• Vespair@lemm.ee
    link
    fedilink
    arrow-up
    66
    arrow-down
    37
    ·
    edit-2
    7 months ago

    Yes, those are countries, not single states within a country. Different things.

    edit: ya’ll are acting so fucking weird in this comment thread. Jesus Christ I don’t even give a shit about the size of America or the US/EU pissing contest, I was merely and correctly pointing out the non-equivalence of the items being compared. Holy shit get a fucking life if you give two shits about the topic itself, goddamn. The hate boner some of you have for one country or another to the point of spite downvoting and intentionally misinterpreting shit is fucking ridiculous.

      • nondescripthandle@lemmy.dbzer0.com
        link
        fedilink
        arrow-up
        12
        ·
        edit-2
        7 months ago

        New York to Hawaii can be a 13 hour flight depending on the Island you wanna land on. Alaska to Miami is similar and even drivable. Fairbanks to Miami is a brisk 77 hour drive.

      • teft@lemmy.world
        link
        fedilink
        arrow-up
        8
        ·
        7 months ago

        So is Réunion. Shall we count the time to take a boat to the island or just a flight?

    • mondoman712
      link
      fedilink
      arrow-up
      14
      arrow-down
      4
      ·
      7 months ago

      Well done texans 👏 the guys with rulers drew your box on the map the biggest

    • Wild_Mastic@lemmy.world
      link
      fedilink
      arrow-up
      5
      ·
      edit-2
      7 months ago

      About your edit, that’s why I added the disclaimer on my first comment lol. I fully knew it would degenerate in a biggest dick contest and wanted to avoid being part of it.

      • Vespair@lemm.ee
        link
        fedilink
        arrow-up
        5
        arrow-down
        1
        ·
        7 months ago

        I sincerely wish I had your wisdom and foresight. I just can’t imagine caring the way these people seem to care.

      • Vespair@lemm.ee
        link
        fedilink
        arrow-up
        12
        arrow-down
        14
        ·
        7 months ago

        Yes, how is this relevant? The point is they were comparing the length of time to cross a single American state to the time to cross an entire country, which are two different things. Driving through Texas isn’t equivalent to driving through Germany, it’s equivalent to driving through Bavaria.

        • HobbitFoot @thelemmy.club
          link
          fedilink
          English
          arrow-up
          7
          ·
          7 months ago

          It is because most of the EU participates in an agreement without hard borders and is united by a larger entity that collects taxes and holds elections in its states/countries.

          The degree of federalism is higher in the USA than Europeans think it is. After all, each American state has at least one army.

          • Vespair@lemm.ee
            link
            fedilink
            arrow-up
            6
            arrow-down
            8
            ·
            edit-2
            7 months ago

            Ah, in that case, no, you’re still wrong and we are not anything like the EU, not really. The of autonomy and sovereignty each member of the EU has is vastly different, and mostly vastly greater, than that of each of the individual states of America. Again, the correct equivalence isn’t America = EU, it’s America = Germany and Texas = Bavaria. Hope that helps.

              • Vespair@lemm.ee
                link
                fedilink
                arrow-up
                4
                ·
                7 months ago

                Okay, so tell me then which of these you believe:

                That the EU as a whole should only have one singular seat in the UN, NATO, and other similar organizations,

                Or that every American state should have their own seat in the UN, NATO, and others?

                • trolololol@lemmy.world
                  link
                  fedilink
                  arrow-up
                  1
                  arrow-down
                  4
                  ·
                  7 months ago

                  I’m here to troll not to problem solve. Wrong time wrong place. Also by your logic Russia would bring their states too. And China. Big party.

                  Btw what does NATO and UN do anyways? Write strong worded letters, right. It’s like a book club for diplomats.