Where's the lie? : us

[–] amemorablename@lemmygrad.ml 24 points 2 weeks ago

Reminds me of someone who once said like, "The US is three corporations in a trench coat."

Same idea.

[–] ProbablyKaffe@lemmygrad.ml 20 points 2 weeks ago* (last edited 2 weeks ago)

i've been saying this, and Canada is just a front for the Hudson Bay Company

the settlers are along for the ride

[–] bennieandthez@lemmygrad.ml 14 points 2 weeks ago

thatcher was right

[–] zyberlex@lemmygrad.ml 7 points 2 weeks ago

This is why being patriotic in America has to be the most mind numbing activity

[+] MacNCheezus@lemmy.today -16 points 2 weeks ago (2 children)

I thought having a national identity was racist, and now you’re saying we don’t have enough of it?

[–] landlords_morghulis@lemmygrad.ml 9 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

That's a really bizarre binary you have in your head there

[–] MacNCheezus@lemmy.today -1 points 2 weeks ago

What would you say makes a country a country instead of merely an economic zone?

[–] June@lemmygrad.ml 8 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

No, that's not what they're saying. They're saying that America is not a nation at all. The material basis of American "nationhood" is liberal capitalism and settler colonialism. American language, culture, and national identity did not develop organically but instead was invented to legitimise the project. The solution to these people would be to abolish America entirely

[–] MacNCheezus@lemmy.today 2 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

The words “at this point” seem to imply it wasn’t always like this

[–] June@lemmygrad.ml 5 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

That's a fair point. America has always been this way since its inception

[–] MacNCheezus@lemmy.today 2 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

What do you think has held it together for this long?

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