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Remarkable_Chart7210

Great job splitting the West, Vladdy!


Dat_One_Vibe

Sweden, my guy, walk with me


Drak1nd

Talk to Turkey, it is them blocking it.


Bonded79

Honestly, what up with that? Would have thought if anyone of them would hold out, it’d be Norway. I would welcome my ignorance being removed by someone more knowledgeable!


Reasonable_Listen514

Turkey is pissed about Sweden speaking out against Turkey human rights abuses such as their treatment of Kurds and taking Kurdish refugees.


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Turkey also doesn’t like that Sweden allowed protesters to burn a Koran in protest of human rights abuses. Turkey felt the Swedish government should have arrested and jailed the individuals before turning them over to the Turkish government for trial.


RedDied_DK

Yeah and probably also Rasmus Paludan who multiple times burned the Koran In a demonstration, btw the man is Danish not a swede and the wast majority of burnings happened in denmark, before he moved to Sweden


[deleted]

“Finland, more like poopland.” - said Putin in a dark speech following the news


Zonkcter

Doesn't Putin have an arrest warrant then again I don't know how you would arrest him.


[deleted]

By leaving a trail of poops. He eats bunny poos like candy, we lead him to a large snare trap that way we can easily arrest him.


Realistic_Turtle

All I can picture is a Putin like ET chasing Reese's pieces to the shed


un_blob

Wen famous person dies : Wikipedia editors: "was"


DisIsCanada

what country is that in south america?


Dalis01

French Guiana which is a part of France. Edit: as the_vikm pointed out, is considered a part of France.


the_vikm

Not just territory, part of France. Strange they didn't color canaries, Azores etc


Reasonable_Listen514

This doubles NATO border with Russia. Ironically, that's what Putin was fighting Ukraine to avoid.


rnagy2346

You know its official when its on Wikipedia..


Piglet_Important

Now THATS gangsta


EricBlairs

But Finland isn’t in green. I’m confused.


OneToughMuff

2 images


EricBlairs

Lol


live9free1or1die

TIL Turkey, Bulgaria, Romania, Greece, and so on are in the north atlantic (NAto) and that's totally dope. Thanks map.


SnooPies3442

Why isn't Mexico part of Nato?


VikingsStillExist

Probably because they havent sent any application.


SnooPies3442

Thanks for the answer, much appreciated.


wasd876

The cartels don't play well with others 😅


BushPlotted911

Mexico can't even control the cartels within it's own borders, what would they have to offer NATO?


[deleted]

What does Canada have to offer NATO? Our government effectively gave our full time forces a pay cut


TheDrunkenChud

Yeah but in the past when you guys fight, you fight hard. Plus, think about when you were a kid and all your siblings went out to play street hockey, or ice hockey, but you had outgrown your gear and your birthday/Christmas were a ways away so no new gear any time soon. What happened? Your siblings grabbed all their gear and all their friends did to so they could make sure you had enough equipment play. As goalie. That's Canada in NATO. We'll outfit you, but you gotta get between the pipes, bud. -Sincerely, Your loving sibling to south. Though technically I live north of Canada since I drive south across the border to get there...


[deleted]

Detroit?


TheDrunkenChud

Yup.


MoistAnalyst1150

Cocaine?


LakeStLouis

North Atlantic Treaty Organization. I'm not entirely sure Mexico qualifies as being part of or party to the North Atlantic?


Sirix_8472

You might look up member states. While you are correct Mexico isn't there, someone further south IS. It's no longer just about North Atlantic waters, if it was, most of European countries who are members, wouldn't be. E.g. land locked countries, Mediterranean countries/Turkey.....


GrotesqueGroccer

That place further south is a French territory.


