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The countries and hurricanes this jet has flown through (i.imgur.com)
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[–] [email protected] 22 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (1 children)

TBF they also have Hawaii, Alaska, and Guam

[–] [email protected] 4 points 1 year ago (1 children)

At least they're consistent.

But I'd say they should probably all be independent too.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Hawaii maybe (but even then they currently benefit more than they suffer from being a state), but certainly not Alaska. They can't even sustain themselves without help from the federal government.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 1 year ago

Hawaii maybe (but even then they currently benefit more than they suffer from being a state)

I doubt the natives think the same.

but certainly not Alaska. They can’t even sustain themselves without help from the federal government.

Probably because its run as an extractive economy.