Jan 15 2009
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AFRICA in Perspective
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I like this… people fail to realize how wrong those globes are…
I get the point, to a point, but the image doesn’t really support what [I assume] the poster is trying to say…..the problem I have with the image is that “Africa” is not a country — it’s a continent, comprised of over 60 countries. Included in that 60: Egypt. South Africa. Uganda. Libya. Algeria. Madagascar. Nigeria. It cannot be reasonably argued that these 7 countries — much less the 60+ countries in the continent — are of one mind, one political purpose, one nationality, or even one race. Comparing Argentina to Africa is like comparing me to New York City.](http://strangemaps.files.wordpress.com/2006/11/africa_in_perspective_map.jpg)
AFRICA in Perspective
I like this… people fail to realize how wrong those globes are…
I get the point, to a point, but the image doesn’t really support what [I assume] the poster is trying to say…..the problem I have with the image is that “Africa” is not a country — it’s a continent, comprised of over 60 countries. Included in that 60: Egypt. South Africa. Uganda. Libya. Algeria. Madagascar. Nigeria. It cannot be reasonably argued that these 7 countries — much less the 60+ countries in the continent — are of one mind, one political purpose, one nationality, or even one race. Comparing Argentina to Africa is like comparing me to New York City.
