They should declare an armed war of secession…not from the United States…but from Missouri! Let them become the free cities of the prairies, the free cities of Kansas City and St. Louis…two new city-states on the planes!
For legal purposes, this is not an endorsement of acts of literal treason.
I visited St Louis for the first time recently, and oof. Yeah.
I thought Missouri loves company.
Yeah but the potential company doesn’t like it back.
When your largest city is called the neighbouring state and your name is literally misery
TBF, Kansas city was named first by 4 years. Also, for the most part, Kansas isn’t really any better than Missouri
Didn’t the Missouri side of Kansas City spring up because whoring and drinking and whatnot weren’t allowed in Kansas because of puritans, so the Kansans would cross into Missouri for that?
No
During this time, other settlements were developing across the river on the Kansas side in Wyandotte County. Some of these small towns incorporated as Kansas City, Kansas, in 1872. By naming this town after the growing city on the Missouri side of the state line, city leaders in Kansas were able to capitalize on the success of Kansas City, Missouri. It’s also possible that the people in Wyandotte County felt that they had more right to the name “Kansas City” than the people of Missouri had.
Shhhh 🤫 dont let missouri feel any better, it deserves the hate. Also im not american but isnt missouri literally the flattest place ever? It doesnt even have mountains even tho its quite large.
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Kansas and Missouri are equally shit.
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we have the Ozark mountains, but they’ve eroded to large hills.
As a missourian(unfortunately) let me have at least a bit of feel good time.
As a former Kansan, Missouri is way way better for any urbanist. Their state government allows cities a significantly higher degree of autonomy than on the Kansas side. And they have Branson which even single-handedly would make Missouri better than Kansas.
And they have Branson
Branson has Yakov Smirnoff, I think that negates anything good about Missouri.
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We made it illegal to be homeless here btw. Not many people know that.
Next they’ll make it illegal to know that.
It’s clearly a moral failure to not own property.
As a Missourian, yeah I can’t blame them. I want out too
It’s a shame too, beautiful state, people ruin it
That is like the entire United States honestly. The land is perfect. Geography is amazing. But the people are just horrible.
There’s good ones, but current events seem to be revealing that there are far fewer of them than I had thought.
There are a few very lucky small towns which are pockets of leftists in the middle of gorgeous American nature. You just have to really look for them.
Beautiful mountains and plains, gorgeous unspoiled rivers, four varied and enjoyable seasons, and some of the dumbest motherfuckers you’ll ever meet.
When one of your biggest cities is named after a different state
Kansas City existed before Kansas
Cuckssouri
Major cities pop up around interesting geographical boundaries (like rivers) and that’s also where the state lines were drawn, I’m guessing. It’s why NYC is trying to get into NJ as well.
Pshh… too much thought put into a meme
I won’t let your grumpiness get in the way of my info dumping. Move along you sour blob of text.
Yep. Kansas City and St. Louis are both located at the confluence of 2 rivers. KC is at the Kansas-Missouri confluence, and St. Louis at the Missouri-Mississippi
ok but half of the US was drawn with rulers instead of rivers
Shoulda made straighter rivers
This is what the West would look like if divided into states along more natural boundaries, in this case the hydrological regions. This would have been a much more ideal way to set things up for longterm stability. Each region would be in control of its own watershed, in a region where control of water is everything.
What are you, hydrophobic?
Panama has entered the chat
That’s not a river though
And not straight
Panama has left the chat
Mostly just the second half
Nobody in NYC wants to get into NJ!? Isn’t it just a necessary evil sometimes?
I want room service.
The city itself wants to escape to be with it’s other city brethren: Hoboken and Jersey City.
Also, Nebraska. Omaha is right on the Eastern border. The only other towns are along the interstate, spaced about a tank of gas apart.
Because major cities sprung up along rivers. And they split states up along rivers.
Almost like rivers are a major economic driver or something….
the main driver of economic change and expansion has been improvements in transportation technology (note: my focus has been on 19th century history so maybe that changed in the 20th. idk, i don’t study this shit anymore)
Also North Dakota with Fargo on the border with Minnesota.
Watched a fascinating video on why everyone in Nebraska live on the east side of the state.
Wait, so Kansas City’s brilliant idea is to join fucking KANSAS!? Like…from the Dorothy tornado? Careful what you wish for, Kansas Citites.
Got halfway out of Kansas into Missouri and realized it wasn’t any better. Resigned themselves to being stuck.
Other way around. Kansas City, MO existed before Kansas City, KS.
I mean, we have lots of tornadoes in Missouri as well
maybe they were started on the other side of the line/river/whatever and expanded into missourah because land is so cheap. because no one wants to exist there. i don’t know if this is true or not but i have decided that regardless of history it is.
I guess Joplin or Branson would be the only other options, but I haven’t lived there in years.
KCMO does not want to be in another state, because it is far, far superior - and older than its Kansas counterpart, which oddly enough is named after it.
That’s right.
Kansas City, KS is named after Kansas City, MO
How about Springfield?
My parents retired to the Ozarks 30ish years ago. Beautiful area, had a house built on the side off a mountain in the middle of nowhere (Cape Fair technically, but same difference.) I just remember Springfield being the closest city if you needed anything better than what the Walmart in Branson West could provide.
A shithole with absolutely terrible traffic issues
Yep. The Kansas River was originally named after the native Kansa (or Kaw) tribe. Then the city was named after the river. Then a while later, the state was also named after the river and the other city was named after the first city. Clear as the muddy river.
If you don’t mind me asking, whats that big, greener patch in the south east? Forest? Swamp?
thems the Ozarks. people go there to smoke meth and disappear.
„Disappear” in a (somewhat) good way or in a “mutilated body found three years later” way?
except, bodies never leave the Ozarks. at least, not whole.
Branson is a shithole tourist trap that’s dead or dying.
Joplin is famous for its tornado.
those two aren’t doing Missouri any favors.
St. Louis essentially is another state. I love going to the publicly-funded zoo.
Yet my proposal to St. Louis City Council to open a publicly funded human zoo keeps getting rejected year after year!
As an Illinoisian, I love your free zoo too.
They have a publicly funded zoo? I hope they treat the animals better. I’ve always wanted to visit. Thinking of taking my son next year to the TransWorld convention next year, his special interest is animatronics and Halloween, he really wants to go.
The Zoo, Art Museum , Science Center, and History Museum are all free and publicly funded. Those are all in Forest Park which is a great place on its own. There are some exhibits you have to pay for but most things are free.
Sounds lovely, I’ll definitely check it out and donate if we visit, I think my son would love it.
This is a phenomenal meme. Much better than the calorie stealing one. Not the bear I’ve seen ofc but it’s some clever observational humour. 8/10
