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re: Which city should be considered the Capital of the South?
Posted on 2/26/19 at 12:39 pm to Pettifogger
Posted on 2/26/19 at 12:39 pm to Pettifogger
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Point is, and I'm sure you agree, Atlanta would qualify in pretty much every category
quote:No one cared about Atlanta before GWTW -- aside from Sherman
historic significance
quote:Not in the same league as No (rap is not music)
music
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nationwide influence
Yes, if being NY's southern branch office and the Mecca for black homosexuals is your idea of a good thing.
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Posted on 2/26/19 at 12:46 pm to Kafka
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Point is, and I'm sure you agree, Atlanta would qualify in pretty much every category
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historic significance
No one cared about Atlanta before GWTW -- aside from Sherman
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music
Not in the same league as No (rap is not music)
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nationwide influence
Yes, if being NY's southern branch office and the Mecca for black homosexuals is your idea of a good thing.
God Dammit, I can't believe I'm on the same side as Kafka
Posted on 2/26/19 at 12:49 pm to Tigeralum2008
I-10 runs all across the south, from Atlantic to Pacific. The capital should be centrally located in the south. Junction, TX is almost directly half of I-10.
It's Junction boys.
It's Junction boys.
Posted on 2/26/19 at 12:52 pm to weagle99
I vote for Biloxi, MS.
Posted on 2/26/19 at 12:53 pm to madmaxvol
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Atlanta has ZERO impact on the South beyond the state of Georgia
Possibly the most ridiculous thing I will see on TD today.
OK, So I added a little "Trump flair" to my statement but I still maintain ATL isn't the most important Southern city as many on this board contend.
Posted on 2/26/19 at 12:54 pm to Tigeralum2008
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Atlanta has ZERO impact on the South beyond the state of Georgia
Well thats the dumbest opinion I will read today (hopefully).
This post was edited on 2/26/19 at 12:55 pm
Posted on 2/26/19 at 12:57 pm to Tigeralum2008
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Atlanta has no impact on Louisiana, VA, Texas, Tennessee, Mississippi, or Missouri. Each of those states are driven by an economy that could act completely independent and without impact should ATL be nuked tomorrow.
This simply isn't true. It takes intentional dishonesty or outright stupidity to believe that a major corporate hub doesn't impact the regional corporate interests in the surrounding region. The idea that the absence of major companies which provide jobs and income in those states or the airport which funnels people into those states wouldn't be noticed is just imbecilic.
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Dallas and Houston have more impact on this part of the South than ATL ever will.
On Louisiana? Probably. That's one of six states you reference. You have significant difficulty putting together linear arguments (the product of dumb emotional responses instead of rational ones).
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ATL has a big airport...ok so the frick what? Dallas, Houston, and CLT have them too.
Jesus
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People are calling for ATL because of its size and economy. OK, how about Houston since it has nearly 5 times as many people and GDP of $478 billion compared to ATL's $324 Billion. Or Dallas which boasts similar numbers to Houston.
Are you geographically challenged? First, Houston doesn't have 5 times as many people unless we're looking at useless stats about city limit populations. If Houston were in the South it would have a good argument for being the center of it. It isn't, so it doesn't.
Posted on 2/26/19 at 12:59 pm to Kafka
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Yes, if being NY's southern branch office and the Mecca for black homosexuals is your idea of a good thing.
Our black gays go to NOLA when they really want to cut loose
Posted on 2/26/19 at 1:00 pm to Pettifogger
I need to find the article but Nashville and DFW will be in the top 5 largest Metro areas by 2040.
So since DFW is not technically the South, I'll say Nashville.
So since DFW is not technically the South, I'll say Nashville.
Posted on 2/26/19 at 1:02 pm to weagle99
Some people in this thread really have issues with Atlanta being an important city.
Posted on 2/26/19 at 1:02 pm to 50_Tiger
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I need to find the article but Nashville and DFW will be in the top 5 largest Metro areas by 2040.
So since DFW is not technically the South, I'll say Nashville.
Fair enough, let's revisit in 40 years (or whenever Nashville isn't less than half the size of Atlanta)
Posted on 2/26/19 at 1:08 pm to Pettifogger
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Are you geographically challenged? First, Houston doesn't have 5 times as many people unless we're looking at useless stats about city limit populations. If Houston were in the South it would have a good argument for being the center of it. It isn't, so it doesn't
Houston Metro area population 6.3M
Atlanta Metro area population: 5.8M
OK, so adding in the metro areas brings things much closer but Houston still prevails. As does Dallas (7.2M).
How is Houston not in the South? TX seceded from the Union just like GA. It boasts some of the same cuisine preferences (soul food, BBQ). Country music is popular there at the same levels seen in other southern cities.
The ATL airport could have been based anywhere along the SE coast. ATL just lucked out on that one.
This post was edited on 2/26/19 at 1:13 pm
Posted on 2/26/19 at 1:09 pm to Pettifogger
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Our black gays go to NOLA when they really want to cut loose
As do most people who want to see championship level football.
Posted on 2/26/19 at 1:11 pm to GetCocky11
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Some people in this thread really have issues with Atlanta being an important city.
I have issues with Atlanta residents thinking they are the superior to the rest of the South simply because they are a "big" city
Posted on 2/26/19 at 1:11 pm to weagle99
KFC
Posted on 2/26/19 at 1:15 pm to Cosmo
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Northern VA/DC metro area is not the south
I lived there and saw more rebel flags and southern pride than I ever did living in Louisiana.
Posted on 2/26/19 at 1:17 pm to GetCocky11
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Some people in this thread really have issues with Atlanta being an important city.
Ah refuse to place the capital in any region that is in annual danger of receiving snow.
The South should be hot.
Posted on 2/26/19 at 1:17 pm to weagle99
Nashville
Posted on 2/26/19 at 1:21 pm to Tigeralum2008
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How is Houston not in the South? TX seceded from the Union just like GA. It boasts some of the same cuisine preferences (soul food, BBQ). Country music is popular there at the same levels seen in other southern cities.
Houston isn't the South. I like Texas and think it has a lot in common with us, and in truth we're probably going to blend over time. But you're in the minority here.
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The ATL airport could have been based anywhere along the SE coast. ATL just lucked out on that one.
Does it matter? The airport is in Atlanta. Pretending Atlanta is on par with regional cities is just silly. It hosted the Olympics ffs. It's probably going to get World Cup games. It's on par with Houston and Dallas, I agree, but they're not in the South and even if they were, they haven't had much impact/influence on the South over the last 100 years.
Going forward, perhaps Houston or Dallas will be more central to some combined Southeast/Texas region than Atlanta, but I think that's an answer to a different question.
Posted on 2/26/19 at 1:25 pm to Pettifogger
Definitely not Richmond, and I’ve been there. Virginia is going blue. My vote goes to Atlanta
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