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The U.S. have purchased these territories
cross-posted from: https://lemmit.online/post/7657676
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The original was posted on /r/mapporn by /u/NazarData on 2026-01-18 23:09:48+00:00.
14 Comments
Evil_Shrubbery@thelemmy.club · 43 pts · 210d
Yeah, them inflation adjusted prices are very misleading (as general inflation stats usually are, but over such time periods it's basically irrelevant info & doesn't represent anything ... not to mention regular consumers weren't involved at all, and prices weren't 'market' to begin with).
Also you can't really say "purchase" if a war or at least a war threat was involved.
EtnaAtsume@lemmy.world · 34 pts · 210d
Everything else:
Paid for in the blood of the indigenous. The shame of genocide. The toil of the enslaved. The exploitation of all.
_stranger_@lemmy.world · 13 pts · 209d
To be fair, the purchased parts are also the spoils of genocide, they're just second hand.
GreatWhite_Shark_EarthAndBeingsRightsPerson@piefed.social · 25 pts · 210d
I mistakenly remember that The USA just defeated Mexico for all over the current USA’s Southwestern states. Thanks,
cikano@lemmy.world · 13 pts · 210d
I mean, the Mexican session is what ended the mexican-american war, so you are mostly right
adarza@lemmy.ca · 16 pts · 210d
can we give florida back?
bufalo1973@piefed.social · 8 pts · 210d
The US should give it back since it never payed the price to Spain.
bonenode@piefed.social · 0 pts · 210d
zero_spelled_with_an_ecks@programming.dev · 18 pts · 210d
To appease Bugs Bunny's desire to get rid of Mar a Lago
Sabata11792@ani.social · 4 pts · 209d
We really wasted 5 mill on Florida? This country deserves Trump.
ThrowawayPermanente@sh.itjust.works · 4 pts · 209d
Somebody got a kickback for pushing that island deal through
altphoto@lemmy.today · 3 pts · 209d
Was the Epstein island free?
altphoto@lemmy.today · 5 pts · 209d
The coordinates for "Epstein Island," officially known as Little St. James in the U.S. Virgin Islands, are approximately 18°18'0" N, 64°49'30" W, or roughly 18.3° North, -64.83° West, a small private island in the Caribbean Sea associated with Jeffrey Epstein.
m4xie@lemmy.ca · 2 pts · 209d
What's that as a percentage of land area?
shy@lemmy.ca · 1 pts · 209d
Railcar8095@lemmy.world · 8 pts · 209d
Business. Spain was paid to get rid of Florida. That's a win-win if you ask me