The Picard Maneuver@piefed.world to Mildly Interesting@lemmy.worldEnglish · 10 months agoA different perspective media.piefed.worldimagemessage-square63linkfedilinkarrow-up11arrow-down10
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minus-squaretoynbee@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up0·10 months ago edit: Oops, didn’t realize the credit wouldn’t be obvious. It’s xkcd #503.
minus-square_stranger_@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up0·edit-210 months agoI guess it kinda makes sense if you draw the line right down the middle of Germany. Weird, I wonder if there’s any historical precedent for that…
minus-squaremapleseedfall@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up0·10 months agoIts almost as if some country thinks they are the center of the world.
minus-squareilinamorato@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up0·10 months agoWell, specifically a couple of countries on either side of the Atlantic.
minus-squareNiHaDuncan@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up0·10 months agoIt’s more like most countries. Maps like the one shown in this post that place Asia as a central focus are common in Asia. Maybe it’s not national narcissism, rather just focusing on what’s most relevant to any one people.
edit: Oops, didn’t realize the credit wouldn’t be obvious. It’s xkcd #503.
I guess it kinda makes sense if you draw the line right down the middle of Germany. Weird, I wonder if there’s any historical precedent for that…
Its almost as if some country thinks they are the center of the world.
Well, specifically a couple of countries on either side of the Atlantic.
It’s more like most countries. Maps like the one shown in this post that place Asia as a central focus are common in Asia.
Maybe it’s not national narcissism, rather just focusing on what’s most relevant to any one people.