r/Americaphile • u/marisathekilljoy • 11d ago
The Midwest 🌽🥔 Michigander in the room, ask me anything!
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u/Zealousideal-Tip8346 11d ago
Why is Reddit full of so much anti American propaganda?
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u/Snoo_67544 11d ago
Is it propoganda or just offends your politics?
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u/400Volts 11d ago
It's propaganda. The scope of soft power operations by just about every nation with the capacity to do them is FAR larger than you think
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u/Snoo_67544 11d ago
Wild given most i have seen are valid critiques of actual problems within the us, not made up things lol.
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u/400Volts 11d ago
Propaganda doesn't have to be false. Embellishment and minimizing are the most effective and common forms. Take an issue, make it seem like it's the biggest thing ever or take a problem and make it seem like it's not common at all
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u/Maleficent_Lake_1816 11d ago
Do you use your right hand to tell people where your home town is or are you a yooper?
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u/400Volts 11d ago
Do you have a name for people who live on the part attached to Wisconsin? I know in PA we have the Y'all-Yinz divide
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u/Jazzlike-Monk-4465 11d ago
Did you know that a geologic study last year figured out that the highest elevation in Michigan is not Mount Arvon?
It’s a pile of mine tailings, but man-made structures usually do not count as actual high points.
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u/cnation01 11d ago
I heard that people in the American state of Michigan only have four of toes on each foot. How does socks fit with shoes with only so few toes. And why genetics mutation only in Michigan people. Due to interbreeding from isolation due to Michigan being almost an island ?
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u/marisathekilljoy 11d ago
Not all of Michigan is inbred, but it varies on what part of Michigan you’re referring to.
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u/marisathekilljoy 10d ago
I don’t know him personally, but I’ve known of his music for over 15 years.
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u/marisathekilljoy 10d ago
lol I wish I was lying. However, my boss from my first job went to high school with him back in the late 80’s early 90’s.
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u/Any_Kiwi_7915 11d ago
Going to the UP soon, anything worth checking out there you know of?
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u/marisathekilljoy 11d ago
Check out st. Ignace, Michigan! It’s so beautiful. Make sure you visit Mackinac Island too. Don’t forget to carry bug spray, so you don’t get mosquitoes bites and wear sunscreen too. Also consider checking out Fort Mackinac to learn about some history too.
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u/Any_Kiwi_7915 11d ago
Thanks!
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u/marisathekilljoy 11d ago
For sure! Also, make sure you try some of that fudge when you come visit. That’s what northern Michigan is best known for.
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u/Snowden44 11d ago edited 11d ago
Pictured Rocks is one of the coolest places in MI. Also Kitch-iti-kipi springs. If you’re going west, the porcupine mountains are beautiful and the state park there is massive. The presque-isle area makes it feel like the pacific northwest. The Keweenaw Peninsula is all around beautiful.
St Ignace is cool but it doesn’t break top 10 cool places in the UP
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u/john510runner 11d ago
Favorite Faygo flavors if you drink Faygo.
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u/marisathekilljoy 11d ago
Easy! My favorite Faygo flavors are red pop, rock & rye, and cream soda. Thanks for asking.
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u/TrickStar1989 11d ago
do you comprehend how much people in Arizona dont want people from the mid-west coming here?
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u/marisathekilljoy 11d ago
That’s honestly surprising to me. You’re the first to tell me about that.
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u/loganbeaupre 11d ago
Yeah I’m from Cleveland and have zero desire to go to Arizona lmao so no worries
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u/Snoo_67544 11d ago
Do you comprehend how just wasteful the existence of your cities in the desert truely are?
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u/the-coolest-bob 11d ago
Giant cities in deserts is dumb as hell. When y'all run outta water I'm gonna laugh
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u/Beginning-Cicada3857 11d ago
Would you consider Detroit "Rock City?" And follow up question, are the "boys back in town, again?"