Did you know that Sicilian separatists wanted their island to become part of the USA?

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[OrangeHoof]

That would have been cool. No way La Cosa Nostra would have laid down for the Black and Latino drug gangs. It would have been bloody, sure, but it would have made for great drama.

I miss Joe Pesci.

[Tired of Taxes]

It sounds like paradise.

[Fiji Hill]

I live in Sicily. It has been said that if you want to see what Italy was like 50 years ago, visit Sicily.

I was in Italy more than 50 years ago (1961, 1966). At the time, all the people in Italy were Italian and the only places where you encountered non-Italians were tourist zoos like Florence and Rome or Alto Adige/Südtirol, with its large German-speaking population. From what I have been reading, that is no longer the case.

[dfwgator]

It’s not the case anywhere.

I went to Australia, and it already looks like a colony of China.

[Rocco DiPippo]

Aside from the obvious tourist centers, Italy’s still very much Italian and Sicily is still very much Sicilian.

[GOPJ]

If they’re willing to vote Republican I’m backing it... it’s no nuttier than democrats pushing for DC to become a State...

If democrats can do DC, the following week they’ll add other democrat hellhole cities... The State of Chicago... the State of Portland... the State of New York City...

[Fiji Hill]

Aside from the obvious tourist centers, Italy’s still very much Italian and Sicily is still very much Sicilian.

That's good to know. I keep hearing about the hordes of "refugees" from Africa and the Middle East descending on Italy, but I hope those accounts are exaggerated.

[Bernard]

If Chicago became a separate state, Dick Durbin would be an ex-Senator very quickly. Same with Tammy Duckworth, but she used to represent a district that would probably go with Chicago in the separation from Illinois.

Either way, if Chicago only or the Chicago metro area separated, the remaining state of Illinois would be solidly red, except for Rockford and the St. Louis suburbs. It would be a welcome change.

[thecodont]

A few hours later, my bell rang - it was her date and his friends, who had walked her drunk ass home like gentlemen. No one took advantage of her. I can't say it would have ended that way if this had happened in most places in the 'States.

Thanks for the story. Once upon a time perhaps it was like this in the US also. Now many men here see an inebriated woman as an opportunity. It's horrifying and sad.

[Rocco DiPippo]

Has its ups and downs, but far more ups than downs. You can live in peace here. When I’m back in the ‘States, my head’s always on a swivel.

[Rocco DiPippo]

Not much of that going on in Sicily. Yes, “refugees” have been flooding into Lampedusa, an island off the Sicilian coast for years. But most of them end up moving on to other EU countries where the benefits are far more generous. In my town there are around ten of them, mostly from Africa, about 50/50 Christian to Muslim. African Christians are generally good people; hard working and they don’t cause any grief.

[Tired of Taxes]

I had opportunities to visit Italy, but I never made it there. Maybe one day...

[central_va]

I went to Sicily during an eruption. The whole island smelled like a sulfuric fart.

[MayflowerMadam]

I’d take Sicilians/Italians in a heartbeat over other most other cultures — you know, the ones ruining America. They’re generally great patriotic Americans and I love that about them. Even their nefarious history in America had some kind of structure and honor within it which BLM, Antifa, etc., do not have.

But that’s just me.

[GOPJ]

You’re right. Illinois would be better off...

But the US would have it’s first criminal state sending 100% Chicago thugs to Washington. Not pretty...

[cowboyusa]

Pelosi and Faucci excepted.