The polls have closed. The numbers have been crunched. There is a winner and it is not me. I live in the least peaceful state in the Country.
image from wikipedia
Not only did we lose, but we have been last place for 11 years in a row. How did they calculate peace? Well, the absence of violence. Seeing as New Orleans is the 21st most violent city in the world, this ranking does not surprise.
Top Ten Peaceful Places:
1. Maine- It is too cold to be violent.
2. Vermont- Ben and Jerry’s Factory within driving distance. Who wouldn’t be happy?
3. New Hampshire- I love this state:)
4. Minnesota- The biggest mall in the states. Hello, fabulous!
5. Utah- The mormon’s live here. They don’t believe in violence only procreation. Wish we all could be too busy having sex to be violent.
6. North Dakota- Everyone here is frozen solid.
7. Washington- Hippies that made it rich are always peaceful.
8. Hawaii- Beaches and oceans and love.
9. Rhode Island- I know nothing about Rhode Island. Sorry.
10. Iowa- Wide open spaces lots of room to miss hitting someone with your bullet.
P.S.
Eight of the lowest ten states are all in the south.
nevercontrary 
That’s a depressing post script. Must be all the religion.
I think it is a way of thinking being taught that violence is the right answer.
I think it is the perpetual oppression that our state governments write into their laws: “Fellow senators, let’s keep the poor and minorities ignorant and angry so that we can use it to our financial advantage.”
Totally agree.
I went to Rhode Island and it was pretty boring. So they’d be too bored there to fight.
I believe that.
Rhode Island: too puny to fight
Ha Ha love it.
Yay violence. It’s the same pride I feel whenever I see headlines for Memphis, my hometown, also one of the most dangerous places in the country.
It makes me so sad 😦
#5 is hilarious! I know that NC can’t be one of the peaceful states. We have lots of military bases with guns and soldiers. I like the guns and soldiers. Perhaps the facts that we believe in the 2nd amendment so vehemently and hunt anything that has meat covered with fur are why Southern states aren’t rated in the peaceful. (Besides, just two miles down the road from my house, there was a murder suicide. Very disturbing and definitely not peaceful.) Sandy
I agree I think it is the idea that you can and should shoot everything that promotes violence and not peace.
buy more GUNS! If EVERYONE has guns then EVERYONE would feel safe and there would be no violence at all. And i mean GUN. Not this namby pamby rifle or even automatic weapon. I mean GUN. When i was in the army a GUN wasnt a Gun unless it took at least 3 people to carry it.
LMAO…. I cannot imagine you carrying around a giant gun.
BTW…Your welcome sign is in French??? There’s u problem right there. No one knows if you are saying “hello, welcome” or go away or we will shoot you with our gun!” See confusion leads to violence. So, more guns…signs in english only…
Louisiana was settled by the French. It is a very large part of the culture here.
Reblogged this on MyDestiny2011 and commented:
Peace anytime, but sadly there are people who resorted to violence at the expense of others.
Thanks for the reblog!
I’m sooooo moving to Utah.
ha ha ha ha
Well that is just peachy as I prepare my move to NOLA.. (although I have been quite aware of the violence numbers there 😦
I have a lot of friends and family in Nola. It is very possible to avoid the violence if you know what to avoid.
I’m telling you, y’all need to move to Portland, Oregon.
Saving money, finishing grad school, and working on finding more peaceful pastures, my friend.
Have you read A Thousand Splendid Suns? Makes me glad I live in the south and not Afghanistan
No, but I do know we are very lucky to be living in this country over many other places. That does not mean there isn’t always room for improvement:)