Right != East, you north-up-map-orientation imperialist.
26 0 ReplyI don't understand, would you prefer a map coloring in the far wrong side instead?
15 0 ReplyTo be fair, the map was posted by Terrible Maps.
7 0 ReplyLet's take the middle ground, and make south up, but project from Earth's interior so right can still be east.
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I like how long island is red but not the rest of NY.
17 0 ReplyIf you've met any Long Islanders, this tracks.
4 0 ReplyI am one and yeah...it's weird here.
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Same with the bit of western Maryland that isn't colored in
4 0 ReplyBut why break it down? It should also exclude the Florida panhandle, for example.
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Fun fact, the easternmost point in the US is actually on Semisopochnoi Island in Alaska.
14 0 ReplySo this is only technically true.
If we chose another place for the zero meridian, it wouldn't be the case. Reasonably you'd plot the entire US on a map and find the easternmost point.
5 1 ReplyJust did that and Semisopochnoi Island still came out as the easternmost point.
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The westernmost point is also in Alaska.
3 0 Reply3 0 ReplyPast Randal Monroe was bothered that the US isn't the center of everything, apparently.
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What if I'm facing south?
8 0 Reply10 0 Reply#molepeoplerights
(To be clear, this is as seen "from below")
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Maybe you're a migratory bird
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The best kind of correct.
2 0 ReplyOnly if you're coming from Texas. If you start in New York, Canada is the Far Right.
2 0 ReplyHe’s out-of-line, but he's right.
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Virginia ain't far, right fam. Youngkin might be, but NoVa, Hampton Roads, and Richmond more than make up for the west. Fucking district bullshit, like every other place in the country, is how GOP jury rigs. Numbers say otherwise.
1 2 ReplyWhooooosh
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