know that you are named Yukon after the part of Canada ( maybe just river and valley? IDK more...) , are you ACTUALLY from there? Because, as an fan of Snowrunner, I wonder if it really is such wilderness you know 😅😆. Thx for response if you do ;)
Cascadia is Native land, make Turtle Island Indigenous Again 🐢 🏝
Europeans have been on Turtle island for over a millenia (a thousand years) starting with Vikings, Spanish, Portuguese, Basque, French and British). They number in the 100s of millions and have created socities here that people dream of immigrating to. Ex: East Indian and Chinese people have immigrated here (into Euro-American societies) with very little and have built thselves up into millionaires.
@@soulsurfer639 White colonizers can go back to Europe
it's a Freightliner model obviously
4:05 No, the big cities always vote Liberal, nothing will change that. BC is known as the NDP province because of the large group of rural working class people who live here who are split up between the demsoc NDP and conservatives. Though, our vote doesn’t matter in the end because Toronto and Montreal’s votes are all that is needed to win. This results in what is called “Western Alienation”, which has been through waxing and waning periods over the last century. It arguably peaked with Pierre Trudeau’s prime ministry. Also, we all own guns. At least, anybody who supports Cascadia is probably a gun owner. BC has the second highest percentage of gun ownership in Canada, closely following Alberta. I’m not sure about Washington and Oregan but I know Idaho, who I consider to be a part of Cascadia due to it being in the PNW (moreso than Oregan) and also carrying our shared history as a part of the Columbia District, has a very strong gun culture to the extent of events like Ruby Ridge. Even the lefties typically have and love guns in BC.
To be fair, this location would be epic to have as a base-off GTA location
Yeah like the state san andreas from gta SA
PLEASE secede please
Do you sell merch? I need a Cascadia bumper sticker for my motorcycle
An independent country, may be not, but a federated state in a North American country, could be possible.
I believe that the USA, Canada and Mexico should be a united country and reconfigure the federated states. North America needs a face washing.
A lot of countries hates the US in the world and could be good making a new country with Canada and Mexico for been an stronger country and more diverse.
Cascadia could be one state of this new country.
The North American Union should be a reality. 🇨🇦🇲🇽🇺🇸
I was imagining something more like the EU where they're mostly sovereign nations with the united central government.
@@LaserBread Yap, but in the European Union we have 23 languages and no one want to speak English, so you have to learn a different language every time that you want to change the country.
The languages are used for discriminate the foreigners including inside the Schengen space.
I am an Spanish living in the Netherlands and I know the great difficulties that we have for making some works, the opportunities are very reduced for foreigners including speaking English, they want Netherlands language or you can't work out of logistic and other non skilled works.
@@pedromartinezrabasco2496 Our NAU is stronger xd
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*Yukon, are you here?*
There is a mistake in the video: you compared GDPs in nominal values, what is meaningless for comparisons since you can buy much more goods and services in Indonesia for the same nominal USD equivalent than in the USA. Hence, purchase power parity (PPP) GDP was conceived by economists, and is calculated by different financial institutions regularly. Thus, Indonesia's actual GDP is much, much bigger than the nominal one you cited.
I thing he could make a video just about anything and i would watch it.
3:10 that's the whale statue in Juneau my state capital. Shout out Alaskan gun ownership.
Cascadia is a BC liquor store brand
O R A N G E
Remember. We are not California. And we prefer to mind our own business. We’d love to be our own thing thank you very much. But we’re fine working with the rest of the states. For now.
Can you cover more of this content i think people would love it❤
You could.make a complementary video about the eastern sides of these states, since you acknowledged they are so different, and since this video was focused on the west side
More than just adapting systems of measurement, it would be even more complex to decide on a form of government. The US states use a congressional style of government, whereas BC has a Westminster style Parliament. Perhaps both could continue to use their respective systems for their own individual provincial / state governments (I'm assuming it would be a Federation and not a unitary state), and it would have to be decided whether or not BC would continue with the monarchy or remain int he Commonwealth (and if it didn't, would it change its name?)
East Washington mf’s watching this feelin left out
Could you please do a video about the Cascadia mega quake? From what I know, the us government is planning to just abandon the west coast should that thing ever hit.
If that's the case, the secession would probably happen a lot sooner than you think.
