• Flying Squid
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      216 days ago

      But if you do want to talk about the U.S. and socialism, you could point out that the U.S. government’s subsidizing of the military-industrial complex has made it a supreme military power, so you’d think American politicians would argue that government subsidies are a successful way to do things. Weirdly though…

    • @Cryophilia@lemmy.world
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      Brits are just as bad at it. But it’s cute when they do it because at least the rest of the world does know most US-centric topics so it’s mildly annoying but doesn’t preclude conversation. When brits do it no one knows wtf they’re talking about.