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Orwi@programming.dev to Mildly Interesting@lemmy.world ·
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Today, the United Nations voted to adopt a new world map that reflects countries’ true relative sizes

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Today, the United Nations voted to adopt a new world map that reflects countries’ true relative sizes

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Orwi@programming.dev to Mildly Interesting@lemmy.world ·
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https://edition.cnn.com/2026/09/04/world/un-vote-new-world-map-intl-scli

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    12 hours ago

    you must be kidding

    • Mac@mander.xyz
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      I hate this fucking country

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      “Nooo, don’t change the mirror to one that reflects things accurately! I like this one better because it makes me look taller, more muscular, and better-endowed!”

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      Lmao the fucking irony:

      The US, which voted against the resolution, slammed the text as an ideological exercise that it said undermined the UN’s credibility.

      “This initiative is presented as an anodyne effort to update cartographic proportions,” said Mike Waltz, the US ambassador to the UN. “The United States clearly sees it cannot be separated from the much larger and more radical ideological project it belongs to.”

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        Wow, the US government is so paranoid, because how the fuck in your right mind can you find a reason to think “everyone’s out to get me” because others want to edit a map? It’s also funny how they never specify what this “radical ideology” is, despite constantly complaining about it like a child would about their mother not getting them an ice cream.

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        Not even Israel voted with the US this time. Take this opportunity for reflection.

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          It’s because they don’t want the world to see it getting bigger as it starts annexing its neighbors’ land.

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      This might be the first time in history Israel voted differently than the United States of America

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      And of course, nobody is surprised.

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        I’m more surprised that Russia voted Yes

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          Russia doesn’t care because they’re big as fuck on any projection.

          So is the US, but we voted no because we’re contrarian little pissbabies.

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          Russia’s been cozying up to Africa for a long time. And it was the AU which spearheaded this initiative.

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          Since Russia is actually very large, they’re probably thinking they’ll look even bigger than they already do!

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      Guess they will soon not only have their own system of measuring distance, weight and temperature; but also their own system of displaying Earth. They want to live in their own version of reality i guess.

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        When were the United States is bigger than Russia.

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          Pardon?

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            When were one where

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      My one question is why

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        Because they’re chauvinists on the way to fascism

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          Lmao “on the way”.

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      Abstentions are also no

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        Abstentions are explicitly neither yes nor no.

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        Abstentions means let the others decide.

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