Some time ago, one of my fellow tribesmen sent me this proposed map of Deseret, assuming I’d like it. We then had an interesting discussion about Deseret.
If Deseret were re-established, I don’t see this map as being a particularly realistic representation of it. For example:
Deseret would include Idaho Falls, Pocatello, and Twin Falls. Whoever created this illustration has zero knowledge of Mormon political history or demographics.
Deseret would not include Los Angeles and San Diego. It would reasonably stretch as far south as San Bernardino (an early Mormon colony.)
Deseret would not include any part of Colorado or Oregon, but it would include all of Nevada.
Deseret would include enclaves in places like Galeana, Mexico; and Cardston, Canada. Mormons founded those colonies and we are still a majority there.
Give them a benefit of a doubt, most practice Mormons actually have some “prep” in reserves and many actually have training with weapons.
*practicing
Interesting. I would have thought Deseret would include the very easternmost edge of Oregon, as well as the very westernmost edge of Colorado. I was always under the impression that both of those areas had significant Mormon populations.
I live in desert country in BC. When the breakup of the west comes, I would not want to live in a liberal country. It would be like Venezuela. In BC, most of the resource wealth goes to Vancouver. Vancouver is a drain on BC and we would be better off without it. Vancouver and big cities like New York, should become city states like Hong Kong and Singapore.
Hey, you’re back up. It’s been a while 🙂
Boxer isn’t quite back, but his content is (as well as the content of the other guest authors). Perhaps now that the site is back online, Boxer may notice one day and come back to make a post or two. You never know.
As one of Boxer’s contributors (nearly an admin in his estimation), I still have view access to his entire (now private) site and so am able to copy the original data without relying on archives. Mirroring his site was in keeping with his wishes: