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submitted 23 hours ago* (last edited 1 hour ago) by Stamets@lemmy.world to c/whitepeopletwitter@sh.itjust.works

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It's stunning how many people seem to forget that there are other countries on the planet that use dollars and weren't involved in Vietnam. No, I'm not making an assumption. The person who posted this is Canadian.

Y'all really need to take a step back and reflect a little bit.

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[–] daepicgamerbro69@lemmy.world 15 points 7 hours ago (1 children)

I am so tired of people presuming that US's economic history is somehow universal.

[–] Stamets@lemmy.world 2 points 1 hour ago* (last edited 1 hour ago) (1 children)

This comment section is kind of hysterical. Some people saying "STOP IT ALWAYS BEING ABOUT AMERICA" and other people going "Vietnam because America" and I'm here as a Canadian like

And before you ask, yes. The person who tweeted that is Canadian.

[–] daepicgamerbro69@lemmy.world 0 points 1 hour ago (1 children)

i am here like ok then. go drink your maple syrup i guess. sorry i just don't understand what you are trying to convey.

[–] Stamets@lemmy.world 2 points 56 minutes ago

My point is that you immediately went "Not all countries had the economy of America" but this isn't about America and I find that both funny and sad.

Everyone instantly goes to pointing fingers and saying "AMERICAN" and in doing so effectively treat Canada like it doesn't exist. Either Americans are too bought into (whether they realize it or not) American Exceptionalism or foreigners are too focused on them because they're loud as hell.