What Is The 51st U.S. State Going To Be?

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[@General.Knowledge]

So what do you think the 51st state should be?

[@npc5498]

General Knowledge iceland

[@immeen4868]

Guam.

[@fasteddie6806]

Little England. ( As it now is)

[@Aaronschannels]

Alberta

[@grucketts4471]

The whole world

[@thabsor]

we should take 3 more states, 53 is a prime number, so we can truelly be "one nation under god, indivisible"

[@tranquilitickarma]

no no, he's got a point

[@LooperEpic]

yes

[@ironshowtvchannel539]

Does Wyoming count as a REAL estate? Because some think it dosen't exist.

[@idkimjustdarkfudgelol6896]

@@ironshowtvchannel539 it does but you will say "state".

[@ironshowtvchannel539]

Free One person Town.

[@aritzlizarragaolascoaga6254]

In Japan there was once a small political party that advocated for joining the USA as a state.

[@idkimjustdarkfudgelol6896]

When? If it was after 1950, it would've totally make sense. If not, I'm confused

[@motivationallizard6644]

If they did join would being a weeb be patriotic

[@shindari]

That had to be post WWII. Can't imagine that was even a thing in the decades prior, because before Hiroshima, Japan was INSUFFERABLY proud of their own superiority as a country.

[@TheSlipperyNUwUdle]

Oh no. NO.

[@libertybiberty8182]

Hey man, anything to satisfy our hunger for power.

[@shAnn0n1]

Your drawings and the flow of your content is remarkable. Instead of showing stock videos or stock clips online, you're creating your own storybook as you explain these topics to us. Just remarkable. Top-notch and well done.

[@TurtleSB]

really great job on the graphics! Oh my gosh!

[@BanaBakKimliksizDevlet]

Area 51 is the 51st state in the US. Thats why its called 51

[@6thKazekage3647]

I mean Ur not wrong

[@theperfectmix2]

V9 Nevada might be unhappy to lose Area 51

[@AatiNiiranen]

you smort you very smort

[@il-dottore]

Who are you, so wise in the ways of science?

[@sovietmario1606]

Damn I was hoping for someone to be like “well actually”...

[@TheNewGreenIsBlue]

So wait... Puerto Rico is sometimes considered a defacto nation by the UN despite not having its own independence... but... Taiwan isn't?

[@Jayzgrouse]

Don't want to piss off our Chinese overlords now.

[@shorrell8529]

I think Taiwan claims to be the Republic of China or something like that and act as though they're the whole of China rather than just Taiwan. The UN had to choose someone to represent China - they couldn't have two

[@gabrielmora5092]

@@shorrell8529 actually Taiwan drop all claims of china. Taiwan wants to be it's own country

[@shorrell8529]

@@gabrielmora5092 its still officially known as the Republic of china

[@gabrielmora5092]

@@shorrell8529 so? They still drop all claims. Even if they have China in their name, is still Taiwan( my English is not great). Is like the State Pennsylvania. The official name is The commonwealth of Pennsylvania but they are a state not a commonwealth.

[@brodieheidekamp734]

OMG Duc Phuc , i like your cover version. Love it !

[@alanlight7740]

Washington, D.C. has the entire House of Representatives and Senate representing their interests, plus all the aides who actually run the government. Washington, after all, is one of the wealthiest places in the United States despite providing almost no useful goods or services. Besides this, D.C. cannot constitutionally be a state unless it ceases to be the capital - and in that case the most reasonable thing would be to return the city to the state which donated the land, Maryland.

[@kpopnation100]

As someone from Southeast Asia (Philippines, btw), I must say that many people from Illinois wanting Chicago to be a State is kinda funny since that's exactly how Singapore happened (they were evicted from Malaysia).

[@covertfeelings8330]

It's because there were so many ethnic Chinese in Singapore right??? Gonna give it to them, they showed em how to do it 😂.

[@TheYusola]

I have been to Singapore and jumped on a coach to Malaysia, although some upheaval the Singaporeans left Malaysia with the Singaporeans having halal meat in the KFC and Macdonald's in respect of their largest minority Muslims!

[@concept5631]

Singaporian independence is unique as the Malaysian government was so racist that they wouldn't allow Singapore to stay a part of Malaysia. That and Malaysia was also afraid that Singapore would become the heart of Malaysia; which based on how powerful they have become now despite being a city-state, they were right to be concerned.

[@wungledungle]

@ChiCub137 must say, I want Chicago to become a state because the rest of us barely have a say in elections >:(

[@raged_phx6440]

“Get the hell out!” Lol

[@AverytheCubanAmerican]

Interesting fact about American Samoa, the people there aren't citizens. They're American nationals. Unlike the rest of the country where if you're born on American soil you're a citizen. Only place that's like this

[@Purplebruh]

why does kim jong un get more likes than you, avery?

[@retf8977]

That changes last year If I remember correctly

[@stasikapetanos1395]

Pretty sure most of the overseas territories are like that

[@spicyleaves8876]

Cool Kid hello you were talking about supremethiccboi?

[@freakyguro]

That's unless one of your parents is an American citizen. I was born in a foreign nation and am a full full citizen by birth. Mainly because i came out a white american's vagina.

[@keikekaze]

DC and Puerto Rico, together. Then we could be "The Fabulous 52" (which was the name of a TV-movie show in L.A. when I was a kid). Each state could have its own official Week of the Year and its own official Playing Card of the Standard deck.

