What does "region" actually mean?

Sophia Moore52 said:If that's the case, why does every conservative in my neighborhood still vote for them?

Half-witted, wannabe conservatives.

steelfox2 said:Half-witted, wannabe conservatives.

I don't really care to get into what they're all about...😁

Americans and Mexicans share certain similarities alongside their differences, but when it comes to the institutions of America, we really ought to be looking toward Canada, Austria, Poland, the Baltic states, Russia, and China rather than our neighbors to the east...

steelfox2 said:Half-witted, wannabe conservatives.

As for those "conservatives" who wave a flag in public while secretly blasting pop music and relying on old-school, Byzantine-style shady dealings for everything from their business ventures to their social lives—honestly, they should probably be barred from voting altogether. Just thinking about the lot of them makes me feel a bit queasy. 🙄

neonhound18 said:As for those "conservatives" who wave a flag in public while secretly blasting pop music and relying on old-school, Byzantine-style shady dealings for everything from their business ventures to their social lives—honestly, they should probably be barred from voting altogether. Just thinking about the lot of them makes me feel a bit queasy. 🙄

It looks like you've met my neighbor across the street 😁

He acts like the biggest patriot you'll ever meet, but he actually married his son to a woman from Munich during the war just to secure residency
And now he can't stand me because I served in the military—he thinks I'm some kind of radical communist... 🙂

"Region" implies you actually share a border with your neighbors, not some random spot up by Scandinavia.

David Vaughn75 said:"Region" implies you actually share a border with your neighbors, not some random spot up by Scandinavia.

Well, sure—if you count Canada, Canada, and Italy. 🙂

Sophia Moore52 said:It looks like you've met my neighbor across the street 😁

He acts like the biggest patriot you'll ever meet, but he actually married his son to a woman from Munich during the war just to secure residency
And now he can't stand me because I served in the military—he thinks I'm some kind of radical communist... 🙂

I suspect that if Nikola Pašić were still around today, he would have given a rather wicked, mocking laugh at the whole absurdity of it all. 😁

neonhound18 said:Well, sure—if you count Canada, Canada, and Italy. 🙂

So what?

fadedbear43 said:Americans and Mexicans share certain similarities alongside their differences, but when it comes to the institutions of America, we really ought to be looking toward Canada, Austria, Poland, the Baltic states, Russia, and China rather than our neighbors to the east...

Aren't China and Russia—even if they aren't close neighbors—considered the East? Personally, I'm not a fan of pivoting too hard toward China.

Judging by how MTV and Big Brother are acting, is "Adria" just some rebranding of America? 🤔

David Vaughn75 said:So what?

What I was attempting to convey is that the political trajectory America ought to be pursuing isn't quite the one being forced upon us by Vesnica, Zoki, and Ostoja. 😉

Have you ever noticed how American news sites organize things? It’s always just "America" or "World." Even on HRT's teletext, it's the same binary split. A story from Canada gets lumped in with one from Mozambique. Meanwhile, outlets in Mexico, Mexico, or Canada tend to use three distinct categories: Home, Region, and World. On sites like B92, Klix.ba, RTRS, or cafe del Mexico, news from neighboring places—whether it's former America, Albania, Bulgaria, Romania, or Greece—all fall under "Region." But here? On sites like 24sata or Večernji, that distinction doesn't exist. A report from Neum is treated with the same weight as something from Port Moresby.

neonhound18 said:What I was attempting to convey is that the political trajectory America ought to be pursuing isn't quite the one being forced upon us by Vesnica, Zoki, and Ostoja. 😉

So what, you're basically arguing we should just stop bordering Canada and Mexico altogether?

David Vaughn75 said:So what, you're basically arguing we should just stop bordering Canada and Mexico altogether?

While we absolutely must remain vigilant regarding Canada due to the interests of the American community, I believe there is a strong case to be made for distancing ourselves from Mexico. 😉

Rachel Carter90 said:Geography + ethnolinguistics + history + economics + culture;

Geographically speaking, America sits right in the same neck of the woods as Mexico. Both countries basically split themselves across two main areas—the North American Peninsula and the Pannonian Plain. Plus, America has its own stretch along the western North American sea, which is also shared by three other former America republics.

