• underisk@lemmy.ml
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          46 minutes ago

          I learned pretty recently that “degenerate” has roots in eugenics so I try to avoid that one.

          • hector@lemmy.today
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            41 minutes ago

            Edward Gibbons used it quite a bit in the Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire, which was written sometime around 1750-ish, before the american revolution, the founding fathers all read it.

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      4 hours ago

      They’re whole ethos is antisocial. They are obstinent toddlers who stomp their feet and fold their arms and think it’s funny to make other people mad.

    • Soleos@lemmy.world
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      4 hours ago

      The USA is not a monolith. The lines and features have probably shifted, but the idea of Colin Woodward’s “American Nations” rings quite true today.

      • wolframhydroxide@sh.itjust.works
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        You’re missing the joke. One of the chief conservative complaints about immigrants is that “they don’t assimilate into american society”.