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The Something Awful Forums > Discussion > Debate & Discussion > politically-loaded maps: sputtering flemishly
 
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HUGE PUBES A PLUS
Apr 30, 2005

Fister Roboto posted:

Always my favorite map/political cartoon:



I just love everyone ganging up on Austria-Hungary to steal his boots.

Love these WWI maps:





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HUGE PUBES A PLUS
Apr 30, 2005

Jerry Cotton posted:



Why is Sweden gone? Is this a Danish wet dream?

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HUGE PUBES A PLUS
Apr 30, 2005

http://www.slate.com/blogs/future_tense/2013/02/07/fox_news_expert_on_solar_energy_germany_gets_a_lot_more_sun_than_we_do_video.html

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HUGE PUBES A PLUS
Apr 30, 2005

http://fakeisthenewreal.org/reform/

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Advantages of this proposal

Preserves the historic structure and function of the Electoral College.
Ends the over-representation of small states and under-representation of large states in presidential voting and in the US Senate by eliminating small and large states.
Political boundaries more closely follow economic patterns, since many states are more centered on one or two metro areas.
Ends varying representation in the House. Currently, the population of House districts ranges from 528,000 to 924,000. After this reform, every House seat would represent districts of the same size. (Since the current size of the House isn't divisible by 50, the numbers of seats should be increased to 450 or 500.)
States could be redistricted after each census - just like House seats are distributed now.

Disadvantages

Some county names are duplicated in new states.
Some local governments would experience a shift in state laws and procedures.

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HUGE PUBES A PLUS
Apr 30, 2005

 Good thing this is an art project and not an actual proposal. Everything about this map is a nightmare. With rampant gerrymandering going on in the states right now I would suspect there's been talk of attempting something like that at the federal level.

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HUGE PUBES A PLUS
Apr 30, 2005

Ammat The Ankh posted:

Wait is Detroit's transit system literally called the "People Mover"?

Yep, the People Mover that moves no people past abandoned buildings in a circle around the downtown area. Detroit once had a fantastic light rail system that moved people all over the city. The auto manufacturers made sure that didn't last so everyone would need to buy a car to get to work.

VVVVV This is also true.

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HUGE PUBES A PLUS
Apr 30, 2005

Trivia posted:

This thread was pretty interesting until you nerds started with the trainchat.



https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BXqKkYYALMU

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