Questions about anything

[D'Snowth]

So there's all this talk now that D.C. may become the 51st state, and if it does, they're going to rename it New Columbia.

At the same time, apparently Texas is wanting to succeed from the Union again after seeing England successfully succeeded from the European Union.

So, suppose D.C. does become the 51st state, but then Texas does succeed from the Union . . . would D.C. (or New Columbia) still be the 51st state, or will it have to fall back and be known as "the new" 50th state?

And what about Puerto Rico? It's technically belongs to the U.S., how come it's still not a state?

 

[Pig'sSaysAdios]

So there's all this talk now that D.C. may become the 51st state, and if it does, they're going to rename it New Columbia.

At the same time, apparently Texas is wanting to succeed from the Union again after seeing England successfully succeeded from the European Union.

So, suppose D.C. does become the 51st state, but then Texas does succeed from the Union . . . would D.C. (or New Columbia) still be the 51st state, or will it have to fall back and be known as "the new" 50th state?

Wow, I haven't heard about this yet, definitely interesting indeeed. It would be pretty cool for the country's capital to become a state. As for Texas, i'm really not surprised. Hey, wait a flipping second: I LIVE IN TEXAS!

And what about Puerto Rico? It's technically belongs to the U.S., how come it's still not a state?

Because, it's mostly up to the Puerto Rican people, and the majority of them didn't vote to become a state. The US has very little influence over Puerto Rico's government. Secondly, one of the main main guys who wanted it to become a state left office, so because he's gone, the idea of statehood has lost some support. Another reason is, congress just doesn't see it as a big issue, because the vote wasn't, quote "Convincing enough".
It's also not a priority for many Puerto Rico residents because, they're already US citizens. So they can move around through the US freely.

 

[D'Snowth]

As for Texas, i'm really not surprised. Hey, wait a flipping second: I LIVE IN TEXAS!

Maybe you should consider being a turn-coat.

 

[Pig'sSaysAdios]

Maybe you should consider being a turn-coat.

Well, i've never actually been very loyal to Texas despite the fact that i've lived most of my life here. My heart and most of my family still resides in North Carolina.

 

[D'Snowth]

I've never been to Texas, but to hear my mom speak out it, I apparently have blood relations out there that I've never met . . . and from what I understand, based on her visit to the state several years ago, it's . . . uh . . . not a particularly warm, friendly, or welcoming state.

But then again, MrsPepper has told me similar things about the province of Quebec: apparently locals tend to look down on outsiders, or people who aren't able to speak French comprehensibly.

 

[Pig'sSaysAdios]

I've never been to Texas, but to hear my mom speak out it, I apparently have blood relations out there that I've never met . . . and from what I understand, based on her visit to the state several years ago, it's . . . uh . . . not a particularly warm, friendly, or welcoming state.

Well, I guess it depends on where in the state you are. I've only been in a hand full of cities here and there's usually a kind of undercurrent of stress. It's very complicated. Basically the same thing many southern states are dealing with. A poor educational system, clashes between the conservatives and liberals, racism, immigration is a huge topic considering we're partially bordered by Mexico. Politics is definitely a big thing. Rich people often don't understand the poor people, poor people fail to understand how the government works, the middle class are, well, there in the middle of it all. There's always a sense of walking on thin ice when talking about anything, because your always waiting for the other person to start ranting about Obama even when the topic is unrelated. There's just so many ideals and such that you just never know who to trust or who's on your side. I wish more people could just put their political views aside and just respect other people as human beings but instead everything is very social click-ish. It's just very very complicated. It's certainly not a terrible state, most of the people i've met are nice but you just never know.

 

[D'Snowth]

Hmm. Point taken. We have similar problems here in TN too.

 

[fuzzygobo]

The same can be said about people wherever you live. But you brought up a good point.
In today's climate, you claim any political affiliation (even on here), you'll have no shortage of people telling you how WRONG your party is.

Some people have a hard time accepting anything that doesn't conform to their own (sometimes) narrow-minded expectations. You can't even agree to disagree.

Respecting others is definitely a step in the right direction. It is possible to respect another's point of view even if you don't agree with it. They used to call that being civil.

 

[D'Snowth]

Oh, listen, I live in an uber-red state, and whenever it's election time -either local or presidential- and you have to declare your party when you go to vote, if you say a party other than Republican, they give menacing looks as if they'd rather you not be there to vote at all.

 

[Pig'sSaysAdios]

My mother is a black republican, so when she votes, she obviously goes into the republican voting booth, although she pretty much always votes for democrats. When she voted in the 2012 election, random other black women would stare at her like she was a psycho, because I guess they assumed she was voting for Mitt Romney over Obama, which wasn't rue at all. lol.

Another thing that happened was, several years ago, we used to go to a play group for several of the people who went to our church. And you know how snobby moms in those kinds of groups can be. So anyway, all the other moms were white conservatives and kept ranting about Obama. Suddenly, each of them got up and started ranting directly to my mother. Listing all the "bad" things about the president and basically insinuating that my mother was voting for him, despite the fact that she had said nothing whatsoever about her political views. It seemed they all assumed she was voting for Obama because she was the only black person in the room.