[@liquidwater1133]

I actually really like this idea

[@bruno.drv1016]

NEVER

[@lynnrogers3628]

Kudos! You did mention the free State of Jefferson, but forgot to mention the upper peninsula of Michigan wanting its own statehood.

[@donbetker3357]

I'm in favor of Yooperland becoming the 51st state!

[@sennsaid]

The Virgin Islands? That’s where I belong

[@tommyodonovan3883]

We'll trade you Quebec fer it....Straight UP.

[@Proprietor11]

Damn dude...

[@siekotik_4420]

I sympathize

[@MrBassmann15]

I loved St. Thomas. It was one of my favorite vacations and I had my first legal drink their at age 18.

[@danielrutledge4514]

NO its 95yss

[@IronPiedmont]

"Pearl Harbor War." I'll ignore that.

[@nevaehbrown3107]

Lol

[@evalyer]

I won't....

[@tobylatino8737]

yeah. then he followed with WWII, so idk what his deal is

[@daftrhetoric]

You have to ignore a lot here, dozens of mistakes.

[@jacobgaio1231]

also podomack i was confused until I looked at the map, POE-TOM-MICK

[@JC-xq2ec]

Virginia's donated land to the USA capital was taken back by Virginia (that land is now Arlington, VA, and Alexandria, VA). Also, Potomac is pronounced pah-TOE-mack.

[@elliotortiz735]

Excellent Research

[@AdamPFarnsworth]

Colonization is such a different mindset than today. "Hey, we just found your land. It's ours now."

[@canadacanada4813]

kzbin.info/www/bejne/qXnVc3Wwo9uCbKs.❤.

[@realbillcipher9682]

"Oh, well thats a bummer. Have fun with our former land."

[@mazzyfart420]

I mean shit the IDF is still getting away with it so sadly idk if that mindset really ever died out

[@AdamPFarnsworth]

@@mazzyfart420 Dangit, good point

[@cantthinkofaname5046]

@@mazzyfart420 what does IDF stand for?

[@iSPELLinAMERICAN]

I came just to laugh at Chicago being it's own state.

[@erikmattson457]

We all wish...

[@whophonenewds4805]

Such a stupid idea... If you’re going to make Chicago its own state, then every other large city in a state without other large cities gets to be its own state. Seattle, Detroit, Milwaukee, Minneapolis/St. Paul, Portland, Las Vegas, Salt Lake City, Denver, Phoenix, New Orleans, Atlanta, Indianapolis, Boston, and Honolulu would all get to be states too.

[@erikmattson457]

@@whophonenewds4805 Okay I live in Illinois so I know this firsthand. The reason people want Chicago to be its own state is because it has way too much political power. They basically control the rest of us with terrible legislation. I don't know how it is with other states but Illinois has one of the most pronounced cases of it.

[@rileyfox7567]

@@erikmattson457 Agreed 1000%

[@durenwilson4849]

Ok but Chicago already has a dope flag

[@maverick6010]

Ty for the content

[@Alberta_51st_State_Movement]

The Possession that if becomes a Territory would be a recipe for a border dispute, would be the Guantanamo Bay, where the U.S. shares a (land) border with Cuba. And if Midway were to finally become a Territory, the Midway would be a tourist attraction similar to Britain's island of Bermuda. And Midway consists of 2 islands, not just 1. And a combined land area similar to that of Bermuda. The tiniest possession to possibly become a Territory would be Navassa Island near Haiti and Cuba, with a land area of only 3 square miles.

[@StefanPrangenberg]

correction: Berlin in Germany is a state. Berliners are represented in both houses of the legislature.

[@dantzy2526]

Jelly doughnuts are represented?

[@martinbury3418]

Same as London the square mile city of london a corporation even the police have there own colours on there hat that make them stand out from the metropolitan police

[@balljointfd3s]

I think you shouldn't have lied about your Puerto Rico Poll results. The Incorporated Territory of PR is split near 50/50 on being a state and stating where they are as a majority want statehood is the most uninformed "fact" I've ever seen on this channel. If you look at the two main political parties in Puerto Rico, PPD (Popular Democratic Party (47% of the vote, wants to be a unincorporated territory), against the the PNP (New Progressive Party, want's to be a state, 47% of the vote) are split evenly, roughly 47%/47%. You cherry picked a election which the PNP BOYCOTTED! From Wikipedia "Those who voted overwhelmingly chose statehood by 97%. This figure is attributed to a boycott led by the pro-status quo PPD party, which resulted in a 22.93% turnout." Read Wikipedia, I'm commenting on a video with 1.1 million subs and I know more then you... Let that sink in. Edit: One last thing to say to Americanize this. PR Statehood is a very partisan battle, think MSNBC vs FOX but a hell of a lot more on the line on this island. Anyone reading this I'd highly encourage reading about the history of statehood in PR. PR has advantages for not being a state and advantages for being one. It's quite complex and of course it all comes down to money. Please look this up.

[@avaeballienealexander7402]

Also like Hamburg and Bremen at Germany.

[@breckrichardson390]

Who lied, Balljoint? Maybe if you actually listened to the video you would not have needed to post that long comment. He stated very clearly in the video that only 23% of people voted in that referendum that found 97% support for statehood.

[@julians.4214]

4:51 Berlin indeed is its own state in Germany. That's why the city has a seat in the Bundesrat, which is like the German version of the US House of Representatives.

