RSS Bot@lemmy.bestiver.seMB to Hacker News@lemmy.bestiver.seEnglish · 2 months agoAmerica Is Now a Rogue Superpowerwww.theatlantic.comexternal-linkmessage-square6fedilinkarrow-up165file-textcross-posted to: usa@midwest.socialusa@lemmy.ml
arrow-up165external-linkAmerica Is Now a Rogue Superpowerwww.theatlantic.comRSS Bot@lemmy.bestiver.seMB to Hacker News@lemmy.bestiver.seEnglish · 2 months agomessage-square6fedilinkfile-textcross-posted to: usa@midwest.socialusa@lemmy.ml
minus-squareMurrayL@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up9·2 months agoEveryone knows America in this context means the USA. There’s no need to be persnickety.
minus-squareKairos@lemmy.todaylinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up11·edit-22 months agoYes there is. Conflation between nation and state has been used time and time again to manifest consent for governing, wars, retaliatory wars/action against civilians, etc.
Everyone knows America in this context means the USA. There’s no need to be persnickety.
Yes there is.
Conflation between nation and state has been used time and time again to manifest consent for governing, wars, retaliatory wars/action against civilians, etc.