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...Ohio is part of the midwest.
I think this is the point
Then it's poorly made
The point is to demonstrate that Germany, Austria, Poland are not very far away from Ukraine. It compares the situation as described.
Imagine living in Minnesota, living life as you are used to, while there is a war in Ohio
Again, Ohio is part of the Midwest, so there's no comparison being made. So it's a poorly made point.
Like I said, poorly made.
Nobody know where those places are. Miami to NYC is a better comparison.
I had to look it up too but it doesn't take long to find out
Oh, but isn't everyone from the US? And even if you're not, at least have decency to learn the relevant¹ geography in school
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…relevant being the US, of course. But learning in school in the US seems to be largely unavailable/s
Idk, the US is huge, Ohio to Minnesota is a very long distance.
Do you get lost trying to find your way out of rooms with a single door?
Wow, so you resort to insults? Yea we're done you, you win by being the first to resort to name calling.
Why should anyone engage with your sophostry?
Man, you were so close to a coherent thought. Maybe a little less time looking up "sophostry" , and a little more time proofreading?
Don't let a handful of half wits convince you your comment isn't dumb and pointless. Regardless of your worthless contribution here, my point is living 500 miles away from something isn't all that close. At least 500.
...five hundred miles are just a f*cking six-hour day-trip, man...
Between Ohio and Minnesota is a lot more than a 6 hour trip however far it is, and 6 hours at 70 is 400 miles.
...fair point, ohio has draconian speed limits...
Indiana and Wisconsin both are known for tageting out of state drivers actually. Like their locals will be passing you, and they will ticket you for going a few over when everyone was passing you. It's about raising revenue you see. Ohio probably too, lots of nazis and klansman, or whatever the klan turned into, they are big into the police force there, Indiana even moreso.
And an ICBM can cover a distance of 500 miles in about 1.8 minutes, assuming a very rough average speed of 15,000 mph.
500 miles is nothing in a war zone.
Oh, is Europe afraid Russia is going to launch medium range ballistic missiles at them?
Also ballistic go into space first, then across, then back down, so it wouldn't be 1.8 minutes.
Well, your point’s been made. Conversation over, everyone.
Lol someone's a little touchy today
eh, true midwest isnt till indiana. ohio is closer to west virginia/kenfucky
Ohio is officially counted as the eastern most Midwestern state. It has been for at least a century.
I see the Midwest as more of a cultural region than a physical one. Ohio and Indiana honestly both perfectly fit in with the Midwestern culture, so I welcome them into the "Midwestern" moniker
Personally, I see the Midwest as a triangle with Ohio, Minnesota, and Missouri as the corners. Kentucky and Arkansas are too southern culturally (and honestly, the southern half of Missouri is too) Oklahoma is almost southwestern culturally, and Kansas, the Dakotas and Nebraska are very western culturally (and honestly Western Minnesota and Western Iowa are pretty Western culturally too)
Yeah the transappalachian great lakes region and the great plains. The real question is is west Pennsylvania midwestern
i don't think you can be appalachian and midwestern, too. i think an argument can be made that the midwest is the mississippi and great lakes watersheds without mountains north of the missouri compromise line
I agree, and I meant west of the Appalachians, not necessarily including them. This of course does make ohio weird as regardless the vast majority of it is past the mountains but a tiny bit brushes into the foothills.