As someone from outside, lol no.
Most Americans don’t understand that other countries have sovereignty as good as their own. Or that they are as good as any other people.
Okay, that bit is true. Hitler was a bit more than just oblivious, though.
As someone from outside, lol no.
Most Americans don’t understand that other countries have sovereignty as good as their own. Or that they are as good as any other people.
Okay, that bit is true. Hitler was a bit more than just oblivious, though.
vacuumflower@lemmy.sdf.org 1 day ago
I’m not sure if Canada really counts as “from outside”
CanadaPlus@lemmy.sdf.org 1 day ago
You go further, people don’t necessarily know how oblivious America is either, and go more by romanticised Hollywood tropes about the land of opportunity and cowboys.
Source: Have family all over.
Also, we pretty much see America as an enemy more often than not these days. You can shove that 51st state implication.
vacuumflower@lemmy.sdf.org 1 day ago
Not as much 51st state as being on the same continent with pretty thoroughly replaced population.
But - OK =\ Honestly I’m not too knowledgeable about Canadian identities and nationalism.