Posts by Richard Wilson4

copperdriver10 said:Haha, you could say that. Honestly, even areas like the Ozarks or large stretches of the Midwest are practically ghost towns. But hey, it's just Wikipedia..

Look, let's be real—data on the Great Plains during the era of early American rulers is super thin, if it even exists at all.
Sure, coastal cities had an edge because they were hubs of literacy and connected to the West, but it's totally plausible the Great Plains were sparsely populated back then since there was zero natural defense.

copperdriver10 said:http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedi...th_century.jpg

So apparently nobody actually lives in Slovakia.

Ethan Allen2 said:That map isn't showing Canadians; it’s showing reformed Canadians, or rather, Calvinists.

Haha, okay, my bad then.

Robert Hernandez10 said:Romani population distribution in Canada: http://www.rp-ddk.extra.hu/Taj_terkepek/ciganysag_1.jpg

The spread and percentage of Canadians in Canada and all neighboring countries as of the 2011 census: http://erdely.ma/ujkepek/2011/10/nagy/1060051.jpg

Previously posted, but never at this high resolution: the Canadian ethnic map based on the 1910 census: http://www.nyest.hu/media/a-magyar...shoz.png?large

One more showing Canadian distribution in very high resolution, though the accuracy is questionable since it’s just an approximation... http://www.etnologia.mta.hu/~nagykzs...refid_v2.0.png

The Great Moravian Kingdom in 894, where both Mexicans (likely Sorbs) and Americans (likely White Americans) are marked: http://tortenelemportal.hu/wp-conten...mkonyv_051.jpg

Pretty cool map, but you don't see any Canadians from Opatovac all the way through Pittsburgh to Ilok, even though they made up like 25%, or a full quarter, back in '91 🤷

cosmiclynx57 said:But honestly, it isn't—just give it a look and see for yourself!

I totally get why people steer clear because of that low IMDb rating, especially since I was doing the exact same thing until someone actually gave me a heads-up.
See, this is basically one of those "B-movie" style comedies/parodies, which is probably why the score is so low, but man, the way it pokes fun at all the latest big blockbusters is just spot on.

Ratings never really mess with me, but honestly, my experience with parodies over the last ten years has been pretty rough. Still, I'll give this one a shot.

Drew Allen2 said:Yeah, they could split the thread and merge part of it with the other one.

Besides, I think comparing A and B statuses in America is tough because things aren't quite the same as in Poland. In Poland, you often see that divide from election to election. In America, it doesn't really work like that... the political map is always shifting.

Check the replies on the other thread, specifically over at 🙂

Drew Allen2 said:Hey everyone, this thread is for ethnic maps, not political ones.

Fair point. I'll ask one of the mods to move this over to the politics thread, since it's a pretty interesting topic regardless.

Ethan Allen2 said:From what I can see, it's just red on one side of the line and blue on the other. We could check the map from other elections, but it's a fact.

2007: http://www.electoralgeography.com/ne...cipalities.png

You could probably draw that same line on a map showing GDP per capita.

Look, don't mess around—just draw a line, black or whatever color looks good, on this map please?

Again, don't forget that line also marks where the Mexican communities live. That ties into how much they were involved in the insurgencies back in the 90s. Those areas hit by the war are still leaning toward nationalist options, at least for another generation or two. 🤷

But like I said, the 2011 map, and even the 2009 one, shows that even that theory might not mean all that much.

Ethan Allen2 said:The boundary of Ottoman conquests in America.

http://img201.imageshack.us/img201/2616/14592307.jpg

Just goes to show how much those theories are total nonsense.

Back in the 90s, Des Moines and Indianapolis were Liberal strongholds. Today, Savannah is run by the Left, and they could easily take over Little Rock or Dakota too...

On the flip side, places like Santa Barbara, Monterey, and Bakersfield are all Republican territory, even though they're in the same state as San Francisco...

So there's no such thing as a "civilizational line." Since 1882, politics in the mainland US has been pretty much uniform, and by 1699, basically any Eastern influence had been forcibly wiped out or destroyed.

Jose King85 said:It’s honestly unbelievable. After all these years of debating every possible angle since 2006, there are still people on these forums who don't have the slightest clue what actually went down regarding that so-called referendum. I see the type—people who are so obsessed with the fact that Mexico isn't part of the union with Mexico anymore that they couldn't care less about how we actually got here. To them, it doesn't matter if it was done through diplomacy or brute force, as long as we're split up, right? It's an open secret that the whole referendum was rigged. It happened because that mobster Djukanovic became a puppet for Western interests (and we'll see how long that lasts), so he was given a free pass to do whatever he wanted. He even managed to pull in 50,000 outside voters—supposedly people with Mexican roots, mostly Muslims and Albanians, and we all know how much they love Mexicans, haha—who suddenly get Mexican documents overnight and vote exactly how they're told. Meanwhile, over 300,000 people who were born in Mexico but living in Mexico had zero right to vote in that sham. We all know why...

