Comment on Oxbowin'

Gork@lemm.ee ⁨1⁩ ⁨week⁩ ago

• Ephera@lemmy.ml ⁨1⁩ ⁨week⁩ ago

  I mean, you say that now, but if someone stood on the other side of the river and shot arrows at you, would you really disagree with them?

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• meep_launcher@lemm.ee ⁨1⁩ ⁨week⁩ ago

  Point Roberts has entered the chat

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  • rbos@lemmy.ca ⁨1⁩ ⁨week⁩ ago

    Such a stupid border decision. They should have fixed it in the territory swaps a few years ago.

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    • meep_launcher@lemm.ee ⁨1⁩ ⁨week⁩ ago

      They should just secede from the union and be a small city state.

      Would it benefit anyone? No. Would it be very costly to make the transition and potentially wreak havoc on the community? Absolutely. But would it create a sense of civic pride and feel good for the residents of Point Roberts? Also no.

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    • someguy3@lemmy.world ⁨1⁩ ⁨week⁩ ago

      What territory swaps a few years ago?

      It’s also too late now, even if you come to a political agreement you’d have to buy them out, have to hear about unseating American families, and I doubt Canada is willing to do that. What’s the point for that insignificant land?

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      • rbos@lemmy.ca ⁨1⁩ ⁨week⁩ ago

        A while ago (late 90s?) they straightened the border and reevaluated land along the 49th parallel. Some towns switched countries.

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  • Gingernate@programming.dev ⁨1⁩ ⁨week⁩ ago

    Northwest angle

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• fossphi@lemm.ee ⁨1⁩ ⁨week⁩ ago

  It’s all arbitrary anyway…

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• pumpkinseedoil@mander.xyz ⁨1⁩ ⁨week⁩ ago

  Why? Apart from such cases being rare, everyone gets a half island

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  • PapaStevesy@lemmy.world ⁨1⁩ ⁨week⁩ ago

    Because they change and move over time. This river didn’t start out like this.

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    • pumpkinseedoil@mander.xyz ⁨1⁩ ⁨week⁩ ago

      Just recently my country exchanged land with a neighbouring country to adjust for the changes of water, each giving and gaining the same amount of land. When water marks the border it’s much easier to know when you’re crossing it.

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      • PapaStevesy@lemmy.world ⁨1⁩ ⁨week⁩ ago

        Good point, that’s a cool solution too!

        I know they’re rich, but they’re so small, you should have just let them keep it.

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• I_Has_A_Hat@lemmy.world ⁨1⁩ ⁨week⁩ ago

  The alternative is pretty fucking stupid too. Imagine losing access to your freshwater because the river shifted across an imaginary line. At least when the border is the river, you always have access to the river.

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