politically-loaded maps: sputtering flemishly

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double nine: Aug 8, 2013

Bloodnose posted:

I really need to see the methodology because my brain hurts when I try to figure out how Poles think Germany is both the most and least trustworthy country in the EU.

Unless maybe they think it's the only country in the EU. Is that a Polack joke?

Also France thinking France is both the most and least arrogant country in the EU.

Greece's answers are of course the best

Q1: which european country do you think is most trustworthy?
Q2: which european country do you think is least trustworthy?

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Guavanaut: Nov 27, 2009; Looking At Them Tittys
1969 - 1998; Toilet Rascal

Thus, by a continuous shifting of rhetorical focus, the Germans are at the same time too trustworthy and too untrustworthy.

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Platystemon: Feb 13, 2012; BREADS

Poles have strong but differing opinions of Germany.

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double nine: Aug 8, 2013

Platystemon posted:

Poles have strong but differing opinions of Germany.

it's a polarized country

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alnilam: Nov 10, 2009

double nine posted:

it's a polarized country

Very nice

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fishmech: Jul 16, 2006; by VideoGames; Salad Prong

Bloodnose posted:

I really need to see the methodology because my brain hurts when I try to figure out how Poles think Germany is both the most and least trustworthy country in the EU.

You're overthinking it. They simply listed which answer came up most often for each category. So if, let's say, 20% of people say Germany is the most trustworthy, and a different 20% say it's the least trustworthy, Germany can be the most common answer for both categories.

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fishmech posted:

You're overthinking it. They simply listed which answer came up most often for each category. So if, let's say, 20% of people say Germany is the most trustworthy, and a different 20% say it's the least trustworthy, Germany can be the most common answer for both categories.

And then there's this:

Poland is actually kinda Polarised

Private Speech fucked around with this message at 01:08 on Jan 11, 2017

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Reveilled: Apr 19, 2007; Take up your rifles

Private Speech posted:

And then there's this:

Poland is actually kinda Polarised

Overdone joke aside, is Poland particularly polarised? The PO is in the EPP and PiS is in ACRE so that kinda suggests one is a Conservative Party and the other is a Slightly More Conservative Party.

# ? Jan 11, 2017 02:20

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Reveilled posted:

Overdone joke aside, is Poland particularly polarised? The PO is in the EPP and PiS is in ACRE so that kinda suggests one is a Conservative Party and the other is a Slightly More Conservative Party.

Yeah they aren't all that much, it's just a funny map to post when talking about Poland and their attitude towards Germans. There is somewhat higher prevalence of pro-Russian attitudes in the east and the east is a bit poorer too, but the difference isn't huge.

Then again I'm not Polish so I dunno.

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Deep State of Mind: Jul 30, 2006; "It was a busy day. I do not remember it all. In the morning, I thought I had lost my wallet. Then we went swimming and either overthrew a government or started a pro-American radio station. I can't really remember."; Fun Shoe

"Which country is the most trustworthy?"
"Germany, definitely"
"And which one is the least trustworthy?"
"Germany. After gaining your trust by acting all trustworthy, the crafty Germans inevitably stab you in the back."

# ? Jan 11, 2017 05:26

Mekchu: Apr 10, 2012; by Jeffrey of YOSPOS

Bloodnose posted:

"Which country is the most trustworthy?"
"Germany, definitely"
"And which one is the least trustworthy?"
"Germany. After gaining your trust by acting all trustworthy, the crafty Germans inevitably stab you in the back."

European History in a nutshell.

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Carbon dioxide: Oct 9, 2012

I'm gonna post xkcd and nobody can stop me.

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Pinch Me Im Meming: Jun 26, 2005

Carbon dioxide posted:

I'm gonna post xkcd and nobody can stop me.

Idiot computer can't even make South America fit into Africa. What the hell is this!?

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Lord Hydronium: Sep 25, 2007; Non, je ne regrette rien

Bloodnose posted:

Also France thinking France is both the most and least arrogant country in the EU.

The French are so arrogant they have to be the best in both directions.

Carbon dioxide posted:

I'm gonna post xkcd and nobody can stop me.

Australia becomes...Canada?

