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[–] [email protected] 57 points 2 days ago (2 children)

why is the UK and Switzerland here while Norway is not? who the heck made this map...

[–] Scott_of_the_Arctic 10 points 2 days ago (1 children)

Norway is necessary to not make Sweden and Finland look like a cock and balls.

[–] ByteJunk 2 points 2 days ago (2 children)

Doesn't adding Norway just... engorge it?

[–] Scott_of_the_Arctic 1 points 2 days ago* (last edited 2 days ago)
[–] [email protected] 1 points 2 days ago
[–] [email protected] 17 points 2 days ago (1 children)

Damn, I didn't even notice :o Good point!

[–] [email protected] 2 points 2 days ago* (last edited 2 days ago) (1 children)

I think you should change it. The following arguments are political, but i think they are important to be heard.

There is no reason, why this seems to represent the EU instead of Europe, but then arbitrarily includes the UK and Switzerland, while excluding Norway, which undoubtedly is part of "Europe" even in the limited western European sense.

Also saying this map to represent "Europe" while Ukraine and all the non EU balkan Nations are not included seems to reinforce Putins ideas of which nation belongs into which sphere. I am sure this was not your intention. However Ukraine also needs economic ties to the western parts of the European continent more than ever, both during the war and whatever comes after it.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 2 days ago (1 children)

Should it also include Russia then? At least the half that is in Europe.

[–] ByteJunk 3 points 2 days ago (1 children)

No. Hell no.

Unless we're looking to conquer it?

[–] [email protected] 3 points 2 days ago

Unless we’re looking to conquer it?

No thanks. That's like eating something you find under your seat on a public bus on a hot summer's day.