[@CatMC_1]

Er hat sich doch kurz vertan, nehm's ihn nicht übel :D

[@julians.4214]

@@CatMC_1 Ich nehme es ihm doch nicht übel. :-) Aber dieser Fehler passiert in so vielen YT-Formaten dieser Art, dass ich einfach eine konstruktive Kritik anbringen wollte. ;-)

[@mattisschulte1925]

Der Bundesrat entspricht dem Senat

[@julians.4214]

@@mattisschulte1925 Ja, stimmt.

[@pranavprakash4460]

Isn’t Brandenburg the state? I could be mistaken.

[@paulchapin6877]

When Lord Keynes, of Keynesian economics fame, returned to England after a post-WWII meeting in the US he was jokingly asked at the airport if England was going to become a US state. Reportedly his response was “No such luck”.

[@noahhardwick1725]

I live in Southern Illinois and the amount of people that live here who actually want Chicago to be its own state is honestly mind-boggling (it's not alot of people but considering how stupid the idea is its pretty surprising)

[@cocoaorange1]

Just leave Illinois as the state.

[@kittywampusdrums4963]

Yes, even in the suburbs of Shitcago we want it to either be it's own cesspool itself or sink into the lake with all of them with it - or - my favorite, preferably catch fire again and burn down.

[@georgiaman1926]

I'm all for the State of Confusion.

[@fathergabrielstokes4706]

@Sandman Huffmaster Why is it the state of confusion?

[@imsohandsome]

@Sandman Huffmaster it's Commiefornia

[@bnoone2292]

@@imsohandsome tinfoil hat alert

[@dyslexicbatnam1350]

Florida?

[@octoberboiy]

We should create that state for Trump people lol

[@mschuhler]

Summary of this video: Territory governments: "Hey do we wanna be a state?" Everyone: "Yes." Territory governments: "damn that sucks lol"

[@JosueCruzito]

So true.... Puerto Rican government really be treating their people like crap

[@quaddz5280]

@@JosueCruzito i know that place is kinda a poop fest. My family and i moved out of there and no regrets

[@coaltin2509]

imperial colonization 101

[@andresavila5935]

because territory governments are corrupt :u they know that if they become a state they'll lose power

[@avaeballienealexander7402]

@@andresavila5935 but corrupted is bad 😡.

[@aussiealts3507]

You should consider time stamps. Great videos over all. 👌

[@KCDWolf]

I have been to Puerto rico ,Guam and Hawaii and let me tell you Guam felt like their own country with their own unique culture. Hawaii, well I felt weird because although Is a state, the local natives don't like people from the mainland very much(my experience) And Puerto Rico I have been multiple times and the north area is extremely Americanize but mix with Caribbean culture.,the center of the island (rural) it was a complete different experience like being in the appalachian mountains in the US.and the south west went I first visited a long time ago it was a simpler beach vibes but went I visited again recently it more Americanize well more like gentrification.... even in some of the smaller towns you always find people that speak English and you can see the American influence in the area. So my opinion an outsider is that Puerto Rico is the most likely to become a state compared to the other ones.

[@youngjung161]

Puerto rico needs to speak English more before statehood. But yes it is the most likely and most deserving.

[@1370802]

You missed Washington DC bro. It is 100% Americanized.

[@sebastianvega1541]

I appreciate the fact that you went to those territories before making your judgments. However, I am puertorican, born and raised. I have seen how the new generations have grown a strong puertorican identity after considering what happened in Hawai'i. They were forced to adapt to American culture by prohibiting their language, costums, etc. Taking into consideration that Puerto Rico is bigger than Hawai'i in size and population. For a long time, we were banned from waving our flag, speaking our language, and showing any cultural traditions. But with PR, it was not that easy to eradicate our culture. Nowadays, it's very common that when you ask young people what do they think about the US. Most of them say that prefer independence or that they don't really like the displacing of puertoricans by Americans with the arrival of airbnbs. Apart from the fact that a lot of tourists do not respect the laws, culture, and way of living of us the locals.

[@familyandfriends3519]

@@sebastianvega1541 Puerto Rican aren't Spanish and Hispanic and Latino until given back to Spain and getting independence only from Spain your Americans now

[@familyandfriends3519]

@@youngjung161 I'm Mexican and we don't consider Puerto Rican Hispanic and Latino they are Americans who speak Spanish

[@talanigreywolf7110]

I'm a native Californian and the talk of splitting the State has gotten lively at times but to be honest, after visiting the Northern part, it really is a totally different State! The only thing we have in common is the San Andreas...LoL

[@Slapnuts9627]

I personally think California would make a good country! I'd move there maybe.

[@Jaylinjamerson]

We could be our own country. One thing about Californians up and down the state is that we love our environment and beautiful state. We are one.

[@PrinceEllisGaming]

@@Jaylinjamerson CA would be a poor as heck plus if they split up Democrats will have an advantage which is why it hasn’t happen

[@Jaylinjamerson]

@@PrinceEllisGaming youre delusional. California is not only the LARGEST agricultural state and producer, but has the largest gdp by FAR due to our booming real estate, tourism, tech, manufacturing and now weed etc. we could be our own country and be just fine but we’re stuck subsidizing shithole red states like Mississippi and West Virginia

[@Jaylinjamerson]

@@PrinceEllisGaming it’s against the constitution to create a state from a state already established.

