Africa, Asia, and South America
So we are not counting North-America, where the ICE raids continue then?
“Today there are so many places in the world where the U.S. government is conducting military operations — including the war at home on migrants — that each event eclipses the last in terms of media attention,” said Stephanie Savell, the director of Brown University’s Costs of War Project.
America is one continent.
ITT: Lots of angry Americans on copium. Stay strong.
North and South America are considered separate continents. They’re not even connected now that the Panama canal was dug.
The Panama Canal doesn’t even go all the way down to sea level; it definitely does not make a difference.
Considered by whom?
People.
Probably still connected via plate tectonics.
Damn I didn’t realize we dug into them tectonic plates.
They are separate tectonic plates, the two continents only crashed together relatively recently, the “columbian exchange” that saw wildlife mix between the continents. South America was near Africa at one point, North America more with Europe as I understand it.
I find it really cool that the Appalachian mountains used to be connected with what’s now the Scottish Highlands, if memory serves correctly.
When I was on the Appalachian trail they had a placard that explained it and said it’s also the oldest mountain range in the world, and used to be like 4x the size of the himalayans (which is the youngest.) Others have disputed that, but just internet randos with no sources, I trust the NPS placard.
So crazy to think about because they’re so worn down at this point. Neat!
I trust the NPS placard.
If it was placed before 2025, sure.
Nowadays, though, they’re being systematically torn out and replaced with MAGA christofascist propaganda. Think “war of northern aggression” and destruction of anything about black history, for example.
I wouldn’t put it past them to replace info about plate tectonics with creationist bullshit eventually.
- Scotia plate (bits of Patagonia),
- South American plate,
- Altiplano plate,
- North Andes plate,
- Panama plate,
- Caribbean plate,
- North America plate,
- Pacific plate (Baja California peninsula, southern California).
(That’s the joke)
We did! The canal is tens of meters deep, while bedrock is typically not more than a few meters below the surface anywhere on earth (except where cover naturally collects in places like valleys).
If America is one continent, then Afro-Eurasia is also one continent.
Yes, this is true: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Continent#Number
Are we opening the how many continents are there can of worms? Because it makes me incontinent.
I say 9. India is its own continent(al plate so it totally counts) and I like Oceanía being a continent
Most earthworms are not native to the Americas.
well how long they been invasive for? when do we define native because horses went extinct and then came back. are they native or not because they fit the environment damn well.
Well, earthworms are a significant threat to the boreal forests of Canada. So, I think we can still consider them an invasive species for the continent overall.
You can use Google by yourself. You don’t need me to educate you.
Third grade was a tricky year for all of us
Depends on which third grade. Some countries learn about America as one continent in e.g. a six-continent model. Which I think is silly given the obvious first continental divide to go would be the Eurasian one that only exists for historical reasons.
This is the correct model. America developed very similarly, unlike parts of Eurasia which is why Europe and Asia are definitely culturally distinct, but America isn‘t. At least not for a lot of us.
Sorry „north“ Americans, but you‘re not that different from Argentinians to us.
Developed very similarly? On what time scale? Inuit, Salish, Cherokee, Aztec, Inca, and Rapa Nui are all pretty distinct. Post-colonialism there’s lots of differences between French, English, Spanish, and Portugese influence. And topographically the North Andes are a pretty solid border (though in many ways it makes more sense to extend out to the coast).
That’s ok, we can’t tell whatever you are apart either.
Obligatory mapmen
Here’s that copium you ordered.
This entirely depends on where in the world you are from.
The English-speaking world generally refers to America as two continents.
The Spanish-speaking world generally refers to America as one continent.Neither are correct, both are correct.
Seems like you enjoyed US education. North America and South America are 2 continenta. They are sometimes referred to as The Americas when talking about them. Same as how europe and asia is called eurasia. Oh and “central america” is a part of north america.
Where exactly did you get this info from?
where’s all those “Free Palestine” folks that were parroting this bullshit?
The bots did their job and got sent off to the clouds
but lemmy doesn’t have bots!
/s
Must be so Proud the lesser evil didnt win…
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It’s crazy to me that anybody can see this old washed up orange piece of shit and think, yeah, I’d follow that guy’s orders.
People treat him like he’s literally the second coming of Jesus. Imagine living such a sad and depraved life that he’s your model of a perfect man
He’s the second coming of American Jesus. White, violent, racist, and full of shit.
and full of shit.