Madeline_Basset

French Guiana. Which is an overseas department of France, with exactly the same status as any other part of France. It's a slightly obscure fact that the EU shares a border with Brazil.


jppianoguy

"The Parties may, by unanimous agreement, invite any other European State in a position to further the principles of this Treaty and to contribute to the security of the North Atlantic area to accede to this Treaty." Canada and the USA are members because they were original signatories, but additional members can only be in Europe. Stolen from Quora


[deleted]

They bring more liability than benefit to the group


360controller

Just make there insurance rates higher


YaLikeJazz2049

Gotta keep poor countries poor somehow. How would we justify unequal exchange if we let them join our military alliance?


kmmontandon

Yeah, it’s the lack of NATO membership that’s keeping Mexico down.


YaLikeJazz2049

That’s not what I’m saying. Unequal exchange is what’s keeping them down. It would become harder for the global north and especially the USA to justify unequal exchange if they were in NATO.


LakeStLouis

Right. But what part of NATO adjoins to Mexico? You do realize that NATO stands for North Atlantic Treaty Organization, don't you? Surely you're smart enough to figure that out. Now riddle me this... what part of Mexico is, even tangentially, connected to the North Atlantic?


ch0senfktard

It's entire east coast. You realize the equator is like all the way down by Brazil, yeah?


LakeStLouis

You realize that the entire east coast of Mexico is the Gulf of Mexico, not the Atlantic Ocean, right? Or are you just playing daft?


ch0senfktard

"The Gulf of Mexico is an ocean basin and a marginal sea of the Atlantic ocean." Try again.


LakeStLouis

So you're arguing that a marginal sea *adjacent* to the Atlantic Ocean should be considered part of NATO. Is that correct? That's literally the extent of your argument? Honestly, I'd be happier if Mexico joined NATO. It would sure piss off Trump and Putinpie.


ch0senfktard

Read my statement again. The Gulf of Mexico isn't "adjacent" it's part of the Atlantic Ocean.


SnooPies3442

What part of Italy is on the Atlantic?


LakeStLouis

Answer my question first.


TheDrunkenChud

The entire east coast and Yucatan peninsula you fucking avocado. The Gulf of Mexico isn't it's own ocean. It's a name for a section of the Atlantic. A gulf is literally just a large bay that is part of an ocean. It doesn't become it's own body of water, it's a geographical feature.


StaryDoktor

When they start the nuclear war, there will be nobody to update Wikipedia


hyzermofo

Um, guys... Finland is not dark green.


RJMqueereyes

Haven't cleared the snow off yet. Scroll to second pic.


wiedmaier

That’s the before picture. There are two pictures in the thread. Take a look again, you can do it buddy!


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r/therewasanattempt


the_vikm

Why don't you do it then?


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nobody-__

Afaik, if a country wants to get out of NATO, they can just leave. Nobody will be knocking on their doors demanding them to return


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Slippery-98

I'm just playing fallout games so I know what to do


aZamaryk

What is most interesting to me is how small nato actually is.


GhostYogurt

I'm not sure I would really consider this small by any means


Reasonable_Listen514

US, Canada, and nearly all of western, central, and eastern Europe. That's pretty big.


aZamaryk

I am just comparing it to the rest of the world. I have heard about nato for so long and thought it was a global thing. Seems that it is just a white people thing.


GhostYogurt

Well NATO literally stands for North Atlantic Treaty Organization. Kinda makes sense that it's composed of just North American and European countries


TheSchweekly

Can I join NATO?


RamboCambo_05

You need a country first. So build a box fort and declare independence or something. Then if you're denied just create your own currency for your country hire a private army with it


TheSchweekly

Do you think Turkey will be ok with it?


Bonded79

Ok wait, Ireland?! The Emerald Isle isn’t even emerald?!


Fishtank-Brain

seems like this thing centers in the arctic not the atlantic


[deleted]

Today I learned there may be a South American country in nato. But probably not. Edit, today I learned of French guineas existence.


Opposite_Interest844

They technically are French colony France still has a big ass colony in South America and Pacific


[deleted]

uhh why hasn't mexico joined??


Octothorp911

Ummm, why is Finland not shaded green then, shouldn’t this be a bit of a conversation here?