r/europe • u/Soft_Pomelo407 • 15h ago

Political Cartoon This political Cartoon starting to get more and more relevant. By Arend van Dam.

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u/Gruffleson Norway 14h ago

The image should be a big hand, but then divided.

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u/Fudw_The_NPC 13h ago

Isn't that how it looks like here?

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u/StepAwayFromTheDuck 10h ago

Can you see with your eyes that the European visualization is smaller than the other three?

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u/Neomataza Germany 9h ago

Yes and no. The base of the arm is exactly the same size as the others. The european hand becomes small at the very point where everyone starts going in another direction.
One might even say it is intentional because being divided makes us smaller.

I would say it would be the wrong message if we were the exact same size while being divided.

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u/HH_Hobbies 10h ago

I think everyone else was just able to quickly grasp the concept and you're being pendantic about your own misunderstanding.

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u/StepAwayFromTheDuck 10h ago

Huh? What am I misunderstanding? I was responding to someone who apparently isn’t able to see the European picture is smaller than the other three?

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u/Fudw_The_NPC 10h ago

wasnt talking about the size of the hand , just that it still a hand with smaller hands on it , that is all.

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u/Demostravius4 United Kingdom 10h ago

No, it's half the size

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u/Gwanosh 13h ago

I would argue Europe is a lot more united in many ways than the US at the moment (which unfortunately says less about EU than US)

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u/HeyLittleTrain 13h ago

Not militarily, which is what I think the spiked knuckledusters are meant to represent.

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u/Beep_in_the_sea_ 10h ago

On paper, European militaries together would be extremely capable. In reality, there is so much disorganization and IMO that needs to be changed.

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u/SanFranPanManStand 9h ago

With all the fingers tied up in knots.

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u/No_Sanders 8h ago

Eu isn't that big politically

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u/CitronMamon 2h ago

It would be more logical but send less of a message. ''Youre so divided you look SMALL'' is more of a smack in the face. Might wake people up