[@noah_mantel]

Uhm I’m sorry but Berlin actually is a state

[@transorm987]

Yes, a federal state. As in, it's state that's only a city.

[@noah_mantel]

Transform987 okay that’s true

[@Plutonium2000]

I think it's called a city state, just like Hamburg

[@dustgreylynx]

@@transorm987 yes a federal state, just like the US states

[@General.Knowledge]

Does it have the same status as other federal states though? I thought it was different

[@thecrazyyoutuber2017]

Lol the national anthem of Spain "Marcha Real" in the background at the end

[@BCLife231]

Chicago cannot become a state as it would be a loophole in Constitution. Article 4 Specifically states that no state can be created within a state which means no city within a state may become a separate state

[@ntatenarin]

Interesting! Although I keep hearing there is some kind of loophole where California and Texas can separate into multiple states. I'm from Chicago, and I think it's weird to think people want it its own separate state. I guess I get it, but it's weird.

[@brendonmorehouse2889]

Noone ever calls someone from Guam a "Guamanian". That is completely unheard of on the island

[@nalahi7281]

Thank you. The indigenous are called chamoru.

[@redorange]

The indigenous are known as Chamorro but people without Chamorro blood born there are also known as Guamanians.

[@bb89670]

@@redorange True, there are many, many filipinos there.

[@redorange]

Terry Bruce you sir are an idiot.

[@suanud6026]

@@kalebleutwyler8505 it is Chamorro or CHamoru for the natives of Guam and the Marianas, Guamanian is what the non indigenous people are called living there.

[@MARTINREN1231]

I remember my grandma saying that there was a voting system back in the 40s, 50s 70s, and 80s for the Philippines to be a state of the US. Though only 2% voted for statehood and went for full independence instead.

[@icetrae169]

Bro that's crazy

[@DrayWizarde]

Thanks for the information, i never knew that!

[@phoebebisquera4883]

Goddamn it i wished my country was a us state i wish us didnt give us independence

[@frankibarra3632]

@@phoebebisquera4883 stupid!. we're not americans, we're filipinos! period!

[@phoebebisquera4883]

@@frankibarra3632 independence sucks i wish we were an american state

[@bushtucker88]

9:12 when the chicago flag appeared, it reminded me of CM Punk's "best in the world" t-shirt!

[@olayiwolagiwa8596]

Interesting...I would like a video made to explain the relationship between the United States and Liberia.

[@nathanhileman3848]

Me too! I see those weird infomercials on commemorative coins and they always say "Legal tender in Liberia." What's Liberia and why would it use our collector's coins?

[@justussssssss]

There was a party in Italy once who wanted to be a part of the Usa

[@bolsonaro514]

Mamma mia

[@joaovitormatos8147]

@@bolsonaro514 perdi

[@justussssssss]

@Rick K en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Italian_Unionist_Movement here you go mate

[@immeen4868]

A city in Spain, called Cartagena also one time ask for join the USA.

[@ilFrancotti]

I'm italian. Sicily had some ideas about joining the US after WW2 (in italian we say "jumping on the winning truck" to describe this attitude) but thank god it wasn't even considered.

[@blueptconvertible]

Point of fact: Guam is the furthest east American territory. A motto of there's is, "Where the sun rises first in America".

[@Liggliluff]

Except that Northern Mariana Islands are located further east and is part of US, with a population of 55 000 people. Then Wake Island is even further east, with only 150 people.

[@thedoomofred5174]

A better one would be were the sun sets last. Because that makes sense

[@townbig]

Alaska is the most eastern and the most western state

[@hurricane_slash]

Townbig 1000 don’t forget northernmost too

[@elo6550]

Would it be feasible and viable to have a State so far removed from the continental United States? I mean, one of the things that made it easier for Hawaii to join the Union is the fact that it's closer to the mainland than Guam.

[@v3x299]

The anthem le Spain in the video Nice

[@ML-or3uy]

laughed so hard when u said guamah nians lmaooo im chamorro

[@1991stratplus]

I believe Definitely Puerto Rico.

[@georgeneza11]

pobres boricuas

[@joseoscar1309]

Puerto Rico is Spain

[@shesedit3429]

Yes

[@vxcncreeper]

@@joseoscar1309 No, Puerto Rico is America

[@justinus8608]

@@joseoscar1309 what

[@madelinewhitley539]

A lot of people probably don't remember this, but I remember rumors going around that they were considering making northern Colorado a state at one time.

[@DerekWitt]

In 1992, there was a short-lived statehood movement in southwestern Kansas. It was a protest against perceived disenfranchisement of rural school districts by the Kansas Legislature and Governor Joan Finney. Wikipedia isn't entirely correct considering the boundaries of West Kansas. Even though 9 counties actually voted for secession from Kansas, the proposed state actually would have included counties all the way to Barton County (in the middle of Kansas).

[@louisinese]

Just when I thought the lone star guys were bad enough, we got the “hey I’m wak en heerr” guys planning to go rogue 😂

[@drhysr9545]

It's funny, I'm a Chicagoan and while making it a state would be taking things very far, chicago is so different from the rest of illinois, that it almost feels like another state

[@R68OrangeQTrainProductions]

Lol

[@gryph01]

Torontonians have discussed about becoming their own province in Canada. Same thing as Chicago. Probably will never happen.

