• Horsey@lemmy.world
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      4 months ago

      The Mason-Dixon Line was drawn including Maryland to the south, and defined political divide for centuries. Maryland was considered “southern” until the 60s. It was the first state to become progressive and creep closer to the Union states north of it.

      • hypnicjerk@lemmy.world
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        4 months ago

        yes, that’s my point. maryland was a slave state, but it didn’t secede. so there’s really only one way to interpret those flags, and it ain’t culture or heritage.

    • YiddishMcSquidish@lemmy.today
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      4 months ago

      You should see rural Pennsylvania. It is truly wild how less populated areas universally and unanimously decided to be home to the biggest pieces of shit.