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[–] Objection@lemmy.ml 15 points 7 hours ago* (last edited 7 hours ago) (1 children)

When did 'Murica, land of the free, abandon freedom for madness?

Oh, I got this one! Pick me, pick me!

Mexico, Samoa, Hawaii, Philippeans, Columbia, Hondurus, Cuba, Nicaragua, Mexico (again), Haiti, Dominican Republic, Russia, Greece, Costa Rica, Albania, Syria, Egypt, Guatemala, Iran, Syria (again), Indonesia, Iraq, Vietnam, Laos, Cambodia, Cuba (again), Congo, Dominican Republic (again), Iraq (again), Guyana, Brazil, Chile, Bolivia, Angola, East Timor, Argentina, Afghanistan, Nicaragua (again), Granada, Panama, the USSR, Iraq (again again), Haiti (again), Yugoslavia, Afghanistan (again), Venezuela, Iraq (again again again), Haiti (again again), Palestine (continuously), Syria (again again), Libya, Bolivia (again), Venezuela (again)

[–] SourGumGum@lemmy.world 5 points 6 hours ago (1 children)

Can't help but to sing along

[–] Objection@lemmy.ml 2 points 5 hours ago

I gotta organize them to make them more singable sometime.

[–] nomoredrama@lemmy.world 5 points 10 hours ago

It was right around the time he got shot and made that fake fist pump. Also when he started considering that scum bag - obama a friend.

[–] FlyingSquid@lemmy.world 21 points 23 hours ago (1 children)

Murica, land of the free, was founded by people who owned slaves. While speaking about the evils of slavery.

So the madness was always there.

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[–] prinzmegahertz@lemm.ee 11 points 1 day ago* (last edited 1 day ago) (1 children)

The US is just Helldivers 2 in real life. A democracy managed by Elon Musk and people ready to die for „liberty“, „prosperity“ and „freedom“.

[–] Jackhammer_Joe@lemmy.world 3 points 22 hours ago (2 children)

Don't make me feel bad about my beloved Helldivers!

[–] Kurroth@lemmy.world 2 points 5 hours ago

Sorry to say most people don't get it or starship troopers.

[–] prinzmegahertz@lemm.ee 2 points 15 hours ago (1 children)

Don’t feel bad. It’s not the devs fault that we live in a strange timeline

[–] alcoholicorn@lemmy.ml 6 points 11 hours ago

You do understand that Helldivers is a satire of America? This didn't change in 2024. The Helldivers yell about freedom and democracy while having zero meaningful freedom or political influence, and invading other places to steal their oil or murder them for being communists because that is what Americans do.

[–] darthelmet@lemmy.world 17 points 1 day ago

We live in a country that was stolen then we stole some other people so they could do the work for us. Then conquering half a continent wasn’t good enough for us, so we went around ruining other places if they didn’t want to give us all their stuff. If people think we only recently crossed a line, I’d generously hope they were just ignorant because the alternative is horrific. Every piece of the past is a step that got us to where we are.

[–] Yaarmehearty@lemmy.ml 22 points 1 day ago (18 children)

I’m starting to think the same thing, if you go over US foreign policy since WW2 it is almost like the mask is just coming off entirely now.

[–] gabbath@lemmy.blahaj.zone 6 points 20 hours ago (1 children)

America did a lot of bad stuff, to put it mildly. This is definitely something else though.

[–] Yaarmehearty@lemmy.ml 3 points 18 hours ago

I agree, that’s what I mean by it just going mask off, there’s no pretending about a probable cause of higher moral path etc this time.

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