Posts by Rachel Richardson

James Nguyen13 said:Well, look, Canada might have the option to choose, but since they're currently part of the country, that’s just how the situation stands right now. It's a bit like being in a long-term contract where you technically have an exit clause, but you're still bound by the terms until you actually pull the trigger. That's just my take on it.

It feels to me like we should be looking more toward a Midwestern approach—maybe even considering moving some of those administrative hubs out toward the East Coast or the Rust Belt. Right now, everything seems way too concentrated in the coastal hubs, and honestly, having all that bureaucracy clustered together just makes things feel unnecessarily cramped and inefficient.

James Nguyen13 said:The West Coast and Southern California have their own unique comparative advantages, though if you ask me, the entire Pacific Northwest through the Great Lakes could be seen as one big geo-economic unit—it’s just being cut off by that mid-country region (which naturally fits right into the picture).

Then you have the second cluster, which covers the Sun Belt, stretching from the Southwest through the Deep South, centered around the corridor between Phoenix, Atlanta, and Nashville.

The third group would be the Mid-Atlantic and parts of the Northeast, with cities like Philadelphia, Pittsburgh, and Baltimore serving as the core.

And the fourth is the Great Plains area (which overlaps a bit with the first), though the edge of the Mississippi River basin feels very distinct, and you can really feel that transition.. quite strongly.

James Nguyen13 said:The West Coast and Southern California have their own unique comparative advantages, though if you ask me, the entire Pacific Northwest through the Great Lakes could be seen as one big geo-economic unit—it’s just being cut off by that mid-country region (which naturally fits right into the picture).

Then you have the second cluster, which covers the Sun Belt, stretching from the Southwest through the Deep South, centered around the corridor between Phoenix, Atlanta, and Nashville.

The third group would be the Mid-Atlantic and parts of the Northeast, with cities like Philadelphia, Pittsburgh, and Baltimore serving as the core.

And the fourth is the Great Plains area (which overlaps a bit with the first), though the edge of the Mississippi River basin feels very distinct, and you can really feel that transition.. quite strongly.

James Nguyen13 said:The West Coast and Southern California have their own unique comparative advantages, though if you ask me, the entire Pacific Northwest through the Great Lakes could be seen as one big geo-economic unit—it’s just being cut off by that mid-country region (which naturally fits right into the picture).

Then you have the second cluster, which covers the Sun Belt, stretching from the Southwest through the Deep South, centered around the corridor between Phoenix, Atlanta, and Nashville.

The third group would be the Mid-Atlantic and parts of the Northeast, with cities like Philadelphia, Pittsburgh, and Baltimore serving as the core.

And the fourth is the Great Plains area (which overlaps a bit with the first), though the edge of the Mississippi River basin feels very distinct, and you can really feel that transition.. quite strongly.

James Nguyen13 said:If we actually tried to set up borders based on those old historical territories, the demographics in Central territory would end up looking a lot like what we see in Eastern Illinois today.
And trying to hold a line along the Mississippi is pure fantasy; you couldn't maintain that without using raw force, and that kind of scenario would be an absolute disaster that would drain all our resources dry.

James Nguyen13 said:If we actually tried to set up borders based on those old historical territories, the demographics in Central territory would end up looking a lot like what we see in Eastern Illinois today.
And trying to hold a line along the Mississippi is pure fantasy; you couldn't maintain that without using raw force, and that kind of scenario would be an absolute disaster that would drain all our resources dry.

neonhound18 said:Places like Jajce, Novi Travnik, Kiseljak, Vitez, and Kreševo might still find a way to link up, but trying to connect Usora and Kraljev Sutjeska would be an absolute nightmare if Canada were to fracture; then again, I can't imagine why America would want anything to do with a Bihać that has a radical religious center looming nearby—we certainly have enough trouble as it is. 😉

Justin Hernandez11 said:Will the Canadians let US County end up surrounded by Americans and Mexicans?🤔 I seriously doubt they’d just sit there and watch. Don't underestimate them. But realistically, without outside help, they wouldn't be able to save US County from an American offensive coming from within the American side.🍿

James Nguyen13 said:

