▲ 949 ▼ This is an actual exchange between the Vice President of the United States and a random citizen (lemmy.world) submitted 1 year ago by Davriellelouna@lemmy.world to c/boycottus@lemmy.ca 70 comments fedilink hide all child comments
[–] zarathustra0@lemmy.world 40 points 1 year ago (22 children) Which drugs is he on? permalink fedilink source hideshow 22 child comments replies: [–] Karyoplasma@discuss.tchncs.de 57 points 1 year ago* (17 children) Cocaine is my bet. Edit: Oh no, I just realized I vanquished my chance to visit the USA as a tourist with that comment. They won't let me in now :( permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 17 child comments replies: [–] tostiman@sh.itjust.works 26 points 1 year ago* (1 child) oops, me neither permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 1 child comment load more comments (1 reply) [–] 100@fedia.io 10 points 1 year ago (1 child) just medical cocacine permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 1 child comment replies: [–] zarathustra0@lemmy.world 4 points 1 year ago For ADHD, surely? permalink fedilink source parent [–] Kirp123@lemmy.world 4 points 1 year ago (1 child) You think he got into Junior's stash? permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 1 child comment replies: [–] Karyoplasma@discuss.tchncs.de 1 point 1 year ago* Must have. I don't think these fascist types know the meaning of sharing. permalink fedilink source parent [–] obsidianfoxxy7870@lemmy.blahaj.zone 7 points 1 year ago (8 children) I mean it depends how connected your account is to you. Also as an American I promise you aren't missing anything. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 8 child comments replies: [–] RedAggroBest@lemmy.world 3 points 1 year ago (7 children) I know you're being funny but anyone who genuinely thinks this needs to go outside more. America literally has multiple natural wonders. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 7 child comments replies: [–] piccolo@sh.itjust.works 5 points 1 year ago (1 child) until the nazis sell'em off to the highest bidder permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 1 child comment replies: [–] WhiskyTangoFoxtrot@lemmy.world 3 points 1 year ago Nah, they'll sell them at a cut rate to their cronies. permalink fedilink source parent [–] hector@lemmy.today 3 points 1 year ago It appears things are going to get very ugly here. You haven't seen anything yet. permalink fedilink source parent [–] skulblaka@sh.itjust.works 3 points 1 year ago (2 children) Do we though? This is obviously not a comprehensive list, but the main big ones that come to mind are The Grand Canyon, Mt Rushmore, Niagara Falls, and Yosemite. The Grand Canyon is kind of cool, I guess. I went there once, said "Yep that sure is a big fuckin' hole in the ground" and then continued the rest of my vacation. Maybe I'm just not the target audience but I don't see GC being something that someone comes from, say, France to come look at, unless you're a geologist. Mt Rushmore is stolen holy land that we carved the faces of a bunch of old white men into. Go America. It's kind of cool to look at I guess but the history behind it does not paint us as good people, and this also isn't a natural wonder, it's man-made. I believe Niagara Falls is technically property of Canada but I may be incorrect on that. Yosemite is actually great and I highly recommend it to everyone. However Trump is defunding the parks & rec divisions and trying to sell off national park land to development contractors, so the one actually really cool natural wonder that we have is in danger of becoming a parking lot. ========= There are plenty of neat places in the wilderness in America, because despite our hyper-capitalist-industrialism, the US is still like 40% wilderness or open land. But I wouldn't consider e.g. Appalachia to be a "natural wonder". Nice place to have a beer and go fishing, sure, but it's not unique or special. I look forward to other people telling me other American natural wonders that I've missed in the replies here, because I can't really think of any other big ones off the top of my head. You'll have some small local attractions sometimes - the Bottomless Pools and the titular bat cave of Bat Cave, NC were neat and fun as an example, and things like local caves or beaches or whatever, but you go one state over and ask people about them and they've never heard of them. Hardly a notable attraction. I live in America, so I can't say what people in other countries know about us as far as like, vacation destinations. I'm actually interested to hear what big natural wonders America has that are commonly known to the rest of the world. