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In terms of having the "marrying cousins" stereotype.

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[–] bradv@lemmy.ca 104 points 2 years ago (21 children)
[–] fresh@sh.itjust.works 38 points 2 years ago (4 children)

I don’t think Canada has an Alabama. As conservative as they are, Alberta is wealthy, highly educated, and they frequently vote for women and POC. They like “small government”, but also have some of the highest paid government workers in the country. I just don’t see much similarity.

I think the comparison to Texas is more apt because they’re both conservative petro states with center left suburban sprawl cities.

[–] Pyr_Pressure@lemmy.ca 9 points 2 years ago (3 children)

Ya I would agree likely no Alabama equivalent, but I would say the closest would maybe be Saskatchewan?

[–] Saraphim@lemmy.world 2 points 2 years ago

This is what I was thinking. It’s Saskatchewan. But then I started reading the comments about Alberta and they’re also true. But still. It’s Saskatchewan.

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