@BernardSheppard@msdropbear42@ajsadauskas Much of US geography and politics is derived from our history of colonialism (colonized in 1492-1620-1664-1776 ; colonizer in 1848-1898) and slavery and Jim Crow (essentially all years). And derivative of that, our other peculiar institution, is our federalism where the same territory is controlled by two (sometimes three) governments.
@BernardSheppard @msdropbear42 @ajsadauskas Much of US geography and politics is derived from our history of colonialism (colonized in 1492-1620-1664-1776 ; colonizer in 1848-1898) and slavery and Jim Crow (essentially all years). And derivative of that, our other peculiar institution, is our federalism where the same territory is controlled by two (sometimes three) governments.