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arrow-up162arrow-down1external-linkNo U.S. threat to Iran will go unanswered, Tehran sayswww.reuters.comMarcoPOLO@sh.itjust.works to World News@lemmy.ml · 3 年前message-square45fedilink
minus-squareOurToothbrush@lemmy.mlMlinkfedilinkarrow-up8arrow-down4·3 年前Ah. As a citizen of the US I dont use “we” and “us” when referring to the US state.
minus-squareOurToothbrush@lemmy.mlMlinkfedilinkarrow-up8arrow-down4·3 年前Because it is not necessarily great to subsume your identity to an empire
minus-squareMango@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up4arrow-down4·3 年前And that’s what you’ve decided this is?
minus-squareOurToothbrush@lemmy.mlMlinkfedilinkarrow-up5arrow-down3·3 年前Why else would you speak of the US state as if you were a part of it, with “we” and “us”?
minus-squareMango@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up4arrow-down2·3 年前Because I’m in it. What do you want from me?
Who is “we” and “us” here
US us.
Ah. As a citizen of the US I dont use “we” and “us” when referring to the US state.
So?
Because it is not necessarily great to subsume your identity to an empire
And that’s what you’ve decided this is?
Why else would you speak of the US state as if you were a part of it, with “we” and “us”?
Because I’m in it. What do you want from me?
You’re in the US government?