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] qqq@lemmy.world 4 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) Yellowstone is the most active geothermal area in the world, with over half of the entire world's known geysers in a single park and you left that out for Mt Rushmore...? Yosemite the "one national park we have"? Are you trolling? This comment and seeing it getting upvoted makes me irrationally angry because our wilderness is the best thing we have going for us and is basically what is keeping me in the country. People need to know how great it is so we can remember we need to protect it! The vastness of the US west is something special. And in all that space if you just wander you're bound to find something beautiful by accident. I've lived in the west for 15 years and I'm not even close to being bored and always find new places. Are there analogues elsewhere? Sure. That doesn't make it not special. As for specific natural wonders... There's the redwoods and sequoias. Joshua trees. Saguaro National Park is incredibly unique, although saguaros exist in Mexico too. Hell cacti only exist natively in the Americas, and many species only in the US deserts. Devil's Tower is awesome. The entirely of Yosemite is amazing. The entire state of Utah might as well be a national park. Seriously. Those landscapes are amazing. The Great Interior Seaway going through the US made it amazing for fossils, tons of dinosaurs in particular. All the volcanic activity on the west coast and Hawaii is fascinating. I just recently learned about the Driftless Zone and how cool is that! I could go on and on. I've even had a great time with people from France in these places. Can you even believe it? Real non-geologist French people! Coming to the USA! The world is full of beautiful natural wonders, and the US is just another part of the world and it has them too! permalink fedilink source parent [–] lividweasel@lemmy.world 4 points 1 year ago Yellowstone. Arches. Zion. Carlsbad. Denali. Petrified Forest. Not a national park, but one of my favourites was actually Lava Beds National Monument. Beyond these popular ones, there are so many other great natural landmarks, both protected by designation and not. Then there are the historic or notably cultural areas, like DC or Manhattan. You’re really missing out if you aren’t even aware of how many significant places you have in your country. permalink fedilink source parent [–] obsidianfoxxy7870@lemmy.blahaj.zone 1 point 1 year ago Also it may be as pretty as you want but I'm not traveling somewhere that I can be deported to a torcure camp for just existing mostly or supporting that kind of economy. permalink fedilink source parent [–] Reannlegge@lemmy.ca 2 points 1 year ago You are posting on a non centralized app, so it is not paying Trump so they do not even know it exists. permalink fedilink source parent [–] EtherWhack@lemmy.world 0 points 1 year ago Edit: Oh no, I just realized I vanquished my chance to visit the USA as a tourist with that comment. They won't let me in now :( Your loss permalink fedilink source parent [–] expatriado@lemmy.world 7 points 1 year ago maga not even once permalink fedilink source parent [–] Tollana1234567@lemmy.today 2 points 1 year ago couch stuffing, or the chemicals use to treat couches. permalink fedilink source parent [–] dumbass@leminal.space 2 points 1 year ago Bitchadol forte with coke. permalink fedilink source parent [–] JadenSmith@sh.itjust.works 2 points 1 year ago Yes. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] Karyoplasma@discuss.tchncs.de 57 points 1 year ago* (17 children) Cocaine is my bet. Edit: Oh no, I just realized I vanquished my chance to visit the USA as a tourist with that comment. They won't let me in now :( permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 17 child comments replies: [–] tostiman@sh.itjust.works 26 points 1 year ago* (1 child) oops, me neither permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 1 child comment load more comments (1 reply) [–] 100@fedia.io 10 points 1 year ago (1 child) just medical cocacine permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 1 child comment replies: [–] zarathustra0@lemmy.world 4 points 1 year ago For ADHD, surely? permalink fedilink source parent [–] Kirp123@lemmy.world 4 points 1 year ago (1 child) You think he got into Junior's stash? permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 1 child comment replies: [–] Karyoplasma@discuss.tchncs.de 1 point 1 year ago* Must have. I don't think these fascist types know the meaning of sharing. permalink fedilink source parent [–] obsidianfoxxy7870@lemmy.blahaj.zone 7 points 1 year ago (8 children) I mean it depends how connected your account is to you. Also as an American I promise you aren't missing anything. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 8 child comments replies: [–] RedAggroBest@lemmy.world 3 points 1 year ago (7 children) I know you're being funny but anyone who genuinely thinks this needs to go outside more. America literally has multiple natural wonders. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 7 child comments replies: [–] piccolo@sh.itjust.works 5 points 1 year ago (1 child) until the nazis sell'em off to the highest bidder permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 1 child comment replies: [–] WhiskyTangoFoxtrot@lemmy.world 3 points 1 year ago Nah, they'll sell them at a cut rate to their cronies. permalink fedilink source parent [–] hector@lemmy.today 3 points 1 year ago It appears things are going to get very ugly here. You haven't seen anything yet. permalink fedilink source parent [–] skulblaka@sh.itjust.works 3 points 1 year ago (2 children) Do we though? This is obviously not a comprehensive list, but the main big ones that come to mind are The Grand Canyon, Mt Rushmore, Niagara Falls, and Yosemite. The Grand