Mee to World News@lemmy.worldEnglish • edit-21 month agoUS blacklists Switzerland for "unfair trade".www.swissinfo.chexternal-linkmessage-square85fedilinkarrow-up13arrow-down10file-text
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minus-squareMaple EngineerlinkfedilinkEnglish0•1 month agoCan we get a digital badge that the citizens of any advanced liberal democracy that Magastan panels as “bad” can proudly display on their socials?
minus-square@ahal@lemmy.calinkfedilinkEnglish0•1 month agoDon’t sully the “-stan” countries like that, they don’t deserve that association.
minus-square@T00l_shed@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglish0•1 month agoDoesn’t “Stan” just mean land of (these people)?
minus-square@ahal@lemmy.calinkfedilinkEnglish0•1 month agoYeah, it does. But I think the intent of “Magastan” is to draw a comparison to “those countries”. But this is stooping down to Trump’s level imo
minus-square@T00l_shed@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglish0•1 month agoHmm yeah it could certainly be interpreted that way. I get your point. I’ve said Canukistan before, but not to denigrate others, however it could certainly be interpreted in a negative manner.
Can we get a digital badge that the citizens of any advanced liberal democracy that Magastan panels as “bad” can proudly display on their socials?
Don’t sully the “-stan” countries like that, they don’t deserve that association.
Doesn’t “Stan” just mean land of (these people)?
Yeah, it does. But I think the intent of “Magastan” is to draw a comparison to “those countries”. But this is stooping down to Trump’s level imo
Hmm yeah it could certainly be interpreted that way. I get your point. I’ve said Canukistan before, but not to denigrate others, however it could certainly be interpreted in a negative manner.