• sad_detective_man@leminal.space
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    4 days ago

    America has some weird shit going on compared to other empires in history. I think the term probably started as a cope when Britain decided to stop pursuing retaining it as a colony, but that’s just speculation on my part. It’s not a dog whistle related to Joe Almighty Forgetter of Spaghetti or anyone, I promise

    • n7gifmdn@lemmy.caOP
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      18 hours ago

      correct. Even as a Canadian I learned about “the American experiment” in history class.