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Postby Los Cabreddes » Thu Apr 07, 2011 9:24 pm

Hawaii so that they could be a monarchy again, and so they could bow before the throne of Kamehameha IV.
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Postby Los Cabreddes » Thu Apr 07, 2011 9:25 pm

Brandenburg-Altmark wrote:
Soviestan wrote:idk Maine? I mean, what are they doing all the way up there anyway? I think they secretly want to be part of Canada.


Most of us really wouldn't mind, some would be happy, and probably a few more would be temporarily pissed. I would say, though, that we do have a lot(A LOT!) more in common with a resident of New Brunswick than someone from Virginia.


Yeah but then again New Brunswick really shouldn't be part of Canada.
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Postby Cameroi » Thu Apr 07, 2011 11:15 pm

well alaska SHOULD be part of canada, and hawaii an indipendent nation. likewise the remaining colonies and protectorates returned to the sovereignty of their own people.
don't be too surprised if the day should come this will happen. the corporate criminal hegemony backed by the american military is not forever.
and i don't think any sort of military action is likely to be a deciding factor in this either.

the world is always changing, and not always for the worse.
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Postby Unilisia » Thu Apr 07, 2011 11:18 pm

Cameroi wrote:well alaska SHOULD be part of canada, and hawaii an indipendent nation. likewise the remaining colonies and protectorates returned to the sovereignty of their own people.
don't be too surprised if the day should come this will happen. the corporate criminal hegemony backed by the american military is not forever.
and i don't think any sort of military action is likely to be a deciding factor in this either.

the world is always changing, and not always for the worse.


...Alaska was bought by the United States. Britain didn't feel like gaining it.
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Postby Dazchan » Fri Apr 08, 2011 2:06 am

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Postby Hegstoria » Fri Apr 08, 2011 12:39 pm

Cameroi wrote:well alaska SHOULD be part of canada, and hawaii an indipendent nation. likewise the remaining colonies and protectorates returned to the sovereignty of their own people.
don't be too surprised if the day should come this will happen. the corporate criminal hegemony backed by the american military is not forever.
and i don't think any sort of military action is likely to be a deciding factor in this either.

the world is always changing, and not always for the worse.

Why should Canada get Alaska? What right do they have to it that we don't? We actually have more of a right to have it than the Canadians do.
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Postby Brandenburg-Altmark » Fri Apr 08, 2011 3:54 pm

Hegstoria wrote:
Cameroi wrote:well alaska SHOULD be part of canada, and hawaii an indipendent nation. likewise the remaining colonies and protectorates returned to the sovereignty of their own people.
don't be too surprised if the day should come this will happen. the corporate criminal hegemony backed by the american military is not forever.
and i don't think any sort of military action is likely to be a deciding factor in this either.

the world is always changing, and not always for the worse.

Why should Canada get Alaska? What right do they have to it that we don't? We actually have more of a right to have it than the Canadians do.


It would help them consolidate their control over the North American portion of the Northwest Passage.
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Postby Zephie » Fri Apr 08, 2011 4:07 pm

New Jersey.
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Postby Lackadaisical2 » Fri Apr 08, 2011 4:09 pm

Vetalia wrote:Mississippi...pretty much takes the cake for most benighted region of the country. Fattest, dumbest, poorest, and the worst in litter control.

Its also surprisingly empty in most the state.
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Postby Hegstoria » Fri Apr 08, 2011 5:42 pm

Zephie wrote:New Jersey.

Honestly, I'm in pretty much full agreement. It smells down there, and not in a nice way...
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Postby Liberiani » Fri Apr 08, 2011 6:55 pm

Michigan

It is actually the state I live in and I think it could do better outside the Union.

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Postby Los Cabreddes » Fri Apr 08, 2011 8:02 pm

Cameroi wrote:well alaska SHOULD be part of canada, and hawaii an indipendent nation. likewise the remaining colonies and protectorates returned to the sovereignty of their own people.
don't be too surprised if the day should come this will happen. the corporate criminal hegemony backed by the american military is not forever.
and i don't think any sort of military action is likely to be a deciding factor in this either.

the world is always changing, and not always for the worse.


No, Alaska is really in heart and soul a part of the Western United States. It would be easier to justify giving British Columbia (especially the mainland part) to the United States then Alaska to Canada.