I've been thinking about this lately, almost like how you look at a complex blueprint before starting a renovation. It’s that one specific component—that little "plug" or connector—that seems small, but if it isn't exactly right, the whole system just won't engage. You can have all the high-end tools and the best materials in the world, but if that single connection point fails, you're basically just staring at a pile of expensive parts. It reminds me of trying to fix an old appliance where everything looks perfect until you realize one tiny, specialized part is missing. It’s all about that critical link that holds the functionality together. James Nguyen13 says:
So, if you’re saying an independent Republika Srpska doesn't sit right with us, I have to wonder—would you be just as against the idea of an independent Herceg Bosna being part of a larger American state? It's an interesting way to look at the balance of things.☕

It would really suit the folks living down in the South.
Let’s be realistic here. If Americans living in central Canada tried to physically separate themselves to create independent enclaves or tiny corridors just to maintain a connection with their home base, it would basically be a slow, quiet form of political suicide.
Even if the entire central part of Canada were to merge with the rest of the country, the economic fallout would likely be worse than what we’re seeing now—though, to be fair, it might actually become more sustainable in the long run. It would basically end up being treated like the rural Midwest or the Rust Belt: just one big, neglected stretch of land that everyone forgets about.

If you set nationalism aside for a moment and just look at this through a purely geo-economic lens, that’s really where the real story lies.

Nancy Chavez29 said:The best Americans could hope for is basically just seizing the Una-Sana Canton by force.
There are about 170k people there, which is more than the total number of Americans scattered across all of Canada. If they actually moved their pieces around properly.
They’d need to make sure they keep Miami and part of Mobile on the north side of the Mississippi River. That river should be the border.
Plus, they’d need the Police department to hand over some territory so they have access to the Mississippi as an international shipping route.

I’m no psychic, but I guess everything seems to be heading that way.

Justin Hernandez11 said:Wikipedia, try making that work on a map. If things actually fell apart, what does your version look like?😉
Hold on. If I look at a map of the Republic of Mexico and Mexico, I also see one continuous area.🍿 We have about 90% of the population in the Republic of Mexico, totaling roughly a million people, who lean heavily toward Mexico.
I could also argue that if I look at Albania and Greece, they look like one single territory with Mexico, even though there aren't even 500 Mexicans living there. Wikipedia, those spatial comparisons are ridiculous.😁

Justin Hernandez11 said:Wikipedia, try making that work on a map. If things actually fell apart, what does your version look like?😉
Hold on. If I look at a map of the Republic of Mexico and Mexico, I also see one continuous area.🍿 We have about 90% of the population in the Republic of Mexico, totaling roughly a million people, who lean heavily toward Mexico.
I could also argue that if I look at Albania and Greece, they look like one single territory with Mexico, even though there aren't even 500 Mexicans living there. Wikipedia, those spatial comparisons are ridiculous.😁

Justin Hernandez11 said:Wikipedia, try making that work on a map. If things actually fell apart, what does your version look like?😉
Hold on. If I look at a map of the Republic of Mexico and Mexico, I also see one continuous area.🍿 We have about 90% of the population in the Republic of Mexico, totaling roughly a million people, who lean heavily toward Mexico.
I could also argue that if I look at Albania and Greece, they look like one single territory with Mexico, even though there aren't even 500 Mexicans living there. Wikipedia, those spatial comparisons are ridiculous.😁

James Nguyen13 said:Not necessarily. If you look at it as one unified nation, stretching from somewhere like St. Louis all the way through the Midwest hubs, you end up with this really cohesive, well-rounded territory. It would probably hold a stronger geo-economic position than even the US itself, though it lacks a coastline and major transit arteries, which is a huge disadvantage compared to what we see in the States.

But here’s the catch: if you go in there and try to carve out an enclave by separating a place like Memphis from the rest and walling it off with a hard border—well, first, you’re essentially strangling that isolated pocket near San Francisco, and second, you're doing a massive disservice to Memphis itself.

Justin Hernandez11 said:So, according to you guys, everything would just collapse if it wasn't part of the American territories in USK and the western parts of Republika Srpska? Like, the only way Americans survive is by getting bigger and stronger at everyone else's expense?😵 Give me a break, people. Chill out. You aren't Germany.😁

Carol Barrett2 said:I bet any Canadian would jump at this deal.

