• 6bicycles [he/him]
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    3 years ago

    Do they just all fucking hate Greenland for some odd reason or is this just a map of countries americans have heard about before

    • Posadas [he/him, they/them]
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      3 years ago

      It's common for Greenland data to be excluded from maps because it is actually part of Denmark.

      • 6bicycles [he/him]
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        3 years ago

        French-Guiana apparently just got France's rating as far as I can tell so what the hell is going on

        • emizeko [they/them]
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          3 years ago

          also a colonial possession and the home of France's space launch facilities, DGSE does a lot of skullduggery to keep it that way

          • 6bicycles [he/him]
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            3 years ago

            Well yes but why did they get Frances rating and Greenland didn't get Denmarks is the question

            Does YouGov just hate Greenland then? Or do the americans just happen to have the same opinion about France as about French-Guiana?

            • emizeko [they/them]
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              edit-2
              3 years ago

              it's inconsistent as hell and you are asking all the right questions

            • star_wraith [he/him]
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              3 years ago

              I think it's because French Guiana is considered a part of metropolitan France. They see as much of a part of France as Aquitaine or Brittany. But IIRC Greenland is more like a protectorate or a territory than actually a part of Denmark. Not saying it makes sense, just that's the distinction they may draw.

    • emizeko [they/them]
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      3 years ago

      still a [bunch of long words to make a euphemism for "colonial possession"] of Denmark