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[+] -13 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (4 children)

The Mercator is a propaganda campaign to make Christian countries look big and powerful. Ask yourself why is it only “Christian” countries that are distorted.

Edit: should have put this /s

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  • [–] 17 points 1 year ago

    Maps were used for navigation, which meant angles needed to be preserved. Christian nations colonised a lot, meaning they needed to have maps for navigation a lot too.

    This isn't some weird propaganda campaign, that makes no sense. Try making an angle-preserving map that doesn't wildly distort the north and south of the world.

    Besides, not sure how Christian the icy wastes of Greenland and Antarctica are.

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