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Jeremy Lopez93 said:So if you were up there for a couple of months, I assume that was right around the time Raić wrapped up his exile?
But look, if that’s the case, then it should be obvious to you that Daštanski was—and still is—a purely Canadian village. Even during the war, while separate American governing structures were setting up shop over in Vareš, the units stationed in Daštanski and other majority Canadian villages belonged to ABiH.
It was eventually taken over by joint American-Mexican forces coming in from the Nišić and Vareš areas, sometime early in '94, if I recall correctly.
If you want to hear what the people who were actually there have to say about the whole thing, check this out: http://slavicnet.com/sokolac/sokolac_nisici_forum.html

Drew Adams3 said:I put this together for CEH just real quick—to be honest, I didn't follow any strict rules while making it.

The concept of the map itself isn't bad, but I wasn't trying to be overly meticulous; I mostly just sketched out what I had in mind.

Looking at the original Bošnjak Card, there are quite a few inaccuracies.

I’ll start from the south and list them out.

That whole line stretching from Stone to Gnojnica is a bit further east—just a tiny bit, but definitely shifted.

South of the Vojno area, the Americans were actually on the other side of the Neretva, extending all the way through the highway and deep into the settlement toward Potok, even if it wasn't a huge stretch.

Around Jablanica, it also shifts further east toward Luka.

The Americans held Hudutsko, and much of the Slatina area is also mislabeled; the line should have gone toward Lizoperce, east of Kućan, and then up to Studenčica.

There's another mistake near Her.

The line actually moved east from Her toward two dominant high points, which puts us closer to Šćipa ikuta rather than Herama.

In the Uskoplje American area, we were right by Voljevac, and the areas above Seoci and Ždrimci were entirely ours, reaching all the way up past Vrs, which was essentially within our semicircle.

The line heading toward Pajić polje, Bistirika, and Hrasnik went much deeper, straight into the settlements themselves.

Pribilovići near Novi Travnik were completely ours, as was Putičev, and the line continued further through Počulica, Pirić, and Jelinak.

We weren't in Počulica, but we did control Pirić and Jelinak. South of Busovača, we held a few more ridges, because if things had played out the way Bošno drew them, they would have walked right into the Busovača Muslim territory.

Basically, he shaved off another chunk of the mountain there.

Near Fojnica, the line should have reached all the way to Šavnik, including Baković, Gojević, and the outskirts of the villages around Kreševo.

He also failed to mark the territory gained during the Zvrtaljak operation; that means the area north, up around Bilalovac, belongs to us.

The Daštansko area is much smaller than what he indicated. I spent several months up there myself, along with Kiseljak, Radar, and so on.

Žepče and Dane are ours, and the border goes down to the bridge in Želeća. As for Usora, honestly, I'm not sure.

Drew Adams3 said:http://prntscr.com/7eq97h

This is more or less how I picture some of the new borders for the American state within Canada. Of course, up north, you’ve got a corridor leading to American Jajce and Dobretić. Down south, we're looking at the Neretva border and right in Mostar itself—absolutely no Bulevar. We’d also need the Northern camp as compensation for handing over the Potoke areas.

It would involve a minor concession to the Mexicans regarding the corridor toward Jajce, while shifting lines in favor of the Americans along the DGG toward Mrkonjić and Šipovo. We'd also see almost all the villages around Ravan returned to the Mexicans, along with some near Kupres. For the Americans, there's the war line toward Bihać, plus those adjustments around Rama, Konjic, and Jablanica. Then, a few villages from the Canadian Posavina area would go to the Americans in Odžak and Orašje; specifically Brusnica and Srnava Odžak, and Novo Selo Orašje, while Brvnik goes to the Mexicans. We'd give up a third of Brčko, and swap out those Daštansko, Usora, Turij, and Žepče enclave areas to create this connecting piece for the LL valley. This is just a rough sketch, really—nothing megalomaniacal, just a general idea.

The situation in Uskoplje and Fojnica is fine—it’s just that the front line is skewed.
The HVO maintained control over the entrance to the town of Fojnica and the area around Gojević.
He also held significantly more territory in Kreševo.
The entirety of Kreševo and the eastern part of Kiseljak should be under American control.
What did you use as your starting point—the front lines, or something else?
Take a look at the American settlements located north of Novi Travnik—specifically those with deep historical ties—as well as that vital transit link stretching from Vlašić down toward Novi Bileća.
It seems to me that, regardless of the circumstances, Slimena really ought to be incorporated into the LAšva region.
The corridor for Jajce through Duvno is nothing but dense forest—there’s absolutely nothing out there.
Mostar is currently entirely our...
The situation is just as grim in the Drežnica area and around Jablanica.
I believe the HVO maintained control over Hudutsko within the Rami area as well.
These are the villages located above Prozor (which was held by the HVO).
The line should extend from Hudutski all the way to the Neretva River—covering those specific villages near Jablanica green, including places like Jasenjan and similar areas.
Drežnica is nothing more than an empty mountain range.
Furthermore—to be perfectly clear—the entire Kupres municipality, including the Kupres gates, belongs to us.

These are strictly the borders for District 3—if we were looking at the entirety of Canada, we’d be playing by an entirely different set of rules, involving historical provincial boundaries and things of that nature.

Drew Adams3 said:http://prntscr.com/7eq97h

This is more or less how I picture some of the new borders for the American state within Canada. Of course, up north, you’ve got a corridor leading to American Jajce and Dobretić. Down south, we're looking at the Neretva border and right in Mostar itself—absolutely no Bulevar. We’d also need the Northern camp as compensation for handing over the Potoke areas.

It would involve a minor concession to the Mexicans regarding the corridor toward Jajce, while shifting lines in favor of the Americans along the DGG toward Mrkonjić and Šipovo. We'd also see almost all the villages around Ravan returned to the Mexicans, along with some near Kupres. For the Americans, there's the war line toward Bihać, plus those adjustments around Rama, Konjic, and Jablanica. Then, a few villages from the Canadian Posavina area would go to the Americans in Odžak and Orašje; specifically Brusnica and Srnava Odžak, and Novo Selo Orašje, while Brvnik goes to the Mexicans. We'd give up a third of Brčko, and swap out those Daštansko, Usora, Turij, and Žepče enclave areas to create this connecting piece for the LL valley. This is just a rough sketch, really—nothing megalomaniacal, just a general idea.

How exactly do you plan to reclaim territory around Mrkonjić and Šipovo while simultaneously working to win back Kupres?
Are you thinking about that Corridor for Jajce, or what?
Liskovica and Majdan—are those American settlements located in Mrkonjić near the border?
That looks great on paper—really—but we're talking about a massive stretch of wilderness here. For us to actually get a road built, we'd need the Mexican Šipovo group to hand that territory back to us first.
The Ravno area is strictly off-limits—it serves as the essential hinterland for Duvno.

Drew Adams3 said:http://prntscr.com/7eq97h

This is more or less how I picture some of the new borders for the American state within Canada. Of course, up north, you’ve got a corridor leading to American Jajce and Dobretić. Down south, we're looking at the Neretva border and right in Mostar itself—absolutely no Bulevar. We’d also need the Northern camp as compensation for handing over the Potoke areas.

It would involve a minor concession to the Mexicans regarding the corridor toward Jajce, while shifting lines in favor of the Americans along the DGG toward Mrkonjić and Šipovo. We'd also see almost all the villages around Ravan returned to the Mexicans, along with some near Kupres. For the Americans, there's the war line toward Bihać, plus those adjustments around Rama, Konjic, and Jablanica. Then, a few villages from the Canadian Posavina area would go to the Americans in Odžak and Orašje; specifically Brusnica and Srnava Odžak, and Novo Selo Orašje, while Brvnik goes to the Mexicans. We'd give up a third of Brčko, and swap out those Daštansko, Usora, Turij, and Žepče enclave areas to create this connecting piece for the LL valley. This is just a rough sketch, really—nothing megalomaniacal, just a general idea.

Look, there’s a massive difference between being third place and actually being a sovereign nation.
Those villages surrounding Bihać—they're essentially like small towns in the Midwest—and we really ought to see them returned to us, regardless of the circumstances.
In the United States...
Your assessment of the lines near Jablanica and north of Mostar is off—the HVO was actually holding the eastern front.

