I'm not sure "we shouldn't update this 400 years old map" is the argument they think it is.
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“Instead of focusing on genuine problems… this body is debating map projects from the 16th century and their role in promoting reparations and cognitive justice," US representative Yaryna Ferencevych said ahead of the vote.
Since the US is the only country against it, the reason there was a debate was the US.
Wait until he hears what the US government is doing instead of focusing on genuine problems...
Heh, this is a good point.
Although, there may have been some debate over which alternative projection was the best option.
“Instead of focusing on genuine problems… this body is debating map projects from the 16th century and their role in promoting reparations and cognitive justice,” US representative Yaryna Ferencevych said ahead of the vote.
That's real fucking rich, coming from the same administration that just recently decided renaming Lake Ontario was important and urgent enough to do unilaterally and with no warning.
Lol look at Florida
It was cold outside on the day they made the map.
If either US, China, or Russia are mad about something that everyone pushed, then it's mostly a good thing.
"ire from the United States" bruh it's literally a map, the planet is exactly the same as it was before. What a stupid thing to get upset about. Literally who cares
Remember that the Trump administration is a bunch of overgrown children who cannot take even the tiniest of perceived slights. Least of all the child rapist in chief.
We just renamed a second body of water because Canada refused to stop speaking French
This is the dumbest timeline
The US is currently waging war on maps, so...
The Trump regime has been frequenting maps and eating menus for a while now, don't even bother telling them the map is not the territory. They only want to live in their own narratives.
"Instead of focusing on genuine problems... this body is debating map projects from the 16th century and their role in promoting reparations and cognitive justice," US representative Yaryna Ferencevych said ahead of the vote.
She hasn't been home for a long time, hasn't she?