#Americentrism
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the tankie belief that america is so uniquely evil that anyone who opposes it is automatically an ally is itself a form of americentrism. in this essay i will
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Guy asked if we take American cash and I said no then as he was walking away he muttered “why does no one take it?”
We are in Canada sir 🧍♂️
#paperuniverse post#americentrism#your money might be worth more but I can’t take it! it’s not our currency#we aren’t even beside the border like dude#just exchange it like every other visitor
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This is the most Scottish post I've ever seen on Reddit. 😂
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it truly is fascinating how (some) usamericans will use “oh but our states are BIGGER THAN ENTIRE COUNTRIES” as an excuse for why they don’t know shit about geography.
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Its kind of funny how growing up surrounded by SOME US exports of pop culture but also some huge gaps of things that didn't really export to your country...
Can leave you with a totally warped understanding of where some references actually come from.
Like it took me to today to learn that Charlie Brown and the Great Pumpkin is an actual old cartoon and not a sardonic fandom parody creation based on that old art style but taking something cute and saccharine and making it weird and creepy.
I wonder how many other things I (and other non USians) might've come across without recognising it was based on a reference to something else even older or more well known than the fan byproduct...
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hooooooo boy this propaganda shit did not age well.
you know what did?
american foreign policy in the middle east, summed up in one sentence.
#americentrism#american exceptionalism#propaganda#exploitation#white savior#neocolonialism#american imperialism#israel palestine war#israel palestine conflict#free palestine#from the river to the sea palestine will be free#blacklist steve orlando#anti steve orlando#dc comics#military industrial complex#gaza genocide#troythings gets political
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The greatest lie US American cultural imperialism ever told is that there is no US American culture
#cultural imperialism#americentrism#quickly becoming even more annoying than 'well how was i supposed to know Thailand was a real place. that wasn't in AP civics'
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it's mega fringe knowledge, and you probably won't believe me, but:
not everyone is from the usa
not everyone wishes to be
not everyone who speaks english as a native language is from the usa
it's rare, but cats can be allergic to common meats like chicken and beef; due to a certain genetic predisposition
not everyone who posts things in english is from the usa
not everyone who posts things in english is a native speaker
not everyone has a choice in this regard
not all of usa's problems and issues are universal or even universally relatable
slow-blinking at a cat communicates affection and helps develop trust
there are places with different and/or bigger problems and issues (there are other places! omg srsly so crazy!) and even historical milestones unrelated to usa's history
not every system—be it conceptual, social, political, economic, veterinary, legal, or educational—functions in the same way as it does in the usa
not everyone's experiences and environment match yours
if something does not match your experiences, does not mean that it's made-up
not everything is about you (mind. blown.)
norwegian forest cats are really big, fluffy, and super cute! unfortunately they suffer from a number of hereditary health problems
accidental ignorance is not a crime; willful ignorance is
inquisitiveness is never a fault; presumptuousness is
writing can have layers, and they're not always hidden subtext
cats are like family, we love them like family
things that are an ingrained norm for you might be virtually unfamiliar and/or inapplicable to the mythical peoples in those mysterious places that you probably think I've just made up (but I swear! I've seen them! they're real! I tried to take a picture but it came out blurry!)
not every fictional character is from the usa
not everything needs to be americanized
cats don't live very long lives
cultures and cultural contexts that differ from yours are not ‘weird’, ‘unusual’, and ‘surreal’
saying that they are ‘weird’, ‘unusual’, and ‘surreal’ is most definitely not a compliment
some plotlines and details might seem random, but they hold a crucial meaning and hide a resolution, even if neither were spoon-fed and spelled out for you
it's important to douse your biases and pay attention
...phew, some legit mind-blowing stuff, hard to believe, I knooow!
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Inspired by the App Store reviews of a travel/camping app that was designed specifically for Norwegian visitors to the U.S.
#memes#fresh memes#dank memes#new memes#americans#monolingual#american exceptionalism#U.S. American Education System#Speak American Dammit#Americentrism#U.S. Centrism#freedom fries
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Calendar marked for December 4th! O7
Oh haven't you heard, the US of A is the center of the universe, that's why there's a whole video game series about our wonderful country and its patriotism and fortitude and nuclear arsenal
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If we had a dollar every time someone from the us who calls themselves "progressive" or "lefty" uttered the phrase "we've become a third world country!!" when something shitty happens over there, we would be able to pay off latam's entire debt
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Quick reminder during Pride month, that although Pride started as a riot, different countries started with different riots!
America may have had attacks at Stonewall but Ireland had Declan Flynn’s murder and his killers going free.
The Stonewall Riots were very important to the LGBTQ+ rights movement, but please don’t forget that other countries have their own history with Pride and that queer communities exist everywhere, not just America
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Who's gonna break it to them?
In case anyone's wondering "Wait, Canada has a First Amendment law too?"...
No. No, we do not.
We have Charter rights.
The fact that an article and an ammendment are not the same thing, that 1st is not the same as 2nd, and that a subsection is not the same as a main article seemed to be too complex for them to understand.
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Americentrism is when you go to an Australian coffee shop and find American money in the tip jar.
What the fuck are the employees supposed to do with this. Like genuinely. Are they supposed to go to a bank and exchange it for money they can actually use. Are they supposed to frame it as a souvenir. Like what is the reasoning here.
#usamerican tourists stop being Like This challenge#us exceptionalism#americentrism#arghhhhh#australia
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non-American: says LITERALLY anything
USAmerican who thinks only their country exists: "Getting a lot of American vibes from this"
#and when it doesnt match their experience they think theyre made up#gringos are so weird#americentrism
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The very essence of Western European identity involves the assumption that times proceeds in a linear fashion; further it assumes that at a particular point in the unraveling in this sequence, the peoples of Western Europe became the guardians of the world.
Vine Deloria Jr. (Standing Rock Sioux), God Is Red, first published in 1973
#vine deloria jr#anompolili#native american#indigenous#us centrism#americentrism#eurocentrism#quotes#kashoplili
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