Author Topic: Fun with Balkanization! (Read 6919 times)

Nightcrawler · « **on:** September 17, 2014, 12:14:41 am »

In the spirit of Scottish independence, Crimean Separatists, and the world circling the drain in general, I thought this might be entertaining.

Redraw the map! Attached is a simple map of North America. Create new countries or build empires as you will!

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Nightcrawler · « **Reply #1 on:** September 17, 2014, 12:15:36 am »

Example.

ksuguy · « **Reply #2 on:** September 17, 2014, 12:20:48 am »

I'd be happy with that map.

Kaso · « **Reply #3 on:** September 17, 2014, 12:33:44 am »

I'm not sure how this is constructive.

While I would love to see California and New England break off and join Mexico and Canada respectively, filling out a Coloring Page for big boys is a waste of my intelligence.

Kaso

Nightcrawler · « **Reply #4 on:** September 17, 2014, 12:36:53 am »

Quote from: Kaso on September 17, 2014, 12:33:44 am

I'm not sure how this is constructive.

While I would love to see California and New England break off and join Mexico and Canada respectively, filling out a Coloring Page for big boys is a waste of my intelligence.

Constructive? It's the internet. The twenty percent of it that isn't pornography is mostly cat videos and people playing pranks on each other.

But by all means, don't let me keep you from the Wall Street Journal.

seanp · « **Reply #5 on:** September 17, 2014, 10:09:05 am »

Quote from: Kaso on September 17, 2014, 12:33:44 am

I'm not sure how this is constructive.

While I would love to see California and New England break off and join Mexico and Canada respectively, filling out a Coloring Page for big boys is a waste of my intelligence.

Kaso

This is not the first time I have disliked your comments. It might be a "waste of your intelligence", which seems highly open to interpretation. Are you Jesus? I am curious to see how much your "intelligence" is worth.

You shop at Walmart, don't you.

And you are the guy with the poopy pants...

Raptor · « **Reply #6 on:** September 17, 2014, 10:28:07 am »

sqlbullet · « **Reply #7 on:** September 17, 2014, 10:47:25 am »

Wow...Look at the time. Well I gotta be on my way.

stephendutton · « **Reply #8 on:** September 17, 2014, 11:31:56 am »

Being English I've limited knowledge of the supposed nature of each state, but I can manage this:

ksuguy · « **Reply #9 on:** September 17, 2014, 11:46:30 am »

Unfortunately we have far more commies than that, a significant number of them live in Austin, Texas too.

Kaso · « **Reply #10 on:** September 17, 2014, 01:57:28 pm »

Quote from: seanp on September 17, 2014, 10:09:05 am

This is not the first time I have disliked your comments.

Aw, shucks, I guess that means I'm doing something right...

Kaso

RevDisk · « **Reply #11 on:** September 17, 2014, 02:03:02 pm »

Commonwealth of Pennsylvania conquers entire North American continent. We appease our new citizens with cheesesteaks and circuses, along with Yuengling. Approval rating jumps to the upper 90% range. Those wishing to opt out are sent to California, the Upper Peninsula, or Rhode Island.

All budgets are more or less balanced, firearm laws are quite reasonable, we more or less have an even but mostly cordial political balance between major parties and Amish made everyone awesome furniture. Only significant annoyance is wine and hard liquor are sold expressly and solely through the State. Except there's fifty billion confusing exceptions and loopholes.

JesseL · « **Reply #12 on:** September 17, 2014, 02:09:56 pm »

Fix your Mexican food and model gun laws on AZ and we have a deal.

Plebian · « **Reply #13 on:** September 17, 2014, 03:24:30 pm »

Quote from: JesseL on September 17, 2014, 02:09:56 pm

Fix your Mexican food and model gun laws on AZ and we have a deal.

I fully agree. If there is no good Mexican food then life is not worth living. Also if your Pennsylvania takeover messes up the quality of Cajun food available to this area. Then you can expect wide spread revolts.

sqlbullet · « **Reply #14 on:** September 17, 2014, 05:54:02 pm »

Quote from: JesseL on September 17, 2014, 02:09:56 pm

Fix your Mexican food and model gun laws on AZ and we have a deal.

AZ still have gun laws. No deal.

armoredman · « **Reply #15 on:** September 17, 2014, 05:56:35 pm »

Not many and working to get rid of more every year.

RetroGrouch · « **Reply #16 on:** September 17, 2014, 06:51:44 pm »

Gun laws?!? We don't need no stinkin' gun laws!

Grant · « **Reply #17 on:** September 17, 2014, 09:01:54 pm »

Quote from: Kaso on September 17, 2014, 12:33:44 am

I'm not sure how this is constructive.

While I would love to see California and New England break off and join Mexico and Canada respectively, filling out a Coloring Page for big boys is a waste of my intelligence.

Kaso

Dude who crapped in your cheerios

sarge712 · « **Reply #18 on:** September 17, 2014, 09:05:50 pm »

I would have included Virginia with the rest of the southern states and lifted the Research Triangle area of NC and dropped in amongst the Atlantic ocean but otherwise very good break down.