[@drhysr9545]

@@gryph01 damn did not know that, and yeah will most likely never happen

[@idkanymore1298]

@@drhysr9545 Chicago is really different, its blue and most of Illinois is red.

[@drhysr9545]

@@idkanymore1298 yeah I know, I've lived here my whole life

[@AQBQ-yg1xf]

If Greenland would become a US state it would be both the smallest and the biggest state.

[@helloworld1557]

Denmark is not selling to US and it is not looking to sell it in future

[@thehiddenone6232]

@@helloworld1557 not unless they start a war and have to pay debts for it, then yeah, they probably wouldn't plan on selling Greenland

[@user-bh2rk3mb3c]

Population by Smallest, Area by Biggest

[@Edi_Pine]

Greenland is the most qualified to be a new state.

[@papagramps1257]

epi pi honestly it’s probably DC. Not to start any political debates (cause I honestly don’t care) but all it takes is a democratic President to be nominated and DC would be granted statehood immediately

[@cmdrlee2190]

Have PR join Florida (similar culture), have those scattered islands in Pacific join together as one state and join

[@larryhovekamp4318]

Pure bullshit. The culture of Puerto Rico has as much in common with Florida as Greenland. And this is not possible with the current bigoted nutcase government in Tallahassee and Puerto Rico's endemic problems, esp. hurricane reconstruction. And don't lump the Cuban population with Puerto Ricans. It would be like tying Ireland with Alabama with the only thing both places have in common is their separate use of the English language.

[@Allchickken]

Some person seeing the title: "Isnt chicago a state?" 😂

[@sheepwool7998]

The 51st state is the Moon, remember, they put the flag on moon first so I think they own the moon.

[@cauliaw1566]

I'll put my own flag in your house, so i can own your house.

[@darth3911]

Cahya A.W. that’s not exactly how it works as you need to claim said land and guard it Daily or else someone can make there own claim on said land

[@sheepwool7998]

@@cauliaw1566 Not how it works. You don't own a country.

[@ashlieneevel9671]

Nobody can own land in space there is an international agreement. It's called the outer space treaty

[@Knightway1]

Its illegal to own any outer space moon, asteroid etc

[@jh1987r]

Well according to you, the 51st state will be World of Warships..

[@jasonyolo6558]

Hahaha

[@abramquinn7726]

YES SIR!

[@cgcsantelices]

LMAO. 😂😆

[@EthanLarsen4412]

In Australia we have the ACT (Australian Capital Territory) Surrounds Canberra, our capital.

[@adriandunne4382]

Australia, Austria, Belgium, Russia and Switzerland also have federal districts. In Austria, Belgium, Germany and Russia the city states are full members of the federation; Germany and Russia also have other city states, Hamburg and Bremen for Germany and St Petersburg for Russia.

[@benjaminmorris4962]

The reason why D.C. doesn't have representation was because it was also supposed to be tax free as well. It was supposed to follow the "no taxation without representation" ideal, but that didn't happen...

[@rockvilleraven]

For years DC tried to get a "commuter tax" on people living in the suburbs and coming into the Nation's Capital to work. Never happened.

[@CJBroonie]

@Sean Greenfield I agree, it’s the reason so many of us live in VA and MD in the first place.

[@YTAccount82825]

I’d be laughing if England after Max Brexit leaves the UK and becomes the 51st state.

[@---ov2sf]

Oh my god- **wheeze**

[@singingsimmers1829]

I would cry.

[@alexpotts6520]

Idk whether you guys think this is actually a credible possibility, if you do you know nothing of British politics.

[@---ov2sf]

@@alexpotts6520 its a joke-

[@thefatbob3710]

@@---ov2sf ANNEXATION I N T E N S I F I E S

[@christopherverhoef9112]

Every now and then, there have been movements proposing that the upper peninsula of Michigan split off from the lower peninsula and become its own state, Superior (or Ontonagon).

[@lukelearexplosion]

3:52 actually Virginia took back the land they donated, causing D.C. to become the kind of broken square it is now instead of the perfect square it was to be originally

[@roblox_porn]

Virgin Islands: *exists* every millennial ever: is for me?

[@nixo4557]

I love how you have some reasonable state ideas in the thumbnail, Puerto Rico, Guam, American Samoa, Washington DC, and then you just have *Chicago*

[@chocomanger6873]

Guam isn't reasonable.

[@dastahlhelm2076]

Ah yes video i watch at 2am

[@sealordweltraumkrake2483]

Great video, but You made one mistake: in Germany, the capital city of Berlin IS a state and is fully represented in both houses of parliament.

[@TrendyStone]

Taiwan and Hong Kong would BOTH rather be US states than a part of China.

[@Diver4life9313]

Because of the covid-19

[@shawnconnolly8593]

@trendy brown well Hong Kong would but Taiwan claims to be China so that won’t happen and @ira rigger no for Hong Kong it is because of poor treatment by the Chinese communist party not because of the virus

[@TrendyStone]

Ryan Connolly Neither will happen. My point was only that Taiwan enjoys democracy and HK wants it.

[@PingSpooof]

Ryan Connolly China had treated HK better than anyone has treated them, those youth just brainwashed by UK and USA

[@mnlaaf9340]

Ping, what

[@kaiboxberg5505]

As a German Lawyer I have to disagree Berlin is a full fleged State in the Federel Republik of Germany since the reunification.