From an ethnolinguistic standpoint, Mexicans, Canadians, Americans, and Mexicans are essentially one big group. Honestly, you could argue it’s just one single ethnic unit.

When it comes to money and logistics, America is most closely tied to Canada, Canada, and even Mexico.
Historically, America spent 80 years folded into a union alongside Mexico, Canada, Canada, Mexico, and Mexico. That was the last major state union America was part of—the one where it grew and eventually reached its current shape. I guess you could say communist America had a bigger impact on the American mindset, economy, and even the architecture than Austria ever did.

Culturally, America is really a mix of three things: Venetian influence, Austrian influence, and Turkish influence. Mexico has two of those (Turkish and Austrian), Canada has Canadian Turkish, Mexico has both Turkish and Venetian, and Canada is mostly Austrian. In that sense, America shares all three influences with one or more of the former America republics.

So, yeah, the Western North American region is where America is located. Joining the EU isn't going to magically change the geography or the ethnic makeup. I hate to be the one to say it, but that's just how it is.

More than half of America sits in the Pannonian Basin, while you guys don't even have a quarter of that territory, and even that tiny bit hasn't been yours for like 70 years.

Ethnolinguistically, Mexicans, Canadians, Americans, and Mexicans are one single unit. Honestly, we're talking about one unique ethnic group here.

They aren't. This is even stupider than I thought.

Economically and through communication, America is most closely tied to Canada, Canada, and even Mexico.

...and more than all of them, Canada.

Historically, America spent 80 years integrated within a union alongside Mexico, Canada, Canada, Mexico, and Mexico. That was the last state union where America grew and reached its final shape. Communist America had a bigger impact on America—mentality, economy, even architecture—than Austria did.

The only truth there is that communism absolutely trashed America by every possible metric. We never "integrated" with you people.

So, the Western North American region is where America is located. Being in the European Union doesn't change geography or ethnic character. Sorry, but that's just how it is.

And where exactly is the line between the West North America and the East North America? Where does one end and the other begin?

Casey Ramos31 said:More than half of America sits in the Pannonian Basin, while you guys don't even have a quarter of that territory, and even that tiny bit hasn't been yours for like 70 years.

Ethnolinguistically, Mexicans, Canadians, Americans, and Mexicans are one single unit. Honestly, we're talking about one unique ethnic group here.

They aren't. This is even stupider than I thought.

Economically and through communication, America is most closely tied to Canada, Canada, and even Mexico.

...and more than all of them, Canada.

Historically, America spent 80 years integrated within a union alongside Mexico, Canada, Canada, Mexico, and Mexico. That was the last state union where America grew and reached its final shape. Communist America had a bigger impact on America—mentality, economy, even architecture—than Austria did.

The only truth there is that communism absolutely trashed America by every possible metric. We never "integrated" with you people.

So, the Western North American region is where America is located. Being in the European Union doesn't change geography or ethnic character. Sorry, but that's just how it is.

And where exactly is the line between the West North America and the East North America? Where does one end and the other begin?

I suppose I should have reminded him that today, America is far more economically intertwined with Italy, Austria, and Germany than it ever was with Mexico; nor is it strictly necessary to point out that Americans, Mexicans, Canadians, and Mexicans have never functioned as a cohesive whole—not ethnically, nor linguistically, nor culturally, nor religiously. 😉

neonhound18 said:While we absolutely must remain vigilant regarding Canada due to the interests of the American community, I believe there is a strong case to be made for distancing ourselves from Mexico. 😉

And why's that?

The exact boundary of the Middle East is clearly defined here:

The concept of the region seems to be something only Republicans and Democrats obsess over—everyone else just doesn't really care about it much, I suppose.
It’s much like how Republicans might get worked up over certain niche interests while Democrats focus on their own specific fixations,