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We Should Immediately Nationalize SpaceX and Starlink (jacobin.com)
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[–] Darleys_Brew@lemmy.ml 19 points 3 weeks ago (3 children)

We? No. USA can if it wants that shit.

[–] Burghler@sh.itjust.works 20 points 3 weeks ago (2 children)

American exceptionalism is so fucking annoying. Their country is failing to a point hopefully this first person shit rightfully corrects to third person.

[–] theunknownmuncher@lemmy.world 2 points 3 weeks ago (1 children)

American exceptionalism definitely sucks, but this is not an example of American exceptionalism. The source is an article from an American magazine, published for an American audience.

[–] Burghler@sh.itjust.works 2 points 3 weeks ago (1 children)

I'm referring to how the post title shared here is in first person as if everyone is American. If that's unrelated to exceptionalism then oops.

[–] theunknownmuncher@lemmy.world 0 points 3 weeks ago (1 children)

You never clicked on the link, did you?

[–] Darleys_Brew@lemmy.ml 1 points 3 weeks ago (1 children)

The post title starts with “we”, which means everyone, it doesn’t limit those involved to one country.

[–] theunknownmuncher@lemmy.world 1 points 3 weeks ago (1 children)

Yes, and the post title is just the title of the article 🤦

[–] Darleys_Brew@lemmy.ml 1 points 3 weeks ago

I’m just saying it wouldn’t hurt to make things clear when posting the article link to a global website.

[–] Darleys_Brew@lemmy.ml 1 points 3 weeks ago

It’s worse here than on Reddit, IMO.

[–] Salamand@lemmy.today 1 points 3 weeks ago (1 children)

Agreed. But also commies believe that when the state takes something, "we" will get it (and they fail to see why states sponsor their useful idiocy)

[–] Darleys_Brew@lemmy.ml 2 points 3 weeks ago* (last edited 3 weeks ago)

The point of communism is that things are state owned.

[–] technocrit@lemmy.dbzer0.com 1 points 3 weeks ago* (last edited 3 weeks ago)

Global communities reveal the disgusting chauvinism of the nationalist "we". It's cult speech.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Civil_religion