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minus-squareOurToothbrush@lemmy.mlMlinkfedilinkarrow-up9arrow-down1·2 years agoWho is “we” and “us” here
minus-squareOurToothbrush@lemmy.mlMlinkfedilinkarrow-up8arrow-down4·2 years agoAh. As a citizen of the US I dont use “we” and “us” when referring to the US state.
minus-squareOurToothbrush@lemmy.mlMlinkfedilinkarrow-up8arrow-down4·2 years agoBecause it is not necessarily great to subsume your identity to an empire
minus-squareMango@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up4arrow-down4·2 years agoAnd that’s what you’ve decided this is?
minus-squareOurToothbrush@lemmy.mlMlinkfedilinkarrow-up5arrow-down3·2 years agoWhy 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-down2·2 years agoBecause I’m in it. What do you want from me?
minus-squareOurToothbrush@lemmy.mlMlinkfedilinkarrow-up1arrow-down3·2 years agoYou’re in the US government?
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?