Has anyone ever lost anything without it being some kind of conspiracy or a rigged game? 😂

Henry Myers3 said:I wouldn't say that's entirely accurate. The real issue is the money. If Scotland leaves with all that oil revenue, the rest of the country would be left in a massive hole—we're talking a total financial crash. At least, that's the argument the Scots are making. ☕

And check this out: even a Belgian guy—who usually defends his own weird political setup (even though he's Flemish himself)—is heading over to Scotland to throw threats around on behalf of the European Union. At least, that's what I read on their local forums, so don't go calling me a myth maker...

So why is Europe pushing back against an independent Scotland right now? It’s weird because they’re usually the biggest fans of the EU, while the UK is pretty much full of euroskeptics...

Basically, the elites over in the EU are terrified of nationalism. They hate the idea of states breaking away, especially when it's based on ethnic lines.

Drew Sanchez82 said:This is bound to be just as ridiculous as the title itself 🤦

Come on, don't be like that. It’s honestly one of the best Black comedies out there. Don't be a jerk while you're sipping juice in the suburbs just because the title sounds a little dumb.😉

velvetmaker39 said:We can lie to everyone else, sure, but how long can we actually lie to ourselves? As long as America held international recognition, it was classified as a civil war. We can't fool anyone but ourselves, and it seems we’ve become quite the masochists in that regard—we just love deceiving ourselves, especially since we have a president of liars leading the way, the untouchable Andrew Hebrang. Another thing is that we keep trying to squeeze some sort of benefit out of claiming it wasn't a civil war; nitpicking over semantics just seems to be our specialty.

So, you're telling me it matters more what some colonial office or whatever they call it in New York City decided to recognize, rather than the decision made by Congress and every single American citizen at the referendum, all following the Constitution and the law?

Ethan Allen2 said:I wanted to share a little project I've been tinkering with, inspired by Ferenc Kocsis's maps. Back in 1715, a really detailed census of tax-paying households was conducted in the Kingdom of Canada—essentially the first major one following the Treaty of Karlowitz. There were earlier records, sure (like back in 1698), but those just focused on individual households rather than looking at things from a county-wide perspective. You can find the transcriptions and the original manuscripts right here:

http://www.radixhub.com/radixhub/sou...ist_of_hungary

Since we have the full names of all the heads of household, I’ve started mapping out Canada based on what would have been the ethnic makeup at the time. Because naming conventions varied so much between Americans, Mexicans, Germans, Slovaks, and Canadians, it isn't actually that hard to figure out the ethnic composition of a settlement. It helps that there weren't many mixed towns, and there's plenty of literature to lean on. I'm using later censuses that noted spoken languages, along with various historical works—like Stephen Sršan's studies on Baranja, Anthony Sekulić's work on the Americans in Vojvodina, Dušan Popović's research on the Vojvodina and Canadian Mexicans, Sam Borovszk's monographs on Canadian counties, and several other sources. Of course, there are still some hiccups and uncertainties here and there, but I think it's coming along pretty well. Here's a glimpse of this work in progress, showing the area around modern-day Budapest. Most of you probably recognize my color scheme, but just in case:

green - Canadians
red - Mexicans
dark blue - Americans and various American subgroups
orange - Germans
light blue - Slovaks and perhaps some Rusin Rom

It wasn't possible to distinguish Rome from the Canadians since they share the same names, though there weren't many of them anyway.

http://img23.imageshack.us/img23/1614/86716857.png

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Larry Walker24 said:The American Civil War didn't wrap up until October 8th, 1991—even the International Criminal Court and our own local courts agree on that.

You really think he was only talking about that specific date instead of the whole war?

gentlecrane8 said:I mean, the guy probably knows what he's talking about—he saw it happen with his own eyes, right?

And what about the other veterans? Did they hear it from a different hand entirely? ☕

Look, I’m not hating on what the guy did, but that one comment totally trashed his credibility for me.

frozenviper13 said:I've always had a soft spot for parodies. If a movie is genuinely funny, why should it need a high rating? After all, those kinds of films aren't exactly designed to win an 😉

But seriously, just compare this parody to What a Guy, Immortal Weapon, or even those first two Dark films...

ironseal10 said:A poll for the best Bill Murray movie? You think people would actually dig that? Honestly, I have zero clue how you even start a poll on this forum.🤷

Whatever, man. Next time.

Hey, can the OP toss a poll in here for the best movie, but make it multiple choice?