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frankenfreak: Feb 16, 2007; I SCORED 85% ON A QUIZ ABOUT MONDAY NIGHT RAW AND ALL I GOT WAS THIS LOUSY TEXT

#bastionboogerbrigade

Carbon dioxide posted:

I'm gonna post xkcd and nobody can stop me.

If it wasn't already, xkcd is now blocked in the PRC.

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Guavanaut: Nov 27, 2009; Looking At Them Tittys
1969 - 1998; Toilet Rascal

They're very against the Half China Policy.

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Ghost of Mussolini: Jun 26, 2011

I'm the actually reasonably projected Mali

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Platystemon: Feb 13, 2012; BREADS

Brazil should conquer the Congo (most importantly Congo�Brazzaville, but why not both?) and become the world�s sole superpower.

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Guavanaut: Nov 27, 2009; Looking At Them Tittys
1969 - 1998; Toilet Rascal

There'd be conflict, The Guineanas control an important maritime straight.

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Platystemon: Feb 13, 2012; BREADS

Guavanaut posted:

There'd be conflict, The Guineanas control an important maritime straight.

Somalian pirates hit the jackpot.

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Zudgemud: Mar 1, 2009; Grimey Drawer

India turned into a big knife, I assume this means Sikhs runs India in that reality.

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The Sin of Onan: Oct 11, 2012; And below,
watched by eyes of steel
we dreamt

I'm the Pacific island countries that have been cut out of the map due to being so small they apparently count as "unused blank space."

Also, if all the land's been squeezed together like that, is there a giant ocean on the other side of the world? Because if so, a thousand libertarian seasteaders just got a stiffy.

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Armacham: Mar 3, 2007; Then brothers in war, to the skirmish must we hence! Shall we hence?

The Sin of Onan posted:

I'm the Pacific island countries that have been cut out of the map due to being so small they apparently count as "unused blank space."

Also, if all the land's been squeezed together like that, is there a giant ocean on the other side of the world? Because if so, a thousand libertarian seasteaders just got a stiffy.

If the other half of the world was all water, then climate and weather patterns would be massively disrupted on a ludicrous scale.

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Guavanaut: Nov 27, 2009; Looking At Them Tittys
1969 - 1998; Toilet Rascal

A sub-pangaean scale. Very different to present, but not incapable of supporting life. Like might be seen in the next couple centuries. :confuoot:

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Arglebargle III: Feb 21, 2006

What map is the best?

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Lord Hydronium: Sep 25, 2007; Non, je ne regrette rien

Arglebargle III posted:

What map is the best?

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Guavanaut: Nov 27, 2009; Looking At Them Tittys
1969 - 1998; Toilet Rascal

Arglebargle III posted:

What map is the best?

Waterman butterfly.

Or for politically loaded, Sykes-Picot.

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Platystemon: Feb 13, 2012; BREADS

Arglebargle III posted:

What map is the best?

It depends on the intended use.

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ElMaligno: Dec 31, 2004; Be Gay!
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Lord Hydronium posted:

Can someone do this for california but use different combinations of "hella"?

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dont be mean to me: May 2, 2007; I'm interplanetary, bitch
Let's go to Mars

Someone will probably just do one of those National Geographic expanding-scale charts of outer space, from the Earth to the full observable universe, all colored 'not far enough'.

:sigh:

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Kamrat: Nov 27, 2012; Thanks for playing Alone in the dark 2.

Now please fuck off

Arglebargle III posted:

What map is the best?

A globe

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Lord Hydronium: Sep 25, 2007; Non, je ne regrette rien

Kamrat posted:

A globe

Uh-oh, more xkcd incoming:

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Negostrike: Aug 15, 2015

Carbon dioxide posted:

I'm gonna post xkcd and nobody can stop me.

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Arglebargle III: Feb 21, 2006

Wrong, it's pirate treasure maps.

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Peanut President: Nov 5, 2008; by Athanatos

Arglebargle III posted:

What map is the best?

quote:

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All of the counties shaded in light green have been verified to have HDJs that include slaw as a topping on a hot dog with "everything". Light beige indicate counties where HDJs usually offer slaw, but usually by request only. In dark beige counties you can usually get slaw, but some HDJs may not offer it. Orange indicates counties where slaw is almost never available in mainstream HDJs. Finally, in those counties shaded red, slaw is unheard of.

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