Submitted by ScrappleOnToast t3_zn6fti in Pennsylvania
It seems pretty obvious, but here we are.
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cigarmanpa t1_j0f9u25 wrote
- It’ll be a cold day in hell before I recognize mizzuri
Idotnhaveaname t1_j0fa8g7 wrote
Such an amazingcomment
ScrappleOnToast OP t1_j0fc0x4 wrote
So what are you trying to say? 46 states, or 50? It can’t be both.
Alternative-Flan2869 t1_j0fca2q wrote
I thought you were going to say Texas - they always threaten to leave.
cigarmanpa t1_j0fch8s wrote
Abe Simpson would not approve
Wuz314159 t1_j0fdg5z wrote
50 states, but only 46 States.
E_Pluribus_Omnom t1_j0fdky2 wrote
I had a coworker "correct" me in conversation when I regarded PA as a state back when COVID was hot.
I asked, what is the difference? The answer... commonwealths are socialist.
imeanlikenothing t1_j0fdtyr wrote
ScrappleOnToast OP t1_j0fdxbe wrote
That’s what I read as well.
EAS_Agrippa t1_j0feaf5 wrote
It’s a title, not a governmental distinction. We have state government, state stores, state troopers. Pennsylvania is 1 of 50 states in the United States, we are a state. Having said that we are the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania…it’s our name.
You can argue we are a state by every reasonable metric and you would be correct, expect that we call ourselves something different. We have chosen to do that, and when referring to the state, it should be referred to as the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania.
You might call a man who you think is named Tom, well let say Fred by mistake. There’s nothing wrong with that, but when they say “hey I’m Tom, not Fred,” if you keep calling them Fred, you’re the asshole.
IrrumaboMalum t1_j0fff5n wrote
The United States is comprised of 50 states. 4 of those states (PA, VA, MA and KY) call themselves commonwealths, but there is no legal or functional distinction between a commonwealth and a state. 46 of those states call themselves states.
This is a pretty simple and straight forward answer.
mismatchedhyperstock t1_j0ffwlf wrote
I would like to disown Alabama if possible.
KokoExpress t1_j0fjtii wrote
Underrated comment
Agent-Pierce- t1_j0fk6h5 wrote
I dont recognize any so called state. Pennsylvania is its own country to me.
artificialavocado t1_j0fun17 wrote
artificialavocado t1_j0fusju wrote
Oh come on we don’t need Fox News sending it’s minions to try to kidnap the governor or some crazy shit.
artificialavocado t1_j0fv7gp wrote
Tbh there’s a good 15-20 of them I would be too upset if disappeared tomorrow.
powersurge t1_j0g3hu0 wrote
Or Indiana. What a pathetic reason to have a state.
antagron1 t1_j0g5aab wrote
Ah the great socialist haven that is Kentucky!
pandooser t1_j0g6liy wrote
I wore an onion on my belt, as was the style at the time.
Floridaman7654321 t1_j0g6rlt wrote
48, It'll be a cold day in hell before I recognize Colorado or Rhode Island.
barbarian_roll_d12 t1_j0gjz1q wrote
Can confirm! I’m originally from Northwest Indiana near Chicago and we are the ONLY area worth saving. The rest of the state is red and loathsome.
SquintyB t1_j0gqlqy wrote
- just because Dakota recognizes north and south they are connected and therefore a single entity.
ScrappleOnToast OP t1_j0h1ivh wrote
Right. There’s just been a lot of folks saying “we’re not a state, we’re a commonwealth”, which I find really bizarre.
LadyNorbert t1_j0h3m1a wrote
By that logic, so are the Carolinas.
SquintyB t1_j0h4ol3 wrote
Excellent point! Were down to 47. Add in. The Virginia's and the answer is a solid 46!
jimmyrocks t1_j0h557e wrote
And not all "Commonwealths" are states, like Puerto Rico and the Northern Mariana Islands.
kifn2 t1_j0hyxgg wrote
Per the Massachusetts website: "Commonwealths are states, but the reverse is not true."
There are 50 states.
Perlin-Davenport t1_j0i8mjp wrote
Looking at nonprofits like UPMC I'm not sure I can call this a Commonwealth.... more like "uncommon wealth for some" and much more "common unwealth for others"...
artful_todger_502 t1_j0igj6z wrote
Commonwealths rights ...
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eviljelloman t1_j0ik16f wrote
We're an anarcho-syndicist commune.
ImOldGettOffMyLawn t1_j0inxvp wrote
No functional difference.
ScrappleOnToast OP t1_j0j3ozs wrote
Yes, but how do you feel about strange women lying in ponds, distributing swords as a basis for a system of government?
bengenj t1_j0j8mtw wrote
Virginia, Massachusetts, Kentucky are also commonwealths. The Commonwealth of Virginia, The Commonwealth of Massachusetts, and the Commonwealth of Kentucky.
itsallfornaught2 t1_j0jcr9s wrote
It's like if states were people. Right...there's 46 people with 4 persons.
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IamSauerKraut t1_j0jk46s wrote
But whatever would Sedi Hawley do for a paycheck then? Has no skills at all.
IamSauerKraut t1_j0jk7ec wrote
If Texas ditches cancun cruz and abbott, maybe they can stay.
IamSauerKraut t1_j0jka0g wrote
Massholechusetts can be a sad state of mind.
snuffy_tentpeg t1_j0ljfl5 wrote
Vermont separated from New York back in 1777
https://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/new-connecticut-vermont-declares-independence
GraffitiTavern t1_j0m4ftr wrote
When I was in high school, I learned that we were a commonwealth because we had a less centralized government, later of course I learned PA is one of the more decentralized states with the strength of local government and strong regional character, but that has exactly zero to do with being a commonwealth.
Personally, I like the name, I think it sets us apart and the kind of old-timey charm of the name fits with the rich history PA has.
GraffitiTavern t1_j0m50un wrote
Let's just do the average then
46+50+56=152 152/3=50.67
There are 50.67 states.
Presumably counting DC as 1, and New Jersey as 2/3.
GraffitiTavern t1_j0m58on wrote
Virginia, Kentucky, PA, Massachusetts
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Hazel1928 t1_j0me1y8 wrote
If ND and SD were one state, we would have 49, not 48. We wouldn’t lose 2 states., there would still be the state of Dakota.
SquintyB t1_j0mesbv wrote
Minus mizzuri in response to the original comment. So. 48
IrrumaboMalum t1_j0f8em2 wrote
The United States has 46 states and 4 commonwealths, but the distinction is in name only. Governance is the same in both states and commonwealths.
https://www.merriam-webster.com/words-at-play/whats-the-difference-between-a-commonwealth-and-a-state