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We are not all the same (sh.itjust.works)
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[–] Spaniard@lemmy.world 15 points 3 months ago (18 children)

You boycot american products because you think you are american.

I don't because America is a continent not a single country.

[–] PeteZa@lemm.ee 15 points 3 months ago (15 children)

This. I’ve gotten some pushback on it, but I believe the US shouldn’t own the term “American”. I say that as a US American.

[–] MajorSauce@sh.itjust.works 7 points 3 months ago

They don't "own" anything. In multiple languages another correct way to name them is the equivalent of Unitedstadian, this is true for French and Spanish.

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