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Non-Americans who have been to the US.. What is the weirdest thing about America that Americans don't realize is weird? (lemmy.world)

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[–] Poik@pawb.social 8 points 2 years ago

I only really saw that in grade school. And it was a Red Scare thing. Super culty, but so is all the McCarthy stuff.

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