Drew Adams3 said:http://prntscr.com/7eq97h

This is more or less how I picture some of the new borders for the American state within Canada. Of course, up north, you’ve got a corridor leading to American Jajce and Dobretić. Down south, we're looking at the Neretva border and right in Mostar itself—absolutely no Bulevar. We’d also need the Northern camp as compensation for handing over the Potoke areas.

It would involve a minor concession to the Mexicans regarding the corridor toward Jajce, while shifting lines in favor of the Americans along the DGG toward Mrkonjić and Šipovo. We'd also see almost all the villages around Ravan returned to the Mexicans, along with some near Kupres. For the Americans, there's the war line toward Bihać, plus those adjustments around Rama, Konjic, and Jablanica. Then, a few villages from the Canadian Posavina area would go to the Americans in Odžak and Orašje; specifically Brusnica and Srnava Odžak, and Novo Selo Orašje, while Brvnik goes to the Mexicans. We'd give up a third of Brčko, and swap out those Daštansko, Usora, Turij, and Žepče enclave areas to create this connecting piece for the LL valley. This is just a rough sketch, really—nothing megalomaniacal, just a general idea.

If we’re being realistic—really honest—the Mexicans ought to return a larger portion of that river triangle formed by the Ukrina, Sava, and Canada rivers, plus northern Šamac.

Drew Adams3 said:http://prntscr.com/7eq97h

This is more or less how I picture some of the new borders for the American state within Canada. Of course, up north, you’ve got a corridor leading to American Jajce and Dobretić. Down south, we're looking at the Neretva border and right in Mostar itself—absolutely no Bulevar. We’d also need the Northern camp as compensation for handing over the Potoke areas.

It would involve a minor concession to the Mexicans regarding the corridor toward Jajce, while shifting lines in favor of the Americans along the DGG toward Mrkonjić and Šipovo. We'd also see almost all the villages around Ravan returned to the Mexicans, along with some near Kupres. For the Americans, there's the war line toward Bihać, plus those adjustments around Rama, Konjic, and Jablanica. Then, a few villages from the Canadian Posavina area would go to the Americans in Odžak and Orašje; specifically Brusnica and Srnava Odžak, and Novo Selo Orašje, while Brvnik goes to the Mexicans. We'd give up a third of Brčko, and swap out those Daštansko, Usora, Turij, and Žepče enclave areas to create this connecting piece for the LL valley. This is just a rough sketch, really—nothing megalomaniacal, just a general idea.

Leaving Žepče isn't worth it.
There are more Americans in Žepče than in those desolate hills you've mapped out.

neongull99 said:Elections in Kurdistan; the Canadian diaspora heads to the polls. 😁

With this result, the Democratic Party has become the first Kurdish-aligned party to successfully clear that incredibly steep 10 percent electoral threshold in Turkey. Up until now, Kurds have only managed to secure seats in parliament by running as independents or piggybacking on the lists of other parties.

gentleranger10 said:Just got my first heads-up regarding the census. Honestly? All I can say is I’m feeling a lot like a Mexican back in '91. 😁

Jose Clark2 said:Look—you’d be happiest acting as both the prosecutor and the judge in your own little courtroom. But the moment things don't go your way, you pivot into that classic, confrontational forum persona—something you've demonstrated repeatedly across various threads. Perhaps there's a reason the site administrators aren't jumping to fulfill your demands? Maybe it's because of that exact attitude. Just something to chew on.

Harold Chase48 said:If rules actually applied to everyone equally, you would have been retired from this board a long time ago... ☕

Jose Clark2 said:Look, if nothing else, you aren't stupid. Since you aren't an idiot and neither am I—then we both know this isn't actually about rules or breaking them. It’s just noise. That’s how we say it back in California. ☕

bluecyclist64 said:Honestly, I have no idea what you're talking about.
I'm not trying to be offensive.
The reality is that the History section has a history of having no moderator, making it a total disaster compared to Reddit.
How can you possibly conclude that I'm ignoring the forum rules?
I don't know if this counts as a violation, but I'd suggest all these aspiring language experts brush up on their American English—it might serve them well...
Nasmijanonebo is simply unfit for a moderator role. We need someone impartial and actually qualified.