• FelixCress@lemmy.world
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    16 hours ago

    America is the name used to reference the United States

    USians are arrogant as fuck. America is a continent. Country is called United States of America.

    Coincidently, USians asked where they are from never say “USA” or even “America” for this matter. They say name of their state or even worse, two letters like everyone around should know where every shithole in the US is.

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      Ignorance this ignorance that.

      Language evolves. The words we used to refer to locations don’t exactly match what they did 250 fucking years ago, boohoo.

      Definitions come from how people use words, not the other way around.

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        Definitions come from how people use words, not the other way around.

        That’s how Trump can get away with his lies in the USA. 🙄

        Despite of what brainwashed USians may think, words do not create a reality.

        Person who lives in the USA is as much of an American as a person from Brazil, Mexico or Canada. The same as European means a person living in Europe, not necessarily in the European Union.

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      Do you expect British people to tell you that they’re from the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland and get cross when they don’t as well?

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      I’m not from the USA but it’s not that deep. Their country will cease to exist soon enough so why get worked up about it.

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      Which continent is America? I only know of Asia, Africa, North America, South America, Antarctica, Europe, and Australia.

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      The people using the language don’t give a shit if you’re mad that U.S. arrogance is the reason the U.S. is referred to as America. Language is to be used to send a message, not dance around 16 topics hoping you can finally manage to vomit out whatever it is you’re trying to say.

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        14 hours ago

        people using the language don’t give a shit if you’re mad that U.S. arrogance is the reason

        Guess what, I don’t give a shit what you think either.

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          13 hours ago

          You gave enough of a shit to bitch and moan in the first place, so which is it? Do you recognize that your contribution to the topic is worthless, or do you think you’re somehow above it all - a shining example of a human we should all strive to be like?

          Fair warning, I am going to record myself laughing at you if you point to the second perspective. Like, GUHAHAHA fucking Ganondorf laughing.