
Here’s an explanation:
Making Sense Of The World, One Map At A Time
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It’s supposed to be a humorous look at how the Donald Trump 1.0 viewed Europe in 2018.
Here’s what’s included:
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I’ll look into more recent numbers below, but first a full explanation of the original map:
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So I asked ChatGPT to split US states into one of the 4 Hogwarts Houses from Harry Potter and this is what it came up with.
They are:
First it’s reasoning:
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The map above is a tongue‐in‐cheek (and purely satirical) take on the Israeli–Palestinian “two‐state solution.”
It color‐codes only two “states” Spain (in yellow) and Portugal (in purple) then shades almost the entire globe (including Israel/Palestine) as “Portugal.”
This is reference to 1494 Treaty of Tordesillas, in which the Pope divided the non‐European world between Spain and Portugal along a meridian in the Atlantic Ocean.
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As a Canadian I like the Canadian design, although I think it’s tough to argue that anything beats the Scottish version of the Welsh flag.
Here’s a bit more about them
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There are many reasons for the decline, which are outlined below. However, it should be noted that Ireland was not unique in this process, the UK saw a similar decline as a result of the Beeching cuts.
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From the map’s author: