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[–] NeedyPlatter@lemmy.ca 29 points 2 weeks ago (6 children)
[–] comfy@lemmy.ml 13 points 2 weeks ago (5 children)

When someone says "death to America", they aren't saying "death to Americans". A government/state is a regime, not all it's people, despite how much as nationalists love to stoke that sort of patriotism. So I have no problem with the slogan, I call for the fall of the US imperialist regime.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Death_to_America#Interpretation_and_meaning - has some confirmations from various Iranian politicians and a travel writer.

[–] PolandIsAStateOfMind@lemmy.ml 7 points 2 weeks ago

Usians: "hate the government not the people"

Usians when hearing someone else say "hate the government not the people" about USA: "we're gonna kill you"

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