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dickthegrouch

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6. I have never understood what's "American" about the dream.

Reply to Jilly_in_VA (Original post)

Fri Jan 17, 2025, 07:43 PM

6 hrs ago

It's universal.

The single most striking thing about immigrating to "America" is the number of times a day one hears the word "American". In my experience it's anything but inclusive.
Particularly in news broadcasts we hear very frequently how many "Americans" are affected by one thing or another. In every case it's a gratuitous usage, except when referring to guns, and anything to do with weapons..

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