[orange, proud]
I’m willing to pay more for products MADE IN THE USA because I’m a based patriot who wants to SUPPORT REAL AMERICANS
[green, accusatory]
OK then how about supporting american workers by paying them a living wage?
[orange, dismissively shaking their hands while having a look of absolute disgust on their face]
NO
[the comic is squished into a funneling triangle shape for some reason]
Funny how American = European American, whereas everyone else needs a prefix in front of them.
It should be American = Native American, and everyone else should keep the prefix.
“America” was a European invention (Vespucci). The Native Americans didn’t think of it as one unified land mass.
Native American is quite proper, you’re trying to add some racism here where there is clearly not. We refer to American as anyone who lives here, not just European Americans? Where the fuck do you get your information? lol
E: He’s right, media is generally racist as they still pander to European Americans. I retract. We’re on two different entities here.
There is currently an active racist movement to dehumanize Americans because of a dislike of the nations own choosen name. It’s seen very noticeably with the push for “USian” here on lemmy.
Americans choose to be called Americans. The name of a country and what it wishes to be called should be respected. We all live here we all have a stake in the betterment of the land. The native peoples are just that. The natives, but they arnt the only ones who have claim to the land at this point. Even then the natives migrated here ages ago, no different than the Spanish and Europeans did.
The only difference is people have found an excuse to belittle and attack the European descendents because of current political circumstances.
The native people are mistreated and attacked by our government yes. But that does not change that for now hundreds of years there are generations of people who do give back to the land. Those who respect it, and try to better it. These people are not native to this land but have made it their home.
It does not matter your ancestors origins, for you are the ancestors to the next generation. You have the power to show respect to show love and kindness. And to make a new home. We are all foreign till we settle down.
Americans are Americans. Those who have been here for thousands or those for hundreds. The only ones who should be cast as others are those who destroy the land and it’s people ruining it for the next generation willfully.
It’s a bit preachy I’ll admit, but it’s a eurocentric view I’m getting at. The news all the time says African American, Asian American bla bla, they never say European American when describing someone white. And whether or not it’s racist i’d still rather a classification be consistent.
I see, like media reports always include the race if it’s not white. You do have a point.
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