[@fixture121]

there's other Germans in the comments who aren't lawyers and said this already before you

[@2AForever-wi8yj]

WE DON'T CARE

[@endthisnonsense7202]

@@fixture121 Ha ha, typical behavior of people that have grown into positions beyond their capacity to feel the need to identify their position. It is insecurity. Well flagged!

[@SkiM.Incorp]

Just the way you said PO-TO-MAC made my skin quake, PLEASEEE SAY IT RIGHT PLEASEE I BEG OF YOU

[@williammacdonald3173]

Your ad for world of warships mentioned Enterprise as the pearl harbor war wnd Missouri in ww2. Those are the same war

[@Bozcard]

I would say Washington D.C. is most likely to be the 51st state. In my life, two states were added. There were 48 when I was born in 1952. I remember the excitement as a boy getting the new flag with more stars.

[@Heather-xm9ul]

I bet that was a really big deal, and exciting to hear about

[@Bozcard]

@@Heather-xm9ul It was exciting Heather. I remember wanting the new flag with 50 stars.

[@danielch6662]

It makes no sense to make DC a state. More reasonable to put it back where it came from. Maryland.

[@marquitosbrowning]

Jeez you're old 😂

[@1370802]

Daniel CH, it should be made a state because that’s what the people want. They don’t want to be part of Maryland.

[@Dagrqv]

Newfoundland had a strong movement in favour of US statehood in the 1940’s, but Canada and the UK made sure it became a Province of Canada instead.

[@MintE2805]

I still can’t believe people decided to call it Newfoundland

[@GeoMeridium]

@@MintE2805 But it's newfound land!

[@DeuzFazbear]

@@MintE2805 Newfoundland sounds dumb, I'm glad that in spanish (my main language) is called Terranova instead

[@quandovoceleroscomentarios5243]

Portugal is the one who firstly colonized the island and named it Terranova (Literally meaning NewLand in Portuguese) but later they handed it to England as a gift, turning it the first possesion of the British Empire. But it surprise me for the fact of not having any translation of the Portuguese name to spanish, i'm kinda glab since most of the names in spanish sounds awful xD

[@michaelsims1160]

@@quandovoceleroscomentarios5243 what drugs are you taking. Portugal has nothing to do with Newfoundland and never did. Stop making up BS.

[@jonsumner5899]

Yes I expect that Puerto Rico will be the 51st day but being from Michigan I certainly hope that Superior becomes a state. Because the Yoopers are so different from the rest of us michiganders. And I want them to be able to be their own State

[@simpleviewer1334]

3 countries/territories that would benefit from being a state but is debatable whether it's possible Guam Puerto Rico Philippines

[@cougarman007]

They have also talked about splitting California in half!

[@mikemeyer5973]

cougarman007 no they haven’t

[@mikemeyer5973]

That’s the dumbest thing I’ve ever heard

[@fernandoaponte4149]

Some silicon valley guy named Tim draper wants to split it in 3.

[@sirvin1079]

yea I've heard both, either splitting it into northern and southern california or northern california, california and southern California.

[@GraeVTrain]

Oh yeah... weren't they gonna call the top part Jefferson, as in Thomas Jefferson?

[@Bromanviper]

funny how i learn 20x more on KZbin than i do in actual school.

[@PuffDaddyLungFish]

School is "forced" knowledge and FORCED study (over rehearsal) of same said knowledge. It's rarely fun or interesting like a "chosen" KZbin video . So school is easily forgettable.

[@canadacanada4813]

kzbin.info/www/bejne/qXnVc3Wwo9uCbKs.❤.

[@Lanchenba]

Ya

[@concept5631]

@@canadacanada4813 Hmmm, I wonder why comments are disabled.

[@isaacistheking8023]

Yeah school is obselite

[@ryanhays429]

I agree with the Chicago thing. It's like the SeaTac area here in WA state.

[@draagax]

Puerto Rico/Virgin Island and Guam/Northern Mariana Islands. Reason I have them paired up is due to logistics with their geographic vicinity to each other compared to the rest of the US. In my opinion would make them easier to govern rather than having them separated. Obviously agreements would need to be made as they function separately from each other right now.

[@MrJZimbi]

Hi! quick qustion: why does the video have the Spanish anthem as background music at its end?

[@quint0z693]

You never predict the Spanish Inquisition

[@jordijordinium]

@@quint0z693 True lol

[@carlosmingorance2110]

Also, the Spanish city of Cartagena asked to join the US long ago, but nowadays almost nobody think about it seriously

[@Hi-zd6wu]

Great question but I don’t know

[@scratchysheep2016]

That’s “The Stars and Stripes forever”

[@tomosprice8136]

"Puerto Rico is the worlds oldest colony" *Laughs in Welsh*

[@jurjanmeskisvili7897]

Tom Price this is rrili inapprroprriet *shags a sheep*

[@rosspatterson1233]

Wales isn’t a colony. It used to be, but it hasn’t been for a long time

[@rg20322]

Puerto Rico should be it's own country. It is the most corrupt and should be on it's own.

[@eps200]

Wales has MPs so not a colony.. Gibralter for example still is.

[@OldDanTucker]

@@eps200 its a joke

[@Bazebro]

Correction- Virginia took their portion back which is why Washington, DC looks like a square which is cut off on one corner. That missing corner is the portion on the other side of the Potomac River in Virginia.

