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Lol wow you really did reach into the Library of Congress huh.With all of that GEORGIA IS STILL ALABAMA.
Georgia isn't Alabama, but it's still a Deep South state with similarities. I think the major difference historically is that Georgia tried to at least consider business interests while Alabama puts a big premium on being defiant for its own sake, regardless of the consequences.
Georgia isn't Alabama, but it's still a Deep South state with similarities. I think the major difference historically is that Georgia tried to at least consider business interests while Alabama puts a big premium on being defiant for its own sake, regardless of the consequences.
Yeah, I'm really not getting the "GA is AL outside of ATL" narrative.
One poster even correctly stated that GA lost land that became MS & AL back in 1802. VA ceded what is now KY and WV. NC ceded what is now TN (it's interesting how NC is balanced when it comes to its cities and TN follows that same formula with 2 majors and a mid).
From an ATL/GA perspective, it seems it seems like AL specializes in "the art of doing nothing." Well, I shouldn't say nothing because college football really is a religion. GA has that too but at least we have ACC basketball to enjoy. Anyway, GA just seems more like what you'll experience in NC (at least in my city's metro area).
I don't think areas like Cary are seen as drastically different from the Atlanta metro. Really, from all the metros of the South, the Atlanta, Charlotte, and Raleigh/Durham metros might be the most similar to each other. Seems like plenty of folks on CD would agree, too.
Lol wow you really did reach into the Library of Congress huh.With all of that GEORGIA IS STILL ALABAMA.
Alabama's historical accololades are just as impressive but your state has ATLANTA that is your only advantage.If Atlanta was born in Alabama we would have over 9 million residents as well.
Ok you obviously have your opinions that have no historical or cultural context ,yet you persist with you own opinion that is hardly the majority thought outside of this thread.
Georgia isn't Alabama, but it's still a Deep South state with similarities. I think the major difference historically is that Georgia tried to at least consider business interests while Alabama puts a big premium on being defiant for its own sake, regardless of the consequences.
That is a MAJOR difference,Its the same dofference that makes Texas what it is.Ignoring important historical landmarks that have built the reputation of the state is ridiculous.
Lol wow you really did reach into the Library of Congress huh.With all of that GEORGIA IS STILL ALABAMA.
Alabama's historical accololades are just as impressive but your state has ATLANTA that is your only advantage.If Atlanta was born in Alabama we would have over 9 million residents as well.
No you would not because Atlanta and Birmingham were once the same size.Alabama acted a fool during the Civil rights era and Atlanta became "the city to busy to hate" after electing the first black mayor in the South.
Alabama's whole DNA is different than Georgia as been shown in historical context.But go ahead if it makes you happy and think otherwise.....
Lie ? Ha lol....Yeah what ever.Look Ga is a nice state and so is Alabama and yes Ga has progressed more than Alabama but as for cultural ties outside Of the Gulf and over all feel they are the same ,in so many ways outside of bridges and progressive blacks.
And the infrastructural stats is not an outlier honestly.We can debate back and fourth night and day and we will never know what Ga would have been if Atlanta was in Alabama or Mississippi.
What I do believe and is that if Atlanta was never born in Georgia.Ga would be the same size as Mississippi and or Atlanta.
How can you remove the most dominant city/area out of a state to dilute a state so that you can argue first of all?
Anyway, I'll be the first to tell you that the states are very diffferent regardless. I have family in both and all of us can admit that GA is on a different level.
GA is also different from NC but on a national level...GA and NC are in the same tier of states....
Obviously both but modernly GA has more in with NC
both were colonies English colonies. Someone said Savannah has more in common with Mobile then Willington that's so untrue. Mobile AL was capital of New France before New Orleans. Today it has architecture that distantly gulf region very similar to New Orleans. mobile is home to oldest Carnival "mardi gras" older than New Orleans. I think Willington didn't preserve it's colonial architecture as good as Savanah, but never the less they have way more historically in common.
Almost 2/3 of Georgia population is ATL CSA, saying outside Atlanta is just saying a little over 1/3 GA population. Saying outside Atlanta like Atlanta isn't most of the state would be a paradox. Also Atlanta CSA is a similar population to NC piedmont crescent. (Charlotte, Raleigh, Greensboro). Now Atlanta does have more in common with Birmingham industrial past being older southern cities, but modernly Charlotte has more in common with Atlanta being more progressive, growing and changing demographics.
Someone brought up the civil rights movement all 3 states have strong associating with the civil rights movement. A lot of CORE and SNCC students went to Georgia and NC's schools, especially the HBCU's.
NC 2008...... Dem 49.70%, GOP 49.38%
NC 2012........GOP 50.39% Dem 48.35%
GA 2008........ GOP 52.10% Dem 46.90%
GA, 2012......... GOP 53.30%, Dem 45.48%
AL 2012..... GOP 60.55% Dem 38.36%
Al 2008 ...... GOP 60.32%, Dem 38.74%
Also oddly GA and NC have similar populations.
GA 10.1 mil
NC 9.94 mil
AL 4.85 mil
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