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[–] possiblylinux127@lemmy.zip -5 points 1 month ago (1 children)

I know you are saying this is a bad thing but as an American I have no issues with it.

[–] GolfNovemberUniform@lemmy.ml 3 points 1 month ago (1 children)
[–] fruitycoder@sh.itjust.works 0 points 4 weeks ago

American national can take many forms. The kind the person is probably the kind based in American idealism (think superman, Captain America, "liberty and justice for all") and less the kind based in racism.