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[Meta] Can we ban political posts? (lemm.ee)
submitted 1 year ago by simple@lemm.ee to c/pics@lemmy.world
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This community is for photography and interesting images. This isn't the place for shitposts about trump overshadowing quality posts. There's already 10 other communities people can go to for that.

!politicalhumor@lemmy.ml

!politicalmemes@lemmy.world

!lemmyshitpost@lemmy.world

!memes@lemmy.ml

And more. Can we ban these low effort political posts and go back to having a decent community? Thanks.

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[โ€“] merde@sh.itjust.works 3 points 1 year ago (3 children)

if U.S. is America, than why is it U.S. of America?

Canadians too are americans, like Mexicans are americans

imagine if Germans thought that European meant German ๐Ÿคท

[โ€“] atzanteol@sh.itjust.works 5 points 1 year ago (1 children)

It doesn't matter what makes sense to you. "American" is the correct term.

Do you also say "Unitedkingdomers" since the "British Isles" includes the Republic of Ireland?

[โ€“] merde@sh.itjust.works -1 points 1 year ago (1 children)

no, you just say Irish, they're lucky like that.

when precision is needed, we also have English, Scottish, Welsh &c.

Mexicans and Canadians too are Americans. So i will just call you Bob from now on.

Hello Bob, how's your day?

[โ€“] atzanteol@sh.itjust.works 2 points 1 year ago (1 children)

American is the correct term. Nothing you say will change that.

[โ€“] merde@sh.itjust.works 0 points 1 year ago

i say abracadabra!

now you're just bob

[โ€“] Default_Defect@midwest.social 4 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (2 children)

The U.S. are far from the only people that colloquially call us "Americans." This is a non issue.

And if you really want to be pedantic, all South Americans are Americans too.

[โ€“] merde@sh.itjust.works 2 points 1 year ago (2 children)

what do you think about Usonian?

it sounds nice.

Make U.$. great again ๐Ÿคฎ

[โ€“] Default_Defect@midwest.social 2 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

It comes across more as a resident of a USO show to me.

[โ€“] waxplasticfantastic@lemm.ee 1 points 1 year ago

These men would like a word...

[โ€“] merde@sh.itjust.works 1 points 1 year ago

yes, of course they are

[โ€“] CeruleanRuin@lemmings.world 0 points 1 year ago

Canadians and Mexicans are "North Americans". Brazilians are "South Americans". People who live in the US call themselves Americans. That's just how language works, buddy. If it irritates your pedantic bone so much, the only solution is to build a time machine to go back a few centuries and change it.