• atomicbocks@sh.itjust.works
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    18 hours ago

    People from Europe seem to expect to not be lumped in with the latest dumbass bullshit from Hungry, or the UK, or even this latest chat control fiasco. Is it really that troublesome that people from a nation made up of dozens of states, reservations, islands, etc want the same?

    Edit for your edit: You said terrorist nation, not state.

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      17 hours ago

      Is it really that troublesome that people from a nation made up of dozens of states, reservations, islands, etc want the same?

      Yup because you’re one country.

      What you initially described is one country being annoyed of getting said they’re responsible for another country. You’re all the same voting block. Moreover, a voting block that overwhelmingly voted for Donald Trump. He won in majority of votes and then something like 40% of your eligible electorate decided not to vote at all.

      So, once again, I am not adding a disclaimer and caveat to every single comment just to spare the feelings of Americans. You’re either capable of going “Well clearly this doesn’t apply to people who aren’t bigots” or you need it literally spelled out for you. If you need it literally spelled out for you then you’re the type of American who the rest of the world is utterly sick of in the first place.

      You said terrorist nation, not state.

      American.

      Here’s the definition of State:

      a nation or territory considered as an organized political community under one government.

      Here’s the definition of Nation:

      a large body of people united by common descent, history, culture, or language, inhabiting a particular country or territory.

      Glad I could help you with your civics lesson.

    • Rothe@piefed.social
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      14 hours ago

      It seems so difficult for a lot of Americans to understand that Europe consists of multiple independent countries, while USA is a single country.