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Fla Dem

(25,194 posts) Mon Sep 16, 2024, 04:58 PM Monday

Why NOBODY Lives in these 9 EMPTY States

Interesting and informative video. Learned some new facts about several states.

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Why NOBODY Lives in these 9 EMPTY States (Original Post) Fla Dem Monday OP

I think I have fucking visited each one of them. They have a bunch of MAGA fuckheads there. SoFlaBro Monday #1

No, RI, Vermont, Maine are 3 of them. Not necessarily Maga populated. Fla Dem Monday #2

And not to be avoided AT ALL. elleng Monday #4

Right! Wonderful states. Fla Dem Monday #5

makin a living by cattle ranching and coal/oil extraction has something to do with it too DBoon Monday #6

Hey, we're not that bad! Elessar Zappa Monday #14

Not in New Mexico, they don't. yardwork Monday #15

Puerto Rico, which should have been granted statehood decades ago, has more people than about 4 of those states combined tclambert Monday #3

The Rhode Island dialog doesn't make sense. Croney Monday #7

The video's ranking system goes by population rather than density. John1956PA Monday #8

This is known... appmanga Monday #9

FascinTing malaise Monday #10

take 100K dems each from CA and NY. move em to empty western states and gain 8 senate seats nt msongs Monday #11

This message was self-deleted by its author TheProle Monday #16

Are you providing jobs and housing for them? misanthrope Monday #17

Very poor Title and concept for the video Wiz Imp Monday #12

Being a great fan of WY, I can explain why. WarGamer Monday #13

SoFlaBro

(3,013 posts)

1. I think I have fucking visited each one of them. They have a bunch of MAGA fuckheads there.

Reply to Fla Dem (Original post)

Mon Sep 16, 2024, 05:00 PM

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Fla Dem

(25,194 posts)

2. No, RI, Vermont, Maine are 3 of them. Not necessarily Maga populated.

Reply to SoFlaBro (Reply #1)

Mon Sep 16, 2024, 05:04 PM

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However low population and lack of diversity may have an effect on low population states politics.

elleng

(134,747 posts)

4. And not to be avoided AT ALL.

Reply to Fla Dem (Reply #2)

Mon Sep 16, 2024, 05:12 PM

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Fla Dem

(25,194 posts)

5. Right! Wonderful states.

Reply to elleng (Reply #4)

Mon Sep 16, 2024, 05:15 PM

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DBoon

(22,900 posts)

6. makin a living by cattle ranching and coal/oil extraction has something to do with it too

Reply to Fla Dem (Reply #2)

Mon Sep 16, 2024, 05:17 PM

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Elessar Zappa

(15,141 posts)

14. Hey, we're not that bad!

Reply to SoFlaBro (Reply #1)

Mon Sep 16, 2024, 06:30 PM

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New Mexican here.

yardwork

(63,362 posts)

15. Not in New Mexico, they don't.

Reply to SoFlaBro (Reply #1)

Mon Sep 16, 2024, 06:31 PM

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tclambert

(11,121 posts)

3. Puerto Rico, which should have been granted statehood decades ago, has more people than about 4 of those states combined

Reply to Fla Dem (Original post)

Mon Sep 16, 2024, 05:11 PM

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Croney

(4,806 posts)

7. The Rhode Island dialog doesn't make sense.

Reply to Fla Dem (Original post)

Mon Sep 16, 2024, 05:17 PM

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It's densely populated, therefore nobody lives there?

John1956PA

(3,196 posts)

8. The video's ranking system goes by population rather than density.

Reply to Croney (Reply #7)

Mon Sep 16, 2024, 05:22 PM

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Delaware and Rhode Island are included in "The Nine" because they are among the nine least populated states.

appmanga

(817 posts)

9. This is known...

Reply to Croney (Reply #7)

Mon Sep 16, 2024, 05:22 PM

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...as "The Berra Paradox" and was first put forward in the 1950s.

malaise

(275,323 posts)

10. FascinTing

Reply to Fla Dem (Original post)

Mon Sep 16, 2024, 05:31 PM

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Thanks

msongs

(69,407 posts)

11. take 100K dems each from CA and NY. move em to empty western states and gain 8 senate seats nt

Reply to Fla Dem (Original post)

Mon Sep 16, 2024, 05:31 PM

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Response to msongs (Reply #11)

TheProle This message was self-deleted by its author.

misanthrope

(7,909 posts)

17. Are you providing jobs and housing for them?

Reply to msongs (Reply #11)

Mon Sep 16, 2024, 06:54 PM

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They can't just move on a hope and a prayer.

Wiz Imp

(420 posts)

12. Very poor Title and concept for the video

Reply to Fla Dem (Original post)

Mon Sep 16, 2024, 06:27 PM

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RI and Delaware aren't anywhere close to "empty". They have small populations because they are small area wise. Rhode Island is the second most densely populated state (behind NJ) and Delaware #6. Population Density is what determines empty space in a state, and based on that Florida, California & Texas (along with most other states) are far emptier than RI & Delaware.

Couldn't/wouldn't watch the whole video because the whole premise is bullshit.

WarGamer

(14,271 posts)

13. Being a great fan of WY, I can explain why.

Reply to Fla Dem (Original post)

Mon Sep 16, 2024, 06:29 PM

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The weather.

It's the most hostile weather I've seen in the lower 48...

Windy as hell, bitterly cold and then blows harder.

Huge gaps in services between cities.

Lots of people move to WY and enjoy their first summer and run away in January.

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