• epicstove@lemmy.ca
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      1 hour ago

      Imperial Russia was actual chill with the US. But was not so friendly with the British empire.

      It knew it couldn’t keep Alaska so may as well sell it to the Yankees before the British take it by force.

      Lichtenstein also offered to buy it but that deal didn’t go through.

    • corsicanguppy@lemmy.ca
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      11 hours ago

      I dunno. Sometimes I get the feeling they’d secede and join us if we asked. Hawaii too, if PR or Samoa came first.

      I mean, Alaska had a Basic Income scheme. It’s surprisingly progressive given our own impression of our own snowy North.

      • Jerkface (any/all)@lemmy.ca
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        8 minutes ago

        Many natives of Hawaii consider their kingdom to be illegally occupied by the USA, and I don’t suppose they would be especially happy about trading the USA for a new colonialist occupier. The Kingdom of Hawaii was a marvel of the world and deserves to exist again.

        hat tip to Silver Spook