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Banning Americans seems like a good idea at this point! (lemmy.ml)

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Mali and Burkina Faso banned Americans a few days ago. What with Maduro's kidnapping, it looks like that decision payed off in more ways than they might have anticipated!

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[–] umbrella@lemmy.ml 16 points 1 week ago* (last edited 1 week ago) (3 children)

USians*

americans are fine, don't let usians give us a bad rep.

[–] RaphaelSchmitz@feddit.org 6 points 1 week ago* (last edited 1 week ago) (1 children)

I assure you Canadians and Mexicans do not want to be called Americans, especially these days

[–] umbrella@lemmy.ml 3 points 1 week ago* (last edited 1 week ago)

usian it is then! nobody forced them to name themselves "usa"

[–] Earthman_Jim@lemmy.zip 2 points 1 week ago (1 children)

Wut?

[–] sakuraba@lemmy.ml 16 points 1 week ago (3 children)

America is a continent not a country, calling USians americans is legitimizing their conquer of America

[–] Grapho@lemmy.ml 12 points 1 week ago (1 children)

Better yet, call them gringos

[–] Gonzako@lemmy.world 6 points 1 week ago

Yankies

[–] CountryBreakfast@lemmygrad.ml 4 points 1 week ago (2 children)

As does using an Italian's name for the inhabitants of this continent. America is most certainly not a continent. It is a colonial project.

[–] DeepSpace9mm@lemmy.ml 1 points 1 week ago* (last edited 1 week ago) (1 children)

Puritanica? Idk Edit: I'm sticking with Burgerland. You have no idea how relevant it is where I live.

[–] CountryBreakfast@lemmygrad.ml 3 points 1 week ago (1 children)

You can just use it's actual fucking names given to it by Indigenous Nations before English ever existed.

[–] DeepSpace9mm@lemmy.ml 1 points 6 days ago

Of course! I would never seriously suggest puritanica. It was a terribly weak joke though my apologies

[–] sakuraba@lemmy.ml 0 points 1 week ago

Oh well cancel all that let's call it the new world

[–] Gonzako@lemmy.world 1 points 1 week ago (1 children)

I don't get it

[–] umbrella@lemmy.ml 3 points 1 week ago (1 children)

https://ie.wikipedia.org/wiki/America

[–] Gonzako@lemmy.world 1 points 1 week ago (1 children)

yeah, the United (puppet) States of America

[–] catscape@lemmy.ml 2 points 1 week ago (1 children)

bro come on

[–] Gonzako@lemmy.world 1 points 1 week ago

OK, on that one I'm just being cheeky