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The Great Republican Political Strategy of Insult Puerto Rico for Some Reason (lemmy.ml)
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[–] [email protected] 2 points 3 weeks ago* (last edited 3 weeks ago) (2 children)

So you would say it's fair if he had said "It's called Japan" instead? They glorify their recent past as well.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 3 weeks ago

I'm sure a lot of folks on SEA would heartily agree, especially Chinese and Koreans.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 3 weeks ago

If by recent past you mean the genocides in their most recent wars with their neighbors then yes, I would say that would qualify them to be made fun of in that way. If you just mean some industrial successes in the 1980s, not so much.