• Phantaminum@lemmy.zip
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    21 hours ago

    This meme is not that good, but can we take a moment to discuss how USA has taken America as it’s name? Being from the continent is weird, one country has gaslighted the rest of the world into thinking they are the owner of America’s name.

    Imagine South Africa calling themselves just Africa and everyone just agrees, wtf?

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      Yes! It’s so annoying! Saying “USians” sounds weird, but it’s the USians own fault for having a stupidly named country on stolen land.

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        I think they prefer to be called Native United States of Americans.

        (This is a bad joke, playing on the original topic, don’t hate me)

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        Call it super-continent if it illustates better what I mean. There is a clear intention on referring to your country with the name of the totality of the continent. You know the history

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      Sometimes somebody just tosses a ball in the air and you see what happens. Are you posting content? Do you have funny clever memes you want to use as examples?

      Have you ever been to a meme message board with only bangers?

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      Not all memes are perfect, but it just memes not quantum physics…

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    I’m going to need more specificity.

    Do you mean the supercontinent comprising North America and South America? Seems a like gross blanket generalization.

    Do you mean the land held by the government of the United States of America? Not sure what the land ever did to you.

    Do you mean the common folk living in this area? That’s like throwing out the a baby with the bath water. Many, unfortunately, can be faulted for allowing som fucked up shit to happen, but without solidarity most only have power to produce very small changes in the world.

    Do you mean every person employed by the government of the United States of America? Do you hold the philosophical perspective that one bad apple spoils the whole damn bunch? If you do, this slogan may not be the best way to convey your message.

    Do you mean the specific politicians in power who are performing some of the most destructive acts in human history? ’Cause yeah, fuck those guys. I hate what they’re doing, and they need to stop.

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        I assume whichever is your preferred system to swap for the current one, you prefer it doesn’t allow these people to continue what they’re doing.

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      The US Empire is a genocidal settler-colony. It isn’t a case of a single bad apple, but a system built on genocide and slavery on stolen land plundering the entire global south at the barrel of the world’s largest millitary.

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      All these heinous acts are committed by people. People who go home to their friends and family and community. Fuck everybody who turns a blind eye and accepts them, who thinks respecting “both sides” is neutral or even positive.

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      The government of the United States of America, including those who willingly mentally support its reign of terror, including voters and financiers.