Canyon is kind of cool, I guess. I went there once, said "Yep that sure is a big fuckin' hole in the ground" and then continued the rest of my vacation. Maybe I'm just not the target audience but I don't see GC being something that someone comes from, say, France to come look at, unless you're a geologist. Mt Rushmore is stolen holy land that we carved the faces of a bunch of old white men into. Go America. It's kind of cool to look at I guess but the history behind it does not paint us as good people, and this also isn't a natural wonder, it's man-made. I believe Niagara Falls is technically property of Canada but I may be incorrect on that. Yosemite is actually great and I highly recommend it to everyone. However Trump is defunding the parks & rec divisions and trying to sell off national park land to development contractors, so the one actually really cool natural wonder that we have is in danger of becoming a parking lot. ========= There are plenty of neat places in the wilderness in America, because despite our hyper-capitalist-industrialism, the US is still like 40% wilderness or open land. But I wouldn't consider e.g. Appalachia to be a "natural wonder". Nice place to have a beer and go fishing, sure, but it's not unique or special. I look forward to other people telling me other American natural wonders that I've missed in the replies here, because I can't really think of any other big ones off the top of my head. You'll have some small local attractions sometimes - the Bottomless Pools and the titular bat cave of Bat Cave, NC were neat and fun as an example, and things like local caves or beaches or whatever, but you go one state over and ask people about them and they've never heard of them. Hardly a notable attraction. I live in America, so I can't say what people in other countries know about us as far as like, vacation destinations. I'm actually interested to hear what big natural wonders America has that are commonly known to the rest of the world. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] qqq@lemmy.world 4 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) Yellowstone is the most active geothermal area in the world, with over half of the entire world's known geysers in a single park and you left that out for Mt Rushmore...? Yosemite the "one national park we have"? Are you trolling? This comment and seeing it getting upvoted makes me irrationally angry because our wilderness is the best thing we have going for us and is basically what is keeping me in the country. People need to know how great it is so we can remember we need to protect it! The vastness of the US west is something special. And in all that space if you just wander you're bound to find something beautiful by accident. I've lived in the west for 15 years and I'm not even close to being bored and always find new places. Are there analogues elsewhere? Sure. That doesn't make it not special. As for specific natural wonders... There's the redwoods and sequoias. Joshua trees. Saguaro National Park is incredibly unique, although saguaros exist in Mexico too. Hell cacti only exist natively in the Americas, and many species only in the US deserts. Devil's Tower is awesome. The entirely of Yosemite is amazing. The entire state of Utah might as well be a national park. Seriously. Those landscapes are amazing. The Great Interior Seaway going through the US made it amazing for fossils, tons of dinosaurs in particular. All the volcanic activity on the west coast and Hawaii is fascinating. I just recently learned about the Driftless Zone and how cool is that! I could go on and on. I've even had a great time with people from France in these places. Can you even believe it? Real non-geologist French people! Coming to the USA! The world is full of beautiful natural wonders, and the US is just another part of the world and it has them too! permalink fedilink source parent [–] lividweasel@lemmy.world 4 points 1 year ago Yellowstone. Arches. Zion. Carlsbad. Denali. Petrified Forest. Not a national park, but one of my favourites was actually Lava Beds National Monument. Beyond these popular ones, there are so many other great natural landmarks, both protected by designation and not. Then there are the historic or notably cultural areas, like DC or Manhattan. You’re really missing out if you aren’t even aware of how many significant places you have in your country. permalink fedilink source parent [–] obsidianfoxxy7870@lemmy.blahaj.zone 1 point 1 year ago Also it may be as pretty as you want but I'm not traveling somewhere that I can be deported to a torcure camp for just existing mostly or supporting that kind of economy. permalink fedilink source parent [–] Reannlegge@lemmy.ca 2 points 1 year ago You are posting on a non centralized app, so it is not paying Trump so they do not even know it exists. permalink fedilink source parent [–] EtherWhack@lemmy.world 0 points 1 year ago Edit: Oh no, I just realized I vanquished my chance to visit the USA as a tourist with that comment. They won't let me in now :( Your loss permalink fedilink source parent
[–] tostiman@sh.itjust.works 26 points 1 year ago* (1 child) oops, me neither permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 1 child comment load more comments (1 reply)