Well, his pants are
Trump … the Musical!
“I am the very model of an orange racist paedophile!”
I know someone who has never cared about a non-american before but thinks the Iran war is justified because “those people were killing thousands of protesters”. This person also normally doesn’t speak highly of any protester I’m aware of.
Same with Cuba right now. The US claims to be concerned about Cuba’s democratic deficits and human rights violations. All while ignoring their own democratic backsliding and ICE’s gestapo-like racial cleansing of the population.
I’m convinced that MAGA is attracting many people who live a rough life. Poorly educated, resentful, low income people whose attention is fixed on the next paycheck and the cost of groceries. Again and again, I see that many of them seem to view society as a zero sum game. Meaning “if those foreign looking people get punished now, I will surely be better off next month, right???”
The problem is systemic. I blame the chronic failure of political education across the country. Because of that, I do not expect meaningful political change unless it is triggered by some kind of major rupture, crash, or shock.
Ikr. If he was crazy charismatic and attractive I could at least understand it a bit. But that guy?? Seriously??
So… about that Peace Prize…
Like the committee didn’t see this coming. The guy changed the name from the Dept of DEFENSE, to the Dept of WAR. You don’t think the Nobel Committee doesn’t understand what that signals? They tend to be pretty smart people, but dummies like MAGA don’t recognize intelligence. It’s an entirely foreign concept to them. So he thought he was getting something over on them, getting the Peace Prize, then attacking everybody, so he could hide behind his Peace Prize, saying it’s THEIR fault, I didn’t start it, I have a Peace Prize. And his idiot followers would actually parrot that, just like they are parroting that Iran started this war 47 years ago.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pax_Romana
The Pax Romana (Latin for ‘Roman peace’) is a roughly 200-year-long period of ancient Rome that is identified as a golden age of increased and sustained Roman imperialism
“Fighting for Peace is like fucking for Virginity.” - George Carlin
I mean, Rome had peace. War elsewhere isn’t really an issue for the elites that do the writing of history…
At this point I’m convinced Trump raped, tortured, killed and ate the babies in the Trump-Epstein files… distractions are wild… and working
Yeah, right? It must be things he’s deeply ashamed of. I’ve never seen him work so consistantly hard on a single topic before.
A constant state of war is essential to fascism.
The reality is, there will eventually be a draft. Will Americans stand for it? Probably.
I don’t think there are any voters besides military contractors and politicians who are in favor of these wars. No one wants to spend our hard earned money blowing up a bunch of starving homeless people on the other side of the ocean.
Right, there’s enough homeless people to blow up at home!
/s
I’m related to one. They believe everything Fox News says and will twist themselves into logical pretzels to attempt to justify it when presented with evidence countering the narrative Fox says, even if it directly contradicts their own experience.
Ecuador? Why?
They just elected a right wing guy playing off the fear of crime, they used to be one of the safest but have had a crime wave. Columbia’s president just said they found a score or so of charred bodies on the Columbian side of the border that were bombed too. The US violated their sovereignty just the other day.
Colombia.
Ecuador? Why?
They voted against a constitutional change that would reallow US bases.
following four questions:
Whether to lift the ban on foreign military bases on Ecuadorian territory;
I was not even aware of somalia. ugh.
Why is Biden such a warmonger?
This is clearly the Dems fault.
What was Obama doing during 9-11?
I heard Obama flew one of the planes.
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Nuke Antarctica already and be the first to declare care on penguins!
Seriously though this timeline is so disappointing that it may Happen. Bad time to stop sniffing glue i guess.
He already put tariffs on an island inhabited by penguins, so…
It’s about time those penguins paid their fare share. They’ve been taking advantage of America for far too long, with their liberal Pro-Penguin agenda.
Do you know how many loser penguins are just getting free room & board and medical care from AMERICAN zoos and aquariums? And who pays for that? Americans who just want to see animals in cages. Penguin care and feeding contributes to the high cost of ticket prices, which hard-working Americans have to pay, and it has to stop. These Liberal Penguins must start paying their own way, and stop relying on the kindness of American generosity. That money needs to pay for several important and necessary Genocides.
The entire liberal Penguin situation is disgusting.
Sure, melt the glaciers, cause a rapid sea level rise, great idea
Your right, That may just make them stronger.
4 continents. He called Carney governor again recently.
if unlimited exquisite missiles, why $200B more?
I’m out of the loop, what happened now?