Also, a lot of those protectorates (American Samoa and Saipan in particular) are actually very happy to be part of Americas "empire." Perhaps creating a state out of our South Pacific holdings so that they are represented in the legislature would make more sense.
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Postby Los Cabreddes » Fri Apr 08, 2011 8:06 pm

Hegstoria wrote:Why should Canada get Alaska? What right do they have to it that we don't? We actually have more of a right to have it than the Canadians do.


Especially since the original colony of Canada ended in Ontario:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Province_of_Canada

And Louis Riel says hi as well:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Louis_Riel
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Postby Tinapples » Fri Apr 08, 2011 8:40 pm

Hard question. But which one could most easily secede? Easy, Vermont could slip into quietly into Quebec, no one would notice until election time!

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Postby Hegstoria » Sat Apr 09, 2011 12:47 am

Tinapples wrote:Hard question. But which one could most easily secede? Easy, Vermont could slip into quietly into Quebec, no one would notice until election time!

New Yorkers would notice, we'd have no where to go skiing if Vermont left. Sure we could go to some of the local ones or Camalback down in Penn, but they just aren't the same.
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Postby Danmarckia » Sat Apr 09, 2011 12:52 am

Any state in the Deep South.

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Postby The Novian Imperium » Sat Apr 09, 2011 12:53 am

Texas, such a stupid and worthless state.

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Postby Hoyteca » Sat Apr 09, 2011 1:05 am

New Jersey. Ship it to Africa, since both places are hellholes anyway. It would be more convenient to have one big place to avoid rather than a bunch of smaller places scattered all over the place.

Second choice: Missouri. According to the Fairly Oddparents, frowning is Missouri's state sport. That's as pro-Missouri as you can get without being a troll of some sort.

Third choice: California. Why? It wants to leave. What do you think the San Andreas fault is? A club? No. It's physical proof that California wants to leave. Why does it want to leave? Missouri. That and the recently discovered colony of STDs and orange known only as "Snooki". Damn you New Jersey!

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Postby Hegstoria » Sat Apr 09, 2011 1:02 pm

The Novian Imperium wrote:Texas, such a stupid and worthless state.

:roll: Really? Are you so thick headed that you think Texas is worthless? Tell that to the countless software coprporations with offices and headquarters around Dallas and Austin. Tell that to the countless cattle, sheep, and goat farmers. The countless grain and cotton farmers. The plethora of fishing companies down there. Let's not forget they also lead in concrete, limestone, and sandstone production/mining. So yeah, Texas is one of the more important states out there.
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Postby Vetalia » Sat Apr 09, 2011 1:06 pm

Lackadaisical2 wrote:Its also surprisingly empty in most the state.


It's got a pretty low population density...not surprising given what you have to deal with in order to live there.
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Postby Coccygia » Sat Apr 09, 2011 1:09 pm

Texas. What the hell, they useta be a separate country anyway. Some seem to think they still are.
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Postby New Manvir » Sat Apr 09, 2011 1:17 pm

Liberiani wrote:Michigan

It is actually the state I live in and I think it could do better outside the Union.


Join Canada, we'll give you a proper healthcare system. Bring Vermont with you, they seem nice.

Also, Mississippi is probably the worst state in the Union. AFAIK (from relatives who live there and have visited there) it's a total shit-hole, and it takes much more in terms of Federal tax dollars than it brings in. Then there's this...
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Postby Vetalia » Sat Apr 09, 2011 1:22 pm

New Manvir wrote:Also, Mississippi is probably the worst state in the Union. AFAIK (from relatives who live there and have visited there) it's a total shit-hole, and it takes much more in terms of Federal tax dollars than it brings in. Then there's this...


Fattest, dumbest, poorest, dirtiest.

I can't wrap my head around why people would want Texas to leave; it's a nice area and gave birth to glorious Tex-Mex.
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Postby Los Cabreddes » Sat Apr 09, 2011 4:19 pm

Danmarckia wrote:Any state in the Deep South.


But they gave us Elvis! "Thank you, thank you very much!" They act like Elvis too which is highly amusing.
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Postby Dunfar » Sat Apr 09, 2011 4:32 pm

Hmm Wisconsin should be part of Canada we have a much closer cultural relations or be could get rid of North Dakota because its useless, or let Texas see how it likes being independent.
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