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[–] KimJongFun@hexbear.net 32 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Be a pretty good gig to be the customs agent there

[–] Monachian@hexbear.net 8 points 1 year ago (1 children)

21st century version of the Victorian garden hermit.

[–] KimJongFun@hexbear.net 3 points 1 year ago

Had to google what that was, lmao what the fuck?

[–] bumpusoot@hexbear.net 25 points 1 year ago (1 children)

I highly doubt it's even the world's shortest international bridge. Many nations' borders follow a tiny brook or stream, which will likely be bridged at some point.

[–] mar_k@hexbear.net 25 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (2 children)

yup, went to r/borderporn (not a redditor just remember that one!) and searched "bridge", found tons of examples, especially in the schengen zone

"El puente de El Marco" bridge connecting Spain and Portugal:

tiny footbridge connecting Latvia and Estonia in Valga/Valka:

[–] bumpusoot@hexbear.net 2 points 1 year ago

I'm late to respond, but heck yeah, thanks for this reply. Exactly what I imagined.

[–] AntiOutsideAktion@hexbear.net 25 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (1 children)
[–] Leon_Grotsky@hexbear.net 4 points 1 year ago

... and can anyone explain why he hangs a D*tch flag between the Canadian and US flags?

[–] context@hexbear.net 19 points 1 year ago

they'll probably smugly point out that it's tongue-in-cheek and both island are on the canadian side of the imaginary line that runs through the st. lawrence river but it'd be kinda funny if some border patrol agents decided to wait on the "american" island to tackle and arrest the homeowner for illegal entry or something

[–] orangejuche@hexbear.net 13 points 1 year ago

Nationalism is a tool like any other and while there is some absurdity to it like borders broadly being an imaginary concept, we should not be cynical about borders existing because sometimes it does benefit the leftist cause primarily when it comes to indigenous sovereignty and land ownership among other things. Of course when it does not benefit us like the existence of every colonial country we should bring in the fucking clowns and make a joke of the concept. With borders we should act like it’s an old cartoon and whenever the border guard is not looking we quickly move the line further into their territory. Once the revolution is achieved we will look back at borders not with laughter or hatred, but with complete fucking indifference because it doesn’t matter.

[–] 2812481591@hexbear.net 10 points 1 year ago

is the center of the bridge the territory of Hungary or Yemen? must've been some wacky surveying mishap to lead to that.

[–] tombruzzo@hexbear.net 10 points 1 year ago

What if he grew weed in his backyard and brought it into the house to smoke?

[–] DragonBallZinn@hexbear.net 5 points 1 year ago

Would make for a fun joke to celebrate Juneteenth with Canadians but insist it only be celebrated in the Amerikkkan backyard.

[–] Black_Mald_Futures@hexbear.net 3 points 1 year ago (1 children)

why's there a sideways italian flag in the middle

[–] Tankiedesantski@hexbear.net 3 points 1 year ago

Neoliberals, famous border respecters