MTZ@lemmy.world to Lemmy Shitpost@lemmy.world · edit-212 hours agoJapanese Precision & Accuracylemmy.worldimagemessage-square87fedilinkarrow-up1708
arrow-up1708imageJapanese Precision & Accuracylemmy.worldMTZ@lemmy.world to Lemmy Shitpost@lemmy.world · edit-212 hours agomessage-square87fedilink
minus-squareBurntWits@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkarrow-up55·8 hours ago I’m from Canada. It’s not America. As a Canadian this is the realist thing ever. Half our identity is being not-American.
minus-squaremerc@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkarrow-up1·1 hour ago25 years ago this was a bit silly, but these days it’s like saying: “Look, I’m not on the Epstein List!”
minus-squareSpaceCowboy@lemmy.calinkfedilinkarrow-up6·3 hours agoContinents aren’t real. Which continent is Russia in? Is Costa Rica in the same continent as Mexico or are they in different continents? Is “Central America” a continent? It’s all made up bullshit, so why not just say Canada is it’s own continent?
minus-squarespeckofrust@lemmy.dbzer0.comlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2·3 hours agoI fully agree with you, but add the additional point that countries are fictions as well.
minus-squareSpaceCowboy@lemmy.calinkfedilinkarrow-up1·5 minutes agoCountries have leaders, cultures, and history. They’re at least as real is this web forum we’re communicating on is.
minus-squareMoose Winooski@lemmy.calinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·23 minutes agoWhile we’re on the topic, borders are very fictitious.
As a Canadian this is the realist thing ever. Half our identity is being not-American.
25 years ago this was a bit silly, but these days it’s like saying: “Look, I’m not on the Epstein List!”
But Canada is in America
Continents aren’t real.
Which continent is Russia in? Is Costa Rica in the same continent as Mexico or are they in different continents? Is “Central America” a continent?
It’s all made up bullshit, so why not just say Canada is it’s own continent?
I fully agree with you, but add the additional point that countries are fictions as well.
Countries have leaders, cultures, and history. They’re at least as real is this web forum we’re communicating on is.
While we’re on the topic, borders are very fictitious.