[tz] Grouped country lists are confusing

[Paul Eggert]

On 2022-10-29 10:20, Stephen Colebourne via tz wrote:
> Can I propose these comments be altered to something like:
> 
> # Germany
> # also applicable since 1970 to Denmark
> # also applicable since 1970 to Norway
> # also applicable since 1970 to Sweden

That wording would suggest that Germany is "more important" than the 
other countries. I expect we'll be better off deemphasizing the role of 
politics in the data commentary as much as we easily can, and this is 
why the names are currently listed in simple alphabetical order.

Although we'll get political flames no matter what, we'd likely get more 
flames if we habitually listed what appears to be the biggest and most 
powerful country first, followed by a list of its neighbors as seeming 
appendages.