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In reply to the discussion: Is it just me, or does anyone else object to calling the country of the USofA - America? [View all]erronis
(15,180 posts)65. I'm not looking for ways to critique this country - as you say "the US"
I'm just suggesting that when we talk about "our" issues (I'm from the US, you're from the US) we use a phrase that is not indicative of everyone in the western hemisphere.
America is not the country with the highest healthcare costs and one of the lowest benefits. It is the US.
America is not the country with the highest rate of gun violence. It is the US.
America is not the country that treats education as a low-level benefit. It is the US.
Etc.
When we allow others to point at America and blame it for the ills of the US we are disparaging everyone else. But in reality it lies at the US political process and US financial interests.
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Is it just me, or does anyone else object to calling the country of the USofA - America? [View all]
erronis
Apr 2018
OP
Yes, not the clearest or most respectful term, but hard to avoid at this point. . . nt
Bernardo de La Paz
Apr 2018
#1
I travel quite a lot. When asked where I am from I say the USA. When asked my nationality I
OregonBlue
Apr 2018
#15
Think of the United Arab Emirates (UAE or AE), Russian Federation (RU) and its aspiration USSR.
erronis