I think that Cascadia should go up to almost Anchorage, and it should avoid the Great Basin. I agree that it shouldn't include most of Eastern Oregon, as it's more similar to Idaho. But it should include Western Montana, BC, parts of Alberta, northern Idaho, northern California south to SF, and including Tahoe and Reno as its easternmost expanse.
This video explains the goblin sightings reference on i5
Subscribed! Please cover the PNW more in future videos.
Could we get one on new england
Those GDP numbers are assuming those large corporations would stay out afterwards. There’s a decent chance some of them wouldn’t especially if the US imposed tariffs
If cascadia leaves, the US isn’t in any position to impose tariffs as it’s likely collapsing if it happens.
In order for us to break free, we need to popularize a flag that represents north east and west. I didn't say south bacause that slides un with east and west. And we need to get more people with guns so we could defend ourselves. Jaut sayin dont take any of this to heart. Im serious about the flag idea tho
This is funny. If you think Oregonians would go for this, you're nuts. ALL OREGONIANS are family, East, West, North, and South. Born and bred Oregonians will not let anyone take our beautiful state
Speak for yourself. I have infinitely more in common with a person from Seattle than a person from eastern Oregon.
I’d absolutely go for this. The people from Washington are my brothers, far more than those crazy people from Eastern Oregon who themselves want to leave and join Idaho.
@andrzejszpak688 Interesting, would be curious to know if you were born here and what generation you are
The eastern side of oregon wants to get away from the people from California who are swarming oregon and changing it for the worse they are definitely not crazy just sick of all the nonsense
It would be nice if TriMet extended through Cascadia.
As a native centralian, I'm just happy to see centralia instead of just chehalis on that map... go seahawks!
I would love to make peace with local Cascadians someday
Final boost.
If Cascadia were to become a real thing (which I highly doubt, but hypothetically), the best way for them to do it would be Washington & Oregon state, British Columbia, & the state of Alaska. Possibly Idaho too, or at least the western part. & also, maybe the yukon territory in Canada, since it’s sort of in between Alaska & British Columbia. This would give it the entire northern west coast of the entire continent.
0:09 "Baretich" is pronounced with a ch, as he's pronounced it himself that way.
1:04 No, the thinking isn't just that culture aligns within the bioregion. The thinking is also that economic, political, and social systems function better if aligned with the bioregion. No one is denying cultural differences, however most of these cultural differences are political views, and it seems you possibly subscribe to the idea that the bigoted political views held by the right wing paraded as "traditional values" are somehow a serious form of "culture" when describing eastern Oregon.
1:25 You shortened "Bioregional Independence" to "Independence," and then dismissed it's validity. What "Bioregional independence" means is that a bioregion is free from the concept of the nation state, or at the very least the nation states that currently claim it. The bioregional independence movement aims to decrease dependency on the nation state as a whole so that in the event of a collapse, the bioregion is free.
1:34 Bioregionalism isn't based on "liberal foundations." The concept of throwing away the concept of arbitrary borders and giving independence to the region isn't inherently "liberal" at all. A portion of the movement is anarchist, and if it were based on "liberal foundations," this wouldn't be possible.
1:41 "The borders are somewhat subjective." Not really. Half of the pictures you threw up contained straight lines, so they aren't related to bioregionalism. The bioregion is defined by the watersheds, mountains, and biological features that are all connected.
1:47 You say that "the only thing they can seem to agree on is that Oregon, Washington, and British Columbia are quintessentially Cascadian territories," however the concept of OR, WA, and BC being territories under Bioregionalism is nonsensical and pretty much everyone involved will quintessentially disagree on that. What the bioregional independence movement agrees on is that bioregion is defined by it's watersheds, mountains, and biological features, and with the images you showed before, you misrepresent the movement since again, many of those are outdated or not bioregional.
2:16 It's not about whether or not it's "pretty." It isn't defined by the old idea of Oregon country, it's defined by it's mountains, lakes, rivers, forests, and more. Oregon country settled the way it did somewhat because of the way the bioregion naturally is, therefore it's the other way around.
2:23 It is irrespective of current borders, as the current borders are arbitrary and nonsensical. It is absolutely respective of climates, however you've already presented a false image of Cascadia in which the way it's defined has nothing to do with climates and such.
2:26 It's incredibly ironic how you mention the cascades dividing the east and west, while showing a picture of rivers flowing through the mountain range, connecting east and west.
Different environments can be interconnected through watersheds and such. Saying that they have different environments doesn't really mean anything.
