• n7gifmdn@lemmy.caOP
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      I don’t think America counts as an experiment anymore. I have heard the average empire last 250 years, so they should be about over any day now.

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      Wtf is with this american “experiment” language? Have people always been saying that? The first time I heard it was when Joe was yielding the presidency to Trump and then it just hasn’t stopped.

      • sad_detective_man@leminal.space
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        America has some weird shit going on compared to other empires in history. I think the term probably started as a cope when Britain decided to stop pursuing retaining it as a colony, but that’s just speculation on my part. It’s not a dog whistle related to Joe Almighty Forgetter of Spaghetti or anyone, I promise