[–] 100@fedia.io 10 points 1 year ago (1 child) just medical cocacine permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 1 child comment replies: [–] zarathustra0@lemmy.world 4 points 1 year ago For ADHD, surely? permalink fedilink source parent
[–] Kirp123@lemmy.world 4 points 1 year ago (1 child) You think he got into Junior's stash? permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 1 child comment replies: [–] Karyoplasma@discuss.tchncs.de 1 point 1 year ago* Must have. I don't think these fascist types know the meaning of sharing. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] Karyoplasma@discuss.tchncs.de 1 point 1 year ago* Must have. I don't think these fascist types know the meaning of sharing. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] obsidianfoxxy7870@lemmy.blahaj.zone 7 points 1 year ago (8 children) I mean it depends how connected your account is to you. Also as an American I promise you aren't missing anything. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 8 child comments replies: [–] RedAggroBest@lemmy.world 3 points 1 year ago (7 children) I know you're being funny but anyone who genuinely thinks this needs to go outside more. America literally has multiple natural wonders. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 7 child comments replies: [–] piccolo@sh.itjust.works 5 points 1 year ago (1 child) until the nazis sell'em off to the highest bidder permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 1 child comment replies: [–] WhiskyTangoFoxtrot@lemmy.world 3 points 1 year ago Nah, they'll sell them at a cut rate to their cronies. permalink fedilink source parent [–] hector@lemmy.today 3 points 1 year ago It appears things are going to get very ugly here. You haven't seen anything yet. permalink fedilink source parent [–] skulblaka@sh.itjust.works 3 points 1 year ago (2 children) Do we though? This is obviously not a comprehensive list, but the main big ones that come to mind are The Grand Canyon, Mt Rushmore, Niagara Falls, and Yosemite. The Grand Canyon is kind of cool, I guess. I went there once, said "Yep that sure is a big fuckin' hole in the ground" and then continued the rest of my vacation. Maybe I'm just not the target audience but I don't see GC being something that someone comes from, say, France to come look at, unless you're a geologist. Mt Rushmore is stolen holy land that we carved the faces of a bunch of old white men into. Go America. It's kind of cool to look at I guess but the history behind it does not paint us as good people, and this also isn't a natural wonder, it's man-made. I believe Niagara Falls is technically property of Canada but I may be incorrect on that. Yosemite is actually great and I highly recommend it to everyone. However Trump is defunding the parks & rec divisions and trying to sell off national park land to development contractors, so the one actually really cool natural wonder that we have is in danger of becoming a parking lot. ========= There are plenty of neat places in the wilderness in America, because despite our hyper-capitalist-industrialism, the US is still like 40% wilderness or open land. But I wouldn't consider e.g. Appalachia to be a "natural wonder". Nice place to have a beer and go fishing, sure, but it's not unique or special. I look forward to other people telling me other American natural wonders that I've missed in the replies here, because I can't really think of any other big ones off the top of my head. You'll have some small local attractions sometimes - the Bottomless Pools and the titular bat cave of Bat Cave, NC were neat and fun as an example, and things like local caves or beaches or whatever, but you go one state over and ask people about them and they've never heard of them. Hardly a notable attraction. I live in America, so I can't say what people in other countries know about us as far as like, vacation destinations. I'm actually interested to hear what big natural wonders America has that are commonly known to the rest of the world. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] qqq@lemmy.world 4 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) Yellowstone is the most active geothermal area in the world, with over half of the entire world's known geysers in a single park and you left that out for Mt Rushmore...? Yosemite the "one national park we have"? Are you trolling? This comment and seeing it getting upvoted makes me irrationally angry because our wilderness is the best thing we have going for us and is basically what is keeping me in the country. People need to know how great it is so we can remember we need to protect it! The vastness of the US west is something special. And in all that space if you just wander you're bound to find something beautiful by accident. I've lived in the west for 15 years and I'm not even close to being bored and always find new places. Are there analogues elsewhere? Sure. That doesn't make it not special. As for specific natural wonders... There's the redwoods and sequoias. Joshua trees. Saguaro National Park is incredibly unique, although saguaros exist in Mexico too. Hell cacti only exist natively in the Americas, and many species only in the US deserts. Devil's Tower is awesome. The entirely of Yosemite is amazing. The entire state of Utah might