You continue to push this idea of massive cultural difference as well, which is hilarious. You show pictures of a LGBT protest to represent the west, pushing the idea that the east's political bigotry is somehow an inherent part of cultural identity that should be taken seriously. Stop pushing a narrative that doesn’t treat bigotry as something to be exterminated.
Different weather systems does not somehow change their interconnectedness.
You showed different "physical geographies," however both of the images you showed contained rivers, which is also funny because the entire concept of rivers connecting these different regions of Cascadia pretty much obliterates everything you're saying in this part of the video.
2:38
The way you defined Cascadia has many straight lines, and isn't bioregional at all because straight lines are definitely not the way the natural environment is shaped. You've ignored the watersheds, which is arguably the most crucial part of the bioregion, as the biological creatures within the region all depend on water to survive, and any pollution events upstream affect the entire area, making it quintessentially a part of bioregionalism you've ignored.
2:54
"Unifying culture" in no way affects the way the rivers flow, the way the mountains are situated, etc. This idea of having to balance that is inconsistent with the principles of bioregionalism.
2:59 This entire section is pointless. You continue to ignore rivers and misrepresent bioregionalism.
3:49 The bioregion contains different smaller regions within it. Those cities dont control the entire culture of the bioregion.
3:55 You're using a map with the current states/provinces drawn on it instead of the map of the bioregion.
4:30 Earlier in the video (1:33) you stated that the movement was "an idealized future the pacific northwest in the event of the United States' collapse." Now you're misrepresenting the movement again by saying Cascadia is "yet to have a real go at being independent."
4:40 It is atrocious that you'd include this and continue misrepresenting the movement. The Cascadian Bioregional Independence movement is not a secessionist movement. It does not want to secede. It is a plan for the bioregion in the event of a U.S. collapse.
5:04 It's not "composed of Oregon, Washington, and British Columbia." It's composed of the Cascadian bioregion, comprised of it's watershed and mountains.
7:03 Cascadia is not trying to "break free from the US." It's trying to decrease it's economic, social, and political dependence on the US to form a bioregional network so that in the event of a US collapse, it won't fall into disarray and will be better off.
7:07 It's not "smashing two foreign territories together" if the two nations that make them "foreign" have collapsed.
7:11 Metric and imperial? The technology exists to convert between the two units systematically, and it wouldn't be "a headache and a half" to teach both systems in schools. They already teach both systems in schools because science universally makes use of the metric system.
7:28 "Canada" and the "U.S. Government" are no longer a thing in this scenario. Cascadian Bioregional Independence would occur in the event of a collapse, and you've acted as if it's a secessionist movement like the C.S.A. for the second half of the video despite explaining what the movement actually thinks at the start.
Thankfully SOMEONE said this!! God this video is terrible.
@@leftielori1312 ❤️
It takes someone from Bend to call B.S. on someone parading bigotry as cultural difference rather than a pathetic political difference that shouldn’t be taken seriously. Sadly it requires the stupid narrative that “our nation is becoming more polarized!” (The right wing is radicalizing) to paint a picture where political bigotry can be excused as “culture” and taken seriously as part of a collective of horse riding or whatever (not exclusive to eastern Oregon!)
Even if it could be considered part of “culture,” it’s so heinous that it doesn’t deserve any sort of legitimacy and anyone like Yukon here presenting it as a serious cultural difference should be dismissed. “We don’t like queer people” is not a difference to take seriously in this discussion.
And even if you take it seriously, that difference is a problem to be fixed, not a reason to be divided. Hatred of queer people is a problem to be fixed, not a flaw in the ideas.
would the Cascadian republic include the Olympic peninsula?
Idk why I always asumed Oregon and Washington were just west coast new Hampshire
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I started a new country in 2014 in the pacific northwest... now Cascadia has expanded and I'm the King of the continent. It's a one nation continent called Amexa now. Nationalism is dying for being irrational. It's a Noocracy Republic... Rule by the most intelligent. Any group at random will vote to have a leader determined by intelligence preferred over one determined by popularity!
Oh hey, you got picture of the whale statue in Juneau Alaska.
A PNW volunteer
Boeing's HQ is no longer in Cascadia, but was moved to Illinois several years ago
Colonizer.
canada would lose their largest port too
Cascadia would be absolutely god awful politically.
I love my Vancouver city!
Ah yes, Cascadia, the weird niece of....Canada...?
I read "what is Canada"
I love seeing all fellow project wingman enjoyers here
Boost.
victoria would be the capital