Raptor · « **Reply #19 on:** September 17, 2014, 10:00:19 pm »

Quote from: RevDisk on September 17, 2014, 02:03:02 pm

Commonwealth of Pennsylvania conquers entire North American continent. We appease our new citizens with cheesesteaks and circuses, along with Yuengling. Approval rating jumps to the upper 90% range. Those wishing to opt out are sent to California, the Upper Peninsula, or Rhode Island.

All budgets are more or less balanced, firearm laws are quite reasonable, we more or less have an even but mostly cordial political balance between major parties and Amish made everyone awesome furniture. Only significant annoyance is wine and hard liquor are sold expressly and solely through the State. Except there's fifty billion confusing exceptions and loopholes.

I LIKE IT!

Smooth out the liquor laws (I don't really drink; it's more the principle of the matter) and I would love to live there!

Penguin · « **Reply #20 on:** September 17, 2014, 10:25:39 pm »

Quote from: RevDisk on September 17, 2014, 02:03:02 pm

Commonwealth of Pennsylvania conquers entire North American continent. We appease our new citizens with cheesesteaks and circuses, along with Yuengling. Approval rating jumps to the upper 90% range. Those wishing to opt out are sent to California, the Upper Peninsula, or Rhode Island.

If you want to appease me give us penguins hockey and we have a deal.

Mikee5star · « **Reply #21 on:** September 18, 2014, 01:21:04 am »

Quote from: RevDisk on September 17, 2014, 02:03:02 pm

Commonwealth of Pennsylvania conquers entire North American continent. We appease our new citizens with cheesesteaks and circuses, along with Yuengling. Approval rating jumps to the upper 90% range. Those wishing to opt out are sent to California, the Upper Peninsula, or Rhode Island.

All budgets are more or less balanced, firearm laws are quite reasonable, we more or less have an even but mostly cordial political balance between major parties and Amish made everyone awesome furniture. Only significant annoyance is wine and hard liquor are sold expressly and solely through the State. Except there's fifty billion confusing exceptions and loopholes.

Why are we giving the wastes of air California? Tell them they are going to Cali, and then drop them off in Quebec.

RevDisk · « **Reply #22 on:** September 18, 2014, 08:07:45 am »

Quote from: Plebian on September 17, 2014, 03:24:30 pm

I fully agree. If there is no good Mexican food then life is not worth living. Also if your Pennsylvania takeover messes up the quality of Cajun food available to this area. Then you can expect wide spread revolts.

Quote from: JesseL on September 17, 2014, 02:09:56 pm

Fix your Mexican food and model gun laws on AZ and we have a deal.

We have plenty of good Mexican and Cajun food. Trust me, none of us are eager to shove scrapple down your throats. When it comes to food and drink, we're a diverse lot.

Pennsylvania was founded on accepting weird people and making firearms. One possibly negative for the South, we will want to reclaim the so-called Kentucky rifle, which was first and properly called the Pennsylvania Long Rifle.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Long_rifle

Anywho, the new Constitution will obviously be the PA Constitution. Which is basically the US Constitution, but better. Our version of the Second Amendment is "The right of the citizens to bear arms in defense of themselves and the State shall not be questioned." So self-defense and RKBA is slightly more strongly worded.

http://sites.state.pa.us/PA_Constitution.html

The only thing that sucks is that Harrisburg is a terrible city. But then again, DC is not exactly a picnic spot either, so meh, that equals out.

Uhm, yea. That'd be about it. No more Kentucky rifle, we're not gonna mess with anyone's food, stronger Constitutional protection than the current Second Amendment, fairly low taxes. Not going to lie and say it's perfect, but we can improve things.

RevDisk · « **Reply #23 on:** September 18, 2014, 09:09:31 am »

Quote from: Mikee5star on September 18, 2014, 01:21:04 am

Why are we giving the wastes of air California? Tell them they are going to Cali, and then drop them off in Quebec.

We were probably the only state in the union not to screw over the Native Americans. We signed a more or less decent peace treaty, and stuck to it. The US govt took over all treaties with the Native Americans in 1792, I believe. There would be no Trail of Tears on our watch, I can assure you.

Quote from: Raptor on September 17, 2014, 10:00:19 pm

I LIKE IT! Smooth out the liquor laws (I don't really drink; it's more the principle of the matter) and I would love to live there!

We're working on it, actually. Slowly, but surely. Wine has greatly been freed up. We're working on passing legislation to very much break the back of the beer distributor monopoly.

alone · « **Reply #24 on:** September 18, 2014, 10:43:51 am »

Matthew Bracken, whom authored Enemies Foreign and Domestic also "drew up" a map in one of his other works. Nightcrawler's OP was, to me, is one for fun, and to make us think.

You know, I am sorta surprised some of the "maps" being drawn/discussed, do not resemble a 1911, AR, Lever Action, Colt Peacemaker, Model 10...and for Nightcrawler's sake, some big bore revolver.

Carry on, just be civil and polite about it please.

alone