[@garykordyzon5032]

Da Yoop has kicked around being its own state periodically over the years.

[@BrandonHanson]

Another interesting fact about the United States Virgin Islands. It's the only part that America has where you drive on the opposite side of the road versus any State, Territory, or our Federal District.

[@DirtyBirdPodcast]

Yeah it’s true. I live there

[@BrandonHanson]

@@DirtyBirdPodcastThanks for letting the others know as well. I so appreciate your peoples lifestyle and culture down there. Never change a thing. :D

[@aoj-iy9fz]

Yes, it is the only place in the world where they drive on the left side of the world (Left-Hand Traffic) and the majority of vehicles are Left-Hand Drive. Denmark used to be a Right-Hand Drive country back in 1917 when they sold the Virgin Islands to the US. Over time, residents found it much less expensive to buy LHD cars from the US mainland than continue importing RHD vehicles from Europe. For some odd reason, they did not switch to RHT (Right-Hand Traffic) as every other RHD nation has done when they switched from RHD to LHD vehicles.

[@AlbertoDelucca]

Puerto Rico is the perfect 51st State of the Union for sure. No doubts about it.

[@Critique808]

It will be DC. It was on the news.

[@hilljackzack7284]

Puerto Rico, and the Virgin Islands would both make a lot of sense if they both joined together to form the 51st state. We would just call it Puerto Rico but admit both territories killing 2 birds with one stone.

[@AlbertoDelucca]

Agree 100% to have PR and the USVI as the Caribbean State. The USVI people come to PR for 99% of their medical and purchasing needs. We go to the USVI in our personal water craft all the time. St Thomas is 20 miles from Culebra island and 40 miles from PR. It takes me 3 hrs to go over and 2 hrs to return back to PR. Both are sister islands.

[@sarojstha44]

What about Canada 🇺🇲🇨🇦

[@AlbertoDelucca]

@@sarojstha44 Canada is an entire Country with a lot of Provinces that are the equivalent to States. I don’t see Canada as a State, because of the sheer size of it and the large population.

[@shawnbosarge8365]

Where do I insert the code for wow

[@christopherhanley4807]

How about Long Island/ NYC? There used to be a public affairs TV show in NY called "the 51st State".

[@SteveCourtright]

Illinois is not the "Empire State", that's New York. Illinois is the "Prairie State".

[@alphatwist2191]

Land of lincoln

[@SteveCourtright]

@@alphatwist2191 That too, but it's official nickname is The Prairie State.

[@alphatwist2191]

@@SteveCourtright Yeah, but as an illinoian There is NO prairie!, It should be changed

[@SteveCourtright]

@@alphatwist2191 Hell, I was born and raised in Illinois, though I live in Texas now. There's lots of prairie. All those corn and soy bean fields were prairie. Ever been to the Midewin Tall Grass Prairie natural park? You can still see buffalo there.

[@alphatwist2191]

@@SteveCourtright Oh. sorry where I live, it gone

[@nucleargandhi3759]

When you remember that the US almost annexed the Yucatán of all places in the 1800s

[@canadacanada4813]

kzbin.info/www/bejne/qXnVc3Wwo9uCbKs.❤.

[@bigal1513]

Mayans wouldn't allow it

[@Funkiy]

Gandhi is nuclear

[@siennalace8815]

IF the US ever did this(and that's a big IF) it'd more than likely be one these: Adding Puerto Rico and American Virgin Islands and/or breaking up some of the more larger states (like Alaska, California, Texas and maybe even Florida) into north/south/east/west parts according to the need.

[@lefty3630]

Bruh first time I’m interested in a sponsorSHIP HAAAA

[@BrianJNelson]

I'm surprised you brought up Chicago, but not the division of California into 6 states.

[@victorarredondo304]

It that would to happen. California will need to succeed & become a separate country

[@joshuamorris3240]

The difference is that Chicago doesn't want to be their own state. The rest of Illinois just wants to keep Chicago from stealing away over 90% of the state GDP. The California separation is just Silicon Valley Billionaires trying to get a tax break.

[@psychocowboysfan6474]

Texas can spilt up into multiple state without succession

[@user-fe9pk9sc8t]

He said he wasnt going to talk about the dividing of different states to form new states at the beginning of the video.

[@Ryanbros]

@@victorarredondo304 no it only needs to pass state legislature and congress to break up into different states

[@billnotice9957]

Michigan's Upper Peninsula every 10 years wants to break away from Lower Michigan.

[@playboy_x]

Superior would be a good name

[@nathangoucher9184]

bill notice It needs a republican majority in congress to achieve statehood, much like how if puerto rico wanted to be admitted it would need a democrat majority in congress. Also I have heard the superior Idea a lot but it never gets enough publicity, if there was more publicity and a republican majority in congress I have no doubt it could potentially form its own state

[@jimmerthesimmer]

They should become wisconsin

[@emsleywyatt3400]

@@nathangoucher9184 Alaska and Hawaii came in basically as a package deal as one was Dem and the other Rep. (Amusingly, Alaska was solidly Dem then and Hawaii Republican.)

[@publiusvelocitor4668]

We ALL want to break away from Lower Michigan.

[@chrispaulson9532]

They used to add an extra stripe for each new state but quickly realized it would eventually be to many stripes, I think we would come across a point where stars would become a problem, maybe states could merge?

