Author Topic: What country are you REALLY from, Americans and Canadians?! (Read 1385 times)

YANKEEDOM. Founded on the shores of Massachusetts Bay by radical Calvinists as a new Zion, Yankeedom has, since the outset, put great emphasis on perfecting earthly civilization through social engineering, denial of self for the common good, and assimilation of outsiders. It has prized education, intellectual achievement, communal empowerment, and broad citizen participation in politics and government, the latter seen as the public’s shield against the machinations of grasping aristocrats and other would-be tyrants. Since the early Puritans, it has been more comfortable with government regulation and public-sector social projects than many of the other nations, who regard the Yankee utopian streak with trepidation.

Brehvolution · « **Reply #14 on:** November 12, 2013, 11:28:43 AM »

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DEEP SOUTH. Established by English slave lords from Barbados, Deep South was meant as a West Indies–style slave society. This nation offered a version of classical Republicanism modeled on the slave states of the ancient world, where democracy was the privilege of the few and enslavement the natural lot of the many. Its caste systems smashed by outside intervention, it continues to fight against expanded federal powers, taxes on capital and the wealthy, and environmental, labor, and consumer regulations.

Steve Contra · « **Reply #15 on:** November 12, 2013, 11:36:55 AM »

Far West, but that map doesn't really account for Utah being way weirder than anything surrounding it.

MyNameIsMethodis · « **Reply #16 on:** November 12, 2013, 11:39:29 AM »

Quote from: The Business on November 12, 2013, 12:41:04 AM

This is the same map from Woodward's book from two years ago:

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This book is really fucking good and awesome. I highly reccomend it. It all makes perfect sense too because it explains how each region got the way it was dating back to who the initial settlers where. It's also not boring which helps for a history book.

Mr. Gundam · « **Reply #17 on:** November 12, 2013, 11:44:39 AM »

Born, raised and still live on the Left Coast.

Went to graduate school out in the Far West, though.

ToxicAdam · « **Reply #18 on:** November 12, 2013, 11:50:40 AM »

The Midlands are my people. We were pretty awesome circa 1880-1950.

Tasty · « **Reply #19 on:** November 12, 2013, 12:40:58 PM »

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None of the states controlled by Yankeedom or New Netherland retain the death penalty today.

Wait, when did CT ditch it?

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Capital_punishment_in_the_United_States#States_without_capital_punishment

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On April 5, 2012, the State Senate of Connecticut passed a bill (20 to 16) that would abolish the death penalty for future crimes. The House had passed similar bills in earlier sessions, but they had always failed to win approval in the Senate. The bill was later passed in the House on April 11 (86 to 62), and on April 25, Governor Dan Malloy signed the bill.[36][37] Connecticut has executed only one person in the last 50 years. As with New Mexico, Connecticut's repeal of capital punishment is not retroactive, and the 11 inmates currently on Death Row may still be executed, and so may those convicted of capital crimes committed before the date in which the repeal went into effect.

Oh, huh.

Eric P · « **Reply #20 on:** November 12, 2013, 01:23:16 PM »

i have lived in a hell of a lot of those

Deep South
El Norte
Greater Appalachia
New Netherlands
Yankeedom

I think Yankeedom is the one which suits me best culturally.

Mupepe · « **Reply #21 on:** November 12, 2013, 01:31:19 PM »

I'm from El Norte.

Alamogordo, New Mexico.

drew · « **Reply #22 on:** November 12, 2013, 06:15:55 PM »

midlands and yankeedom, but while my body primarily lies in the midlands my heart is with the latter

Himu · « **Reply #23 on:** November 12, 2013, 06:21:20 PM »

Quote from: Eric P on November 12, 2013, 01:23:16 PM

i have lived in a hell of a lot of those

Deep South
El Norte
Greater Appalachia
New Netherlands
Yankeedom

I think Yankeedom is the one which suits me best culturally.

I've lived only in deep south, left coast, and new netherlands. I think left coast and new netherlands fit me like a glove but so does yankeedom though I have never lived there. I'm just big on rules and structure.

tiesto · « **Reply #24 on:** November 12, 2013, 07:41:49 PM »

I saw this on FB a few days ago and promptly ordered the Woodward book. I love this kinda stuff... it was the first I heard of "Tidewater" as a region too. Seems that LI falls under Yankeedom instead of New Netherland, even if the latter would be cooler for me to say I'm from

Atramental · « **Reply #25 on:** November 12, 2013, 09:55:26 PM »

The greater appalachia part of SC.

Could've been born and raised in Yankeedom but... my parents had other plans apparently.

Phoenix Dark · « **Reply #26 on:** November 12, 2013, 10:04:25 PM »

Midlands

we're just having fun out here

Akala · « **Reply #27 on:** November 12, 2013, 10:29:26 PM »

NOUVEAU FRANCE en haut ici

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