Varkk posted:

Fantasy political maps

Elim Garak posted:

My guess is that it references John Parker, commander of the Revolutionary forces at Lexington Green.

The Monkey Man posted:

I'm really surprised at how popular the Steelers are in the Carolinas, it's not like there's no local team.

Vincent Van Goatse posted:

Wait, still no loving connection to Dulles (unless it's on the Gray Line)? C'mon man.

Fojar38 posted:

I'm not sure whether to feel relieved or insulted as a Canadian that the big bads always seem to ignore us even to such a degree that they'd be strategically compromised. I like how the Japanese Empire leaves a US friendly state on its border for no apparent reason.

Andy Impey posted:

We're involved in France's Mali campaign at the moment, special forces on the ground training Malian troops, transport planes helping the French get their crap over there and such.

Another one ticked off the list then...

yoctoontologist posted:

That seems like a much less elaborate version of the Atlas of True Names:

Andy Impey posted:

Openness to foreigners, worldwide:



http://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs..._washingtonpost

The accompanying blogpost says there isn't a unifying theory here, but I disagree. I think it's pretty clear that countries with more nationalistic governments are less welcoming to foreigners. China, Russia, Iran, Venezuela, Ecuador, Bolivia, Argentina, Pakistan...

With a few inexplicable outliers. Why you hate foreigners so much, Denmark?

Kainser posted:

I'm sure you think it's bizarre that Norway claims 1/6th of Antarctica as well

e; a map of Antarctica have probably already been posted, but just in case:

Kassad posted:

That's pretty much it. There's no equivalent to the "Press 1 for English" talking point because the French state has done an extra good job of eliminating the regional languages and those of the immigrant communities (at least from the public sphere) in the past. That has nothing to do with the Académie Française though, it was primarily achieved by using the school system ("speak French or get punished").

That doesn't mean you'll get jumped in the street for speaking a foreign language, mind you. We're not Arizona.

univbee posted:

The predominant French belief is that if you make French + any other language "equal," French will lose, and that French must be treated as the authority if it's to survive. Discussing this is a huge though.

Jerry Cotton posted:

How many foreigners has North Korea arrested for no good reason and put in buttfuck detention centres/how many foreigners has the US arrested for no good reason and put in buttfuck detention centres?

A Buttery Pastry posted:

3. Majority Ukrainian.

Jerry Cotton posted:

They have the biggest army.

Riso posted:

Not to mention the lack of the Suez short-cut would force ships to go around the long way again.

3peat posted:

JosefStalinator posted:

As a Californian that is completely uninterested in Basketball, I find it surprising basketball is so popular here. Is it the Lakers? Socal goons probably have a better idea.

tractor fanatic posted:

Interesting that Iran moved away from Facebook.

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Here is a map of Greater India, when Ghandi gives India independence to India by 1923, rather than 1947. At this moment of time, India becomes an empire and begins its expansion, starting with Afghanistan, one of the closest islamic states. Under the reign of a wise and religious oligarchy, the people of India then go eastward towards the Dutch colonies in the Pacific, Thailand, and French Indochina. Within the empire, English and Hindi have both become the two official languages of India. By the 1950's, Arabia and Ethiopia are conquered and thus East Africa is rename "New India". In 1965, two years after the Pakistani Rebellion of 1963, India conquers Egypt, Israel, Jordan, Kuwait, and iraq in an attempt to create technology far beyond that of the USA's and the Soviet Union's, escalating the Cold War. By 2003, After having new conquests within Latin America , the Pacific, and Africa, India becomes the world's largest empire and forms an alliance with the USA, since the american helped Indian Forces take over Hong Kong.

computer parts posted:

China?

They don't have the ROC borders but Taiwan isn't considered a separate part by either government.

Peruser posted:

That doesn't look nearly as bad as I thought it would

Civilized Fishbot posted:

There was no big cause like a famous woman named Jennifer. It just sort of caught on as a trend which gained more momentum as Jennifer-density intensified.
County-by-county support for the top 25 NCAA football teams.

withak posted:

You can say stuff like "he is from Marin" or "he is from Kern County" and everyone knows exactly the kind of person you are talking about.

withak posted:

I like how the map leaves out the name of the bay area's largest city in the label. Must suck to live in San Jose and have most people barely know that your city exists.

Xelkelvos posted:

The source map