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[–] atomicbocks@sh.itjust.works 6 points 4 days ago (5 children)

I’m not yet ready to cede the term “American” to those who would support genocide.

[–] queermunist@lemmy.ml 24 points 4 days ago (2 children)

Yeah, I use USAmerican to differentiate it from the rest of the American nations.

AmeriKKKan is also acceptable.

[–] ShinkanTrain@lemmy.ml 13 points 4 days ago (1 children)

Also Yankee if they're from one of the places that get really mad when they're called Yankees.

[–] nonentity@sh.itjust.works 7 points 3 days ago

In Australia we call them Seppos.

Yank > Septic Tank > Seppo.

It also works in that they’re both full of shit.

[–] parody@lemmings.world 4 points 3 days ago

USA has a horrible history of genocide and disruption and imperialism and all that of course—still have found “AmeriKKKa” to be cringe for some reason IDK why

Maybe cuz folks who’ve used it haven’t been eloquent or something? Seriously not sure here, again USA has committed countless crimes and def has Ku Klux Klan in its history

[–] ShinkanTrain@lemmy.ml 23 points 4 days ago (1 children)

Did you miss, like, the last 500 years or something?

[–] atomicbocks@sh.itjust.works 1 points 4 days ago (1 children)

It wasn’t Americans who invaded America…

[–] ShinkanTrain@lemmy.ml 10 points 4 days ago* (last edited 4 days ago) (1 children)

How many genocided peoples called it America before the colonizers started killing them?

[–] atomicbocks@sh.itjust.works -4 points 3 days ago (1 children)

I mean… Japan isn’t called Japan in Japanese either. Unfortunately we don’t speak Mayan, or Incan, or Cherokee, or etc.…

[–] ShinkanTrain@lemmy.ml 9 points 3 days ago* (last edited 3 days ago) (1 children)

I'm fairly certain they wouldn't collectively name it after a random ass Italian dude.

[–] atomicbocks@sh.itjust.works 0 points 3 days ago

My point was that it’s the only word we have in English.

[–] culprit@lemmy.ml 8 points 4 days ago* (last edited 4 days ago)

If you are paying taxes, you support it whether you wish to or not. Don't you love living in a great democracy?

[–] shawn1122@sh.itjust.works 6 points 3 days ago

This has to be satire.