Fun with maps

[tandfman]

Re: Fun with maps

Although we might disagree about whether specific situations represent examples of that, I think we would all agree with the conclusion.

[KevinM]

Re: Fun with maps

I could also say that it's kind of hard to kill someone with a ballot but that's not really the point.

While I'll grant that the consequences of incompetent driving tend to become apparent more quickly, I'd argue that thousands of people have been killed as a consequence of incompetent voting. But I won't argue it here, because I'd quickly run afoul of the board's rules.

It's not (just) that driving consquences are apparent more quickly, it's that there's far more power in an individual's hands behind a wheel than in the voting booth, where thousands/millions must act in concert to create an impact.

[gh]

Re: Fun with maps

and there's no guarantee that "competent" voting provides any better result. What test can you possibly apply that sorts out the incompetent? And what guarantee do you have that the framers of the question don't make it such that you don't pass the litmus test?

at the risk of trotting out one of the most cliched phrases ever (and I paraphrase), "Democracy is a terrible form of government, but it's better than any other kind."

[tandfman]

Re: Fun with maps

"Democracy is a terrible form of government, but it's better than any other kind."

Absolutely! But that doesn't mean that the majority doesn't sometimes get things wrong. Of course "wrong" is usually judged with 20-20 hindsight.

[JRM]

Re: Fun with maps

The Atlas of True Names:

http://www.kalimedia.com/Atlas_of_True_Names.html

[jeremyp]

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Amongst other things a map of.....nowhere living here.
http://www.theatlantic.com/technology/a ... al/361141/

[TN1965]

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Income Inequality and Poverty Dashboard.

http://www.bloomberg.com/infographics/2 ... y-map.html

[gh]

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Greatest consumption of alcohol by nation

http://www.independent.co.uk/life-style ... 57860.html

[tandfman]

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Places in Europe where there are separatist movements:

https://pbs.twimg.com/media/Bqt7Ji9IQAAi3cm.jpg

It's hard to read the map to see what these all are; I suspect this Wiki article covers them all (and includes a map that looks like the same map, though with a different URL):

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_ac ... _in_Europe

[gh]

Re: Fun with maps

I had no idea that other than the Scotland, Wales, etc., there are about a half-dozen other groups in the British Isles.

The wiki article coughed up my word for the day: retrocession

<<Proposed autonomous area or state: Scotland (retrocession)>>

[BruceFlorman]

Re: Fun with maps

It's hard to read the map to see what these all are; I suspect this Wiki article covers them all (and includes a map that looks like the same map, though with a different URL):

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_ac ... _in_Europe

Much higher resolution here: http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/c ... _Union.png

It seems to me that every two-bit politician in the world fancies him/herself the rightful leader of a nation. Now the European Union has seemingly provided a framework to make that dream come true for European politicians. If Scotland succeeds in both separating from the UK and joining the EU, there will be a flood of similar attempts over the next decade. Therefore, I'd expect to see strong resistence to admitting an independent Scotland into the EU without a great deal of pain from every current EU member with at least one active separatist movements.

[kuha]

Re: Fun with maps

This is good:
http://www.theatlantic.com/technology/a ... st/373645/

[tandfman]

Re: Fun with maps

Most famous brand from each state:

https://pbs.twimg.com/media/Br49NQNIEAA8XlT.jpg

[tandfman]

College football season approaching.

https://pbs.twimg.com/media/Bt05_P4CEAEcv-9.jpg

[lonewolf]

...but why did they annex ND and SD to NE ..and MT to WY?