[@bradleysteinhardt8460]

Wrong. What they did is added a stripe for each of the first 13 colonies

[@chrispaulson9532]

@@bradleysteinhardt8460 When Kentucky and Vermont became states the US flag had 15 stripes on it, the government realized this was going to be a problem as it would get too crowded to be plausible flag. So, they changed it back to 13 to honor the original colonies.

[@ShawnRavenfire]

There was also a proposal to separate Long Island from the rest of the state of New York, and a proposal to separate Florida into North Florida and South Florida.

[@patstudios1184]

The process of admitting new states goes like this - One State Two State Red State Blue State

[@JavierArveloCruzSantana]

Wrong! Read the Constitution.

[@patstudios1184]

Javier Arvelo-Cruz-Santana while it doesn’t say that in the Constitution, I am making an observation based on US history. Often, especially before the Civil War, two states would be added in a year, a free state and a slave state.

[@NewPaulActs17]

@@patstudios1184 only this time, any new state would almost certainly be a solid blue. any new red counterpart would need to be carved out of an existing state(s) a la jefferson or upstate new york... conservatives are currently a minority party and any new state will exacerbate their minority status.

[@patstudios1184]

NewPaulActs17 I agree, which is why it has been so hard to get a 51st state

[@kxndyyy]

Javier Arvelo-Cruz-Santana r/wooosh

[@willbutin2024]

**Liberia Screaming in the Background**

[@ryanhouk3560]

I feel like this little country is forgotten about in the American Empire.

[@junehollybell5977]

@@ryanhouk3560 .... Wait we "own" Liberia? I honestly didn't know we had anything in Africa

[@jacoblang7840]

June Hollybell no, we didn’t own it completely. It was a colony made by the USA for former black slaves who didn’t know where in Africa they were from specifically. This was during a time when abolitionists didn’t know what to do with the freed slaves so they thought it would be best to just send them back to Africa. A similar thing happened in Britain with Sierra Leone. A few decided to go but the majority wanted to stay in America so the movement mostly failed. The US never actually owned Liberia either, as it was founded by Americans and backed by America but was technically its own country. We retained a close relationship though and it’s the reason we were allowed in the Berlin conference when Africa was carved up

[@cowser67]

I went to NYC in 2020 and my lyft driver and I was talking and I told him I’m from Chicago. Our conversation went like this. Him: So what’s the city you from? Me: 🤔 Chicago. Him: But what’s the city? Me: Chicago is the city and Illinois is the state. He thought Chicago was a state 😂 He had no idea Illinois existed. And tbh it’s nothing in Illinois worth going to besides Chicagoland.

[@hervis8280]

I love how the Spanish national anthem was played at the end of the video🇪🇦🇪🇦🇪🇦

[@cyberfux]

Short info: Berlin is a "normal" federal state in germany - a city state like Hamburg and Bremen. There is no official "federal district" just an area inside berlin where most federal buildings are which are polices by the Bundespolizei instead of the "normal" police. But that's just for convenience...

[@konakonating]

Oh ok "Pearl Harbor War" I'll just pretend I didn't hear that.

[@cougarman007]

The pearl harbor attack by Japan was just the final straw that draw us into world war II

[@shme1601]

@@cougarman007 I hope your not defending "pearl harbor war" if so you said it yourself it was an "attack" not a war

[@cougarman007]

@@shme1601 That is what I said! it was the final straw that pulled us into the war.

[@winnipeginstinct]

cougarman007 but it in and of itself was not a war, it was an attack that triggered america to declare war on japan, which through some great political desisions on germanys part entered the USA into the war

[@tomfrazier1103]

In Nevada there is a bit of a divide between Clark County (Vegas) and the rest of the State.

[@compatriot852]

I believe Samoa and Guam are some of the most likely to become states. The population are pretty much Americanized with their own identity like Hawaii and Texas.

[@cbxxb4841]

I am in favor in negotiating with Taiwan to make it the 51st State! Seriously!

[@speedy01247]

Imagine how pissed the CCP would be if that happened, they still claim it as their territory.

[@tuhmater2985]

Honestly I think Taiwan should take over mainland China

[@jordyv]

@@tuhmater2985 lol

[@bruhz_089]

@@speedy01247 Chinese capitalist party

[@BabySonicGT]

@@tuhmater2985 they were actually the rulers of mainland China from 1912-1949

[@aljcool]

4:51 Little correction: Berlin is a full "state" or "Bundesland" as it is called in germany like any other "state". It doesn't have any special status. There are two more "states" that are just cities as seen on the shown map. They are called "Bremen" (contains Bremen and Bremerhaven) and "Hamburg". They don't have any special status as well.

[@vitorsiIveira]

Bundesländer

[@vitorsiIveira]

= Federal State

[@1370802]

I thought this argument was strange as well, because I’m Mexican and the Federal District (Mexico City) has been granted statehood.

[@josh0g]

Puerto Rico, if allowed and if they vote for it themselves, ought to be in, but I think it is necessary that they also be allowed to have 2 official languages (sort of like Quebec in Canada). If Puerto Rico has English and Spanish as dual official languages, I think that would open the door for other States to finally make that change as well. Many states would benefit from that including my own (Washington). It would greatly increase the opportunities of many people living in my state as well as in states like California, Arizona, and Texas.

[@skyward4932]

There is no official language, probably won't change

[@chrisf6037]

Guam would be a good candidate. Similar to hawaii and was easy to get around etc