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The Economist mapped out the 50 states compared to the foreign countries with their equivalent GDP.
Oregon is the unstable, steeply divided state of Pakistan. Mississippi, of course, is Bangladesh, wallowing in poverty and flood waters. Texas is Russia. Duh.
Sarah Shay Mirk reported on transportation, sex and gender issues, and politics at the Mercury from 2008-2013. They have gone on to make many things, including countless comics and several books. More by Sarah Shay Mirk
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And this is stupid.
+1 I’d almost (almost) would have preferred a Justin Bieber post–almost!
Next up: states’ GDPs as Rebel Alliance starfighters!
Once those Mormons break away to form South Sudan it’s gonna be “Big Love” time, oh mommas!
Some North Dakotan’s going “Why are they calling us gay, eh?”
I have about ten more, but I’m going to stop while I’m behind.
I thought this was really interesting. Go America!
So we’re not Idaho’s Portugal anymore?
Are we Pakistan with or without the heroin trade? Because that probably makes a difference.
“+1 I’d almost (almost) would have preferred a Justin Bieber post–almost!”
Siiigh. Just goes to show you that typical Americans will remain willfully dumb & ignorant – prefering to be amused by cheap degenerate fluff over an actual critical analysis of international affairs & where [we] stand in those affairs.
What the rest of the world must think of us…
I think that Bangladesh is not the part of Pakistan because Pakistan is not a country of floods. As for as I know India has major cities which are always drowned in water but this news is not spread around the world through media because of country being notorious. So I think that we can comparison Mississippi state to India not Pakistan.
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