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Conina said:

sc94597 said:

That wasn't my point. Borders are much more than their controls. They represent geo-political distinctions. People within borders interact more with others within their borders than outside due to aligned political and cultural similarities (albeit there are exceptions when the politics don't coincide with culture.) I'm sure there is much more interaction between Los Angeles and New York City than Kiev and London.

I'm sure there is much more interaction between Hanover and Venice or between Amsterdam and Warsaw than between Houston and Seattle. Do you really think there aren't political and cultural differences within the USA?

How are you sure of this? I listed much more explicit examples that don't require much empirical evidence to accept. For all we know Houston and Seattle can have quite a lot of business ties, and Hanoever and Venice, not.  And no, I am not pretending the U.S doesn't have any cultural or statual differences within it. But any two states in the U.S are going to have more similarities (as a function of distance) than any two European states. Population movement will be much greater, due to a common language and culture, and common law. I can't see how anybody could argue against this.