as well be a national park. Seriously. Those landscapes are amazing. The Great Interior Seaway going through the US made it amazing for fossils, tons of dinosaurs in particular. All the volcanic activity on the west coast and Hawaii is fascinating. I just recently learned about the Driftless Zone and how cool is that! I could go on and on. I've even had a great time with people from France in these places. Can you even believe it? Real non-geologist French people! Coming to the USA! The world is full of beautiful natural wonders, and the US is just another part of the world and it has them too! permalink fedilink source parent [–] lividweasel@lemmy.world 4 points 1 year ago Yellowstone. Arches. Zion. Carlsbad. Denali. Petrified Forest. Not a national park, but one of my favourites was actually Lava Beds National Monument. Beyond these popular ones, there are so many other great natural landmarks, both protected by designation and not. Then there are the historic or notably cultural areas, like DC or Manhattan. You’re really missing out if you aren’t even aware of how many significant places you have in your country. permalink fedilink source parent [–] obsidianfoxxy7870@lemmy.blahaj.zone 1 point 1 year ago Also it may be as pretty as you want but I'm not traveling somewhere that I can be deported to a torcure camp for just existing mostly or supporting that kind of economy. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] RedAggroBest@lemmy.world 3 points 1 year ago (7 children) I know you're being funny but anyone who genuinely thinks this needs to go outside more. America literally has multiple natural wonders. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 7 child comments replies: [–] piccolo@sh.itjust.works 5 points 1 year ago (1 child) until the nazis sell'em off to the highest bidder permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 1 child comment replies: [–] WhiskyTangoFoxtrot@lemmy.world 3 points 1 year ago Nah, they'll sell them at a cut rate to their cronies. permalink fedilink source parent [–] hector@lemmy.today 3 points 1 year ago It appears things are going to get very ugly here. You haven't seen anything yet. permalink fedilink source parent [–] skulblaka@sh.itjust.works 3 points 1 year ago (2 children) Do we though? This is obviously not a comprehensive list, but the main big ones that come to mind are The Grand Canyon, Mt Rushmore, Niagara Falls, and Yosemite. The Grand Canyon is kind of cool, I guess. I went there once, said "Yep that sure is a big fuckin' hole in the ground" and then continued the rest of my vacation. Maybe I'm just not the target audience but I don't see GC being something that someone comes from, say, France to come look at, unless you're a geologist. Mt Rushmore is stolen holy land that we carved the faces of a bunch of old white men into. Go America. It's kind of cool to look at I guess but the history behind it does not paint us as good people, and this also isn't a natural wonder, it's man-made. I believe Niagara Falls is technically property of Canada but I may be incorrect on that. Yosemite is actually great and I highly recommend it to everyone. However Trump is defunding the parks & rec divisions and trying to sell off national park land to development contractors, so the one actually really cool natural wonder that we have is in danger of becoming a parking lot. ========= There are plenty of neat places in the wilderness in America, because despite our hyper-capitalist-industrialism, the US is still like 40% wilderness or open land. But I wouldn't consider e.g. Appalachia to be a "natural wonder". Nice place to have a beer and go fishing, sure, but it's not unique or special. I look forward to other people telling me other American natural wonders that I've missed in the replies here, because I can't really think of any other big ones off the top of my head. You'll have some small local attractions sometimes - the Bottomless Pools and the titular bat cave of Bat Cave, NC were neat and fun as an example, and things like local caves or beaches or whatever, but you go one state over and ask people about them and they've never heard of them. Hardly a notable attraction. I live in America, so I can't say what people in other countries know about us as far as like, vacation destinations. I'm actually interested to hear what big natural wonders America has that are commonly known to the rest of the world. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] qqq@lemmy.world 4 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) Yellowstone is the most active geothermal area in the world, with over half of the entire world's known geysers in a single park and you left that out for Mt Rushmore...? Yosemite the "one national park we have"? Are you trolling? This comment and seeing it getting upvoted makes me irrationally angry because our wilderness is the best thing we have going for us and is basically what is keeping me in the country. People need to know how great it is so we can remember we need to protect it! The vastness of the US west is something special. And in all that space if you just wander you're bound to find something beautiful by accident. I've lived in the west for 15 years and I'm not even close to being bored and always find new places. Are there analogues elsewhere? Sure. That doesn't make it not special. As for specific natural wonders... There's the redwoods and sequoias. Joshua trees. Saguaro National Park is incredibly unique, although saguaros exist in Mexico too. Hell cacti only exist natively in the Americas, and many species only in the US deserts. Devil's Tower is awesome. The entirely of Yosemite is amazing. The entire state of Utah might as well be a national park. Seriously. Those landscapes are amazing. The Great Interior Seaway going through the US made it amazing for fossils, tons of dinosaurs in particular. All the volcanic activity on the west coast and Hawaii is fascinating. I just recently learned about the Driftless Zone and how cool is that! I could go on and on. I've even had a great time with people from France in these places. Can you even believe it? Real non-geologist French people! Coming to the USA! The world is full of beautiful natural wonders, and the US is just another part of the world and it has them too! permalink fedilink source parent [–] lividweasel@lemmy.world 4 points 1 year ago Yellowstone. Arches. Zion. Carlsbad. Denali. Petrified Forest. Not a national park, but one of my favourites was actually Lava Beds National Monument. Beyond these popular ones, there are so many other great natural landmarks, both protected by designation and not. Then there are the historic or notably cultural areas, like DC or Manhattan. You’re really missing out if you aren’t even aware of how many significant places you have in your country. permalink fedilink source parent [–] obsidianfoxxy7870@lemmy.blahaj.zone 1 point 1 year ago Also it may be as pretty as you want but I'm not traveling somewhere that I can be deported to a torcure camp for just existing mostly or supporting that kind of economy. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] piccolo@sh.itjust.works 5 points 1 year ago (1 child) until the nazis sell'em off to the highest bidder permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 1 child comment replies: [–] WhiskyTangoFoxtrot@lemmy.world 3 points 1 year ago Nah, they'll sell them at a cut rate to their cronies. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] WhiskyTangoFoxtrot@lemmy.world 3 points 1 year ago Nah, they'll sell them at a cut rate to their cronies. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] hector@lemmy.today 3 points 1 year ago It appears things are going to get very ugly here. You haven't seen anything yet. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] skulblaka@sh.itjust.works 3 points 1 year ago (2 children) Do we though? This is obviously not a comprehensive list, but the main big ones that come to mind are The Grand Canyon, Mt Rushmore, Niagara Falls, and Yosemite. The Grand Canyon is kind of cool, I guess. I went there once, said "Yep that sure is a big fuckin' hole in the ground" and then continued the rest of my vacation. Maybe I'm just not the target audience but I don't see GC being something that someone comes from, say, France to come look at, unless you're a geologist. Mt Rushmore is stolen holy land that we carved the faces of a bunch of old white men into. Go America. It's kind of cool to look at I guess but the history behind it does not paint us as good people, and this also isn't a natural wonder, it's man-made. I believe Niagara Falls is technically property of Canada but I may be incorrect on that. Yosemite is actually great and I highly recommend it to everyone. However Trump is defunding the parks & rec divisions and trying to sell off national park land to development contractors, so the one actually really cool natural wonder that we have is in danger of becoming a parking lot. ========= There are plenty of neat places in the wilderness in America, because despite our hyper-capitalist-industrialism, the US is still like 40% wilderness or open land. But I wouldn't consider e.g. Appalachia to be a "natural wonder". Nice place to have a beer and go fishing, sure, but it's not unique or special. I look forward to other people telling me other American natural wonders that I've missed in the replies here, because I can't really think of any other big ones off the top of my head. You'll have some small local attractions sometimes - the Bottomless Pools and the titular bat cave of Bat Cave, NC were neat and fun as an example, and things like local caves or beaches or whatever, but you go one state over and ask people about them and they've never heard of them. Hardly a notable attraction. I live in America, so I can't say what people in other countries know about us as far as like, vacation destinations. I'm actually interested to hear what big natural wonders America has that are commonly known to the rest of the world. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] qqq@lemmy.world 4 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) Yellowstone is the most active geothermal area in the world, with over half of the entire world's known geysers in a single park and you left that out for Mt Rushmore...? Yosemite the "one national park we have"? Are you trolling? This comment and seeing it getting upvoted makes me irrationally angry because our wilderness is the best thing we have going for us and is basically what is keeping me in the country. People need to know how great it is so we can remember we need to protect it! The vastness of the US west is something special. And in all that space if you just wander you're bound to find something beautiful by accident. I've lived in the west for 15 years and I'm not even close to being bored and always find new places. Are there analogues elsewhere? Sure. That doesn't make it not special. As for specific natural wonders... There's the redwoods and sequoias. Joshua trees. Saguaro National Park is incredibly unique, although saguaros exist in Mexico too. Hell cacti only exist natively in the Americas, and many species only in the US deserts. Devil's Tower is awesome. The entirely of Yosemite is amazing. The entire state of Utah might as well be a national park. Seriously. Those landscapes are amazing. The Great Interior Seaway going through the US made it amazing for fossils, tons of dinosaurs in particular. All the volcanic activity on the west coast and Hawaii is fascinating. I just recently learned about the Driftless Zone and how cool is that! I could go on and on. I've even had a great time with people from France in these places. Can you even believe it? Real non-geologist French people! Coming to the USA! The world is full of beautiful natural wonders, and the US is just another part of the world and it has them too! permalink fedilink source parent [–] lividweasel@lemmy.world 4 points 1 year ago Yellowstone. Arches. Zion. Carlsbad. Denali. Petrified Forest. Not a national park, but one of my favourites was actually Lava Beds National Monument. Beyond these popular ones, there are so many other great natural landmarks, both protected by designation and not. Then there are the historic or notably cultural areas, like DC or Manhattan. You’re really missing out if you aren’t even aware of how many significant places you have in your country. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] qqq@lemmy.world 4 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) Yellowstone is the most active geothermal area in the world, with over half of the entire world's known geysers in a single park and you left that out for Mt Rushmore...? Yosemite the "one national park we have"? Are you trolling? This comment and seeing it getting upvoted makes me irrationally angry because our wilderness is the best thing we have going for us and is basically what is keeping me in the country. People need to know how great it is so we can remember we need to protect it! The vastness of the US west is something special. And in all that space if you just wander you're bound to find something beautiful by accident. I've lived in the west for 15 years and I'm not even close to being bored and always find new places. Are there analogues elsewhere? Sure. That doesn't make it not special. As for specific natural wonders... There's the redwoods and sequoias. Joshua trees. Saguaro National Park is incredibly unique, although saguaros exist in Mexico too. Hell cacti only exist natively in the Americas, and many species only in the US deserts. Devil's Tower is awesome. The entirely of Yosemite is amazing. The entire state of Utah might as well be a national park. Seriously. Those landscapes are amazing. The Great Interior Seaway going through the US made it amazing for fossils, tons of dinosaurs in particular. All the volcanic activity on the west coast and Hawaii is fascinating. I just recently learned about the Driftless Zone and how cool is that! I could go on and on. I've even had a great time with people from France in these places. Can you even believe it? Real non-geologist French people! Coming to the USA! The world is full of beautiful natural wonders, and the US is just another part of the world and it has them too! permalink fedilink source parent
[–] lividweasel@lemmy.world 4 points 1 year ago Yellowstone. Arches. Zion. Carlsbad. Denali. Petrified Forest. Not a national park, but one of my favourites was actually Lava Beds National Monument. Beyond these popular ones, there are so many other great natural landmarks, both protected by designation and not. Then there are the historic or notably cultural areas, like DC or Manhattan. You’re really missing out if you aren’t even aware of how many significant places you have in your country. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] obsidianfoxxy7870@lemmy.blahaj.zone 1 point 1 year ago Also it may be as pretty as you want but I'm not traveling somewhere that I can be deported to a torcure camp for just existing mostly or supporting that kind of economy. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] Reannlegge@lemmy.ca 2 points 1 year ago You are posting on a non centralized app, so it is not paying Trump so they do not even know it exists. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] EtherWhack@lemmy.world 0 points 1 year ago Edit: Oh no, I just realized I vanquished my chance to visit the USA as a tourist with that comment. They won't let me in now :( Your loss permalink fedilink source parent
[–] Tollana1234567@lemmy.today 2 points 1 year ago couch stuffing, or the chemicals use to treat couches. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] dumbass@leminal.space 2 points 1 year ago Bitchadol forte with coke. permalink fedilink source parent