Which Iowa border state would you be most afraid of in a state vs state civil war?

[Cyowa 14]

I mean, would we miss them?

Hahaha, I live in the indianola area 5 miles north of highway 92 and it is actually wild how much of a stark dividing line that highway is in Iowa. Right when you go south of it it's just different, good people but just different and I mean immediately south of it, it's crazy.

 

[qwerty]

I drove through South Dakota, and I'm pretty sure I went two hours without seeing anybody

Because they are all underground plotting the take over of the world . . . . .

 

[BCClone]

But we could set up a pretty good defense on those hills up there.

(this map makes it look like Rock Rapids is in the Himalaya's but the point remains)

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I apparently live on the east side of the vagina looking area.

 

[BCClone]

I grew up close to the border. There might be some clear way that Minnesota should either attack or defend, but then they will end up doing the opposite for some asinine reason they thought up and then be totally comfortable with it going to hell right in front of them.

@Al_4_State will back me up on this.

Honestly the rural areas would probably join us as they seem to despise the twin cities folk. So I’m not worried there.

 

[Cdiedrick]

Absolutely none, I have a lot of ammo and a number of guns.

 

[NodawayRiverClone]

None. If state governments took a side in a civil war, each state would, be rife with opposition, saboteurs, spies. More likely, cities would be fighting rural folk. Commerce would grind to a halt unless it can be flown. Guessing Wisconsin has the most militia members. They might have the ability to take and control large rural areas with the threat of force.

 

[BCClone]

There was a POW camp in Algona? I guess there was. And it's only a block from Dairy Queen.

Dairy queen is closed.

 

[everyyard]

Missouri. Because it’s the only one that if we lost to we’d be even worse off and backwards than we are.

 

[BCClone]

They could melt all of their snow at once though and basically segment Iowa into smaller portions. I think invading into the boundary waters would feel like trying to invade Russia.

They would flood themselves. Their rivers flow north to the the twin cities.

 

[madguy30]

None. If state governments took a side in a civil war, each state would, be rife with opposition, saboteurs, spies. More likely, cities would be fighting rural folk. Commerce would grind to a halt unless it can be flown. Guessing Wisconsin has the most militia members. They might have the ability to take and control large rural areas with the threat of force.

I think it's between WI and MI.

Preppers too.

Or are they the same?

 

[NorthCyd]

I think it's between WI and MI.

Preppers too.

Or are they the same?

According to this it's Missouri and Nebraska, at least on a per capita basis. Missouri comes in as the 16th overall state and Nebraska as the 12th.

17 States With the Most Anti-Government Groups

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As for preppers and militia, maybe not exactly the same but there's a lot of overlap in that venn diagram I bet.

 

[GoClone]

The POW camp was outside of Algona where the local airport is located now. You are right that the POW museum is just down from the Dairy Queen, which has typically been closed for the winter. That DQ has been for sale beore so the closure might have become permanent.

"Silent Night in Algona" is a movie about the POW camp and the building of the nativity scene by the German prisoners housed there. That nativity scene is still on display at the Kossuth County Fairgrounds. There is also an Ag and Motorsports museum at the fairgrounds that is open on non winter weekends.

 

[BCClone]

The POW camp was outside of Algona where the local airport is located now. You are right that the POW museum is just down from the Dairy Queen, which has typically been closed for the winter. That DQ has been for sale beore so the closure might have become permanent.

"Silent Night in Algona" is a movie about the POW camp and the building of the nativity scene by the German prisoners housed there. That nativity scene is still on display at the Kossuth County Fairgrounds. There is also an Ag and Motorsports museum at the fairgrounds that is open on non winter weekends.

That movie is a good insomnia cure.

 

[Cyforce]

I went with Missouri. Geographically we don't have the natural barriers we have east and west. Minnesota has less population and their major population center is too close to our border. Missouri could send two massive forces from each end of the boarder.

 

[Cyforce]

Populations
Iowa: 3.2M

Minnesota: 5.7M
Wisconsin: 5.9M
Illinois: 12.5M
Nebraska: 2.0M
South Dakota: 0.9M
Missouri: 6.2M

The answer is Illinois

Illinois has political issues. Chicago democratic. Further you go south the more hillbillish it gets.

 

[qwerty]

There was a POW camp in Algona? I guess there was. And it's only a block from Dairy Queen.

Clarinda had one as well.

Author to speak on Iowa's POW camps in Sibley

During World War II, the U.S. had to take captured enemy soldiers away from the fighting, and due to enlistment there was a labor shortage back home. As a solution to both problems, some of the POWs were brought to the U.S., where companies could contract with the government to hire POWs to work.

www.dglobe.com

 

[ISpyCy]

Nebraska is not a threat. Just bring up the 1990s and they'll distract themselves.

 

[2122]

South Dakota. Badlands. Bad Asses.

 

[CyPhallus]

Southern Iowa would get drunk with the invading Missouri forces and realize they are 2nd cousins and join forces. The rest of Iowa is then f'd. So the answer is clearly Missoura.

 

[HOTDON]

Where are we sending all of our POWs? Fort Dodge (make them deal with it)?

Actually, you bring up an interesting point. Fort Dodge has a huge number of transplants from Chicago. Perhaps infiltration efforts have been going on for years and Illinois is going to launch their offensive FROM WITHIN IOWA'S BORDERS!