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[–] [email protected] 46 points 11 months ago (7 children)

As someone who lives in the lower peninsula, I can tell you that Wisconsin hasn't conquered the U.P. for the same reason no one conquers Russia. They can just retreat into the snow and let the wolves eat you.

[–] [email protected] 10 points 11 months ago (3 children)

Yooper here. Your example is on the money, but perhaps moreso than you know: The UP is also heavily populated by Finnish-Americans, which helps explain the cultural resilience and independence as well. The same dimensions that have kept Finland independent from Russia, keep the UP independent from others - and, holy wah, if I had a nickel every time we talked about breaking away from the trolls South of the bridge while at deer camp...

[–] [email protected] 4 points 11 months ago

Holy wah, another Yooper on Lemmy.

“This is getting out of hand! Now there are two of them!”

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