265
submitted 3 months ago by fort_burp@feddit.nl to c/worldnews@lemmy.ml

Mali and Burkina Faso banned Americans a few days ago. What with Maduro's kidnapping, it looks like that decision payed off in more ways than they might have anticipated!

you are viewing a single comment's thread
view the rest of the comments
[-] umbrella@lemmy.ml 16 points 3 months ago* (last edited 2 months ago)
[-] Earthman_Jim@lemmy.zip 2 points 3 months ago
[-] sakuraba@lemmy.ml 16 points 3 months ago

America is a continent not a country, calling USians americans is legitimizing their conquer of America

[-] Grapho@lemmy.ml 12 points 3 months ago

Better yet, call them gringos

[-] Gonzako@lemmy.world 6 points 3 months ago
[-] CountryBreakfast@lemmygrad.ml 4 points 3 months ago

As does using an Italian's name for the inhabitants of this continent. America is most certainly not a continent. It is a colonial project.

[-] DeepSpace9mm@lemmy.ml 1 points 3 months ago* (last edited 3 months ago)

Puritanica? Idk Edit: I'm sticking with Burgerland. You have no idea how relevant it is where I live.

[-] CountryBreakfast@lemmygrad.ml 3 points 3 months ago

You can just use it's actual fucking names given to it by Indigenous Nations before English ever existed.

[-] DeepSpace9mm@lemmy.ml 1 points 3 months ago

Of course! I would never seriously suggest puritanica. It was a terribly weak joke though my apologies

[-] sakuraba@lemmy.ml 0 points 3 months ago

Oh well cancel all that let's call it the new world

load more comments (5 replies)
load more comments (12 replies)
this post was submitted on 04 Jan 2026
265 points (96.8% liked)

World News

40372 readers
481 users here now

News from around the world!

Rules:

founded 6 years ago
MODERATORS