Orwi@programming.dev to Mildly Interesting@lemmy.world · edit-212 hours agoToday, the United Nations voted to adopt a new world map that reflects countries’ true relative sizesprogramming.devimagemessage-square113linkfedilinkarrow-up1405arrow-down15file-text
arrow-up1400arrow-down1imageToday, the United Nations voted to adopt a new world map that reflects countries’ true relative sizesprogramming.devOrwi@programming.dev to Mildly Interesting@lemmy.world · edit-212 hours agomessage-square113linkfedilinkfile-text
minus-squareRhynoplaz@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up95·12 hours agoAnd of course, nobody is surprised.
minus-squaresubarctictundra@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up52·12 hours agoI’m more surprised that Russia voted Yes
minus-squareRicky Rigatoni@piefed.ziplinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up35arrow-down1·9 hours agoRussia 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.
minus-squareTheBrideWoreCrimson@sopuli.xyzlinkfedilinkarrow-up19·10 hours agoRussia’s been cozying up to Africa for a long time. And it was the AU which spearheaded this initiative.
minus-squareRhynoplaz@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up6·10 hours agoSince Russia is actually very large, they’re probably thinking they’ll look even bigger than they already do!
And of course, nobody is surprised.
I’m more surprised that Russia voted Yes
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.
Russia’s been cozying up to Africa for a long time. And it was the AU which spearheaded this initiative.
Since Russia is actually very large, they’re probably thinking they’ll look even bigger than they already do!