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

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

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

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

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

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

[–] DamarcusArt@lemmygrad.ml 4 points 1 year ago

Extreme violence, mostly.