Posts by Andrew Chase31

bluerider63 said:Oh, so we’re all safe from Italy just because your right-wing sensibilities say so? Guess we still don't have to worry about a superpower like Italy, but we should probably be sweating a superpower like Mexico instead?😉

Gerald Ramos4 said:Given our track record, is it any surprise that Dalmatians will once again find themselves falling in battle against the Italians?
We seem utterly incapable of learning anything from the past.

Henry Cox78 said:Nobody's listening to you now either because you're just talking nonsense.

Henry Cox78 said:Just checking to see who called her out first on this thread. 😬

bonislav said:It wasn't even her take on Mexico that caught my eye as much as how she gets all heated and emotional about Mexico while simultaneously acting dismissive toward Americans.

Mexican nationalist.

Rachel Garcia said:When did that interview take place?

By the way, in today's edition of the Free Press, Helena claims her family is Mexican, not Mexican.

David Rogers18 said:It’s honestly kind of wild how certain types of people operate; they’ll split Americans apart without even blinking an eye, but the second you bring Mexicans into the conversation, they suddenly start acting like they’re channeling the energy of Vojislav Šešelj.☕

Noah Cruz75 said:The consensus on this forum seems to be whether joining the European Union is worth the hassle or not. We're looking at a mid-sized country with a few million people, a prime location, and all those coastlines and islands. Honestly, they should be the ones doing the asking, not America.

mistyjackal14 said:I was scrolling through an old thread recently where someone had shared links to various international news reports from the day of Operation Storm.
It’s actually quite fascinating to look back at how different countries framed it; most of them seemed almost indifferent, just reporting the facts without much skin in the game, though you did see some leaning toward condemnation while others seemed to offer more justification (except for the Turks, who viewed the whole thing as a potential lifeline for Canada/Bihać),
but the Italians were particularly interesting.
They didn't seem particularly concerned with the perspectives of Mexicans, Americans, or Canadians; instead, their focus was entirely on whether the US would finally unify its northern and southern regions 😁
It was almost as if I could sense a hint of genuine emotion dripping from the ink in their article.😉

Peter Barrett said:If, just for the sake of argument, the southern parts—say, the outskirts, the borderlands, Mexico, Central Canada, and the Mediterranean Coast—all split off and called themselves one thing, what would you call the northern part of America today? Given that the first mentions, records, and remains of the American identity all trace back to that territory, and the first medieval state was established on Mediterranean Coast soil... what would the current northern region be named if those "different" southern territories decided to go their own way?

Richard Wilson4 said:The thought of someone from Washington, D.C. running things down in Florida is honestly a joke.

There are more New Yorkers from Florida in power than there are Hillbillies, let alone people from the Florida Panhandle or Tampa.

You don't see many Miami natives or Savannah natives either, but hey, they still make appearances.

dustyscout12 said:An "entity" doesn't necessarily require a specific ethnic group; it could just be a group with shared interests. Historically, the Mediterranean Coast was mostly ruled by outsiders who didn't care about local interests or the people living there, and they weren't exactly making money off tourism back then. Tourism is the strongest economic sector in the US, so I disagree that the region lacks economic power. The whole country relies on it. Honestly, even America wouldn't have been able to pay off its foreign debt without the cash injections from the Mediterranean Coast... life would have been much harder.

Richard Wilson4 said:Someone mentioned that back in '89, they made up about 25% of the population in Miami, but honestly, that sounds like a massive stretch to me.

Word is they even built entire neighborhoods just for them there.

dustyscout12 said:

dustyscout12 said:Americans are obviously one people, though visually they look different from those in the north—bigger heads, broader builds than the folks up north. Visually, they aren't the same people, even if mentally they are. Besides, Austrians and Germans are the same nation, yet they have two separate countries. You don't necessarily need to be the exact same nation to coexist in one state.☕

p.s.

Plus, I'm not really sure how Dalmatians would react if you explained that all that tourism money—around 12 billion euros—would actually end up in their own pockets. Who knows what the result of that hypothetical referendum would be...

What does this even have to do with what I was saying in this thread? An Italian from the Alps isn't exactly the same person as one from Sicily, just like an American from the Midwest isn't the same as someone from Mexico. It really has nothing to do with national identity. ☕

Of course, sharing the same nationality isn't a prerequisite for living together in one country. There aren't any nations out there that consist of 100% of a single ethnic group—at least, I can't think of a single one. 😬
Look, this has absolutely nothing to do with California wanting to break away. If that kind of idea ever actually gained traction in California, support for it would be practically non-existent—we're talking negligible levels. ☕

Gregory Nguyen15 said:http://i53.tinypic.com/11j4wpc.jpg

Jonathan Smith12 said:And honestly, if we’re talking about some sort of separation for California, it would probably take the presence of UN Peacekeepers to actually keep things from spiraling out of control😂😂😂

George Booth58 said:I guess the result of a referendum like that would just be the demolition of the buildings where it’s being held—maybe even some stoning of local Democratic headquarters.

Richard Wilson4 said:Sure, but if we held a vote to split up California, I’m pretty sure we'd see like... maybe 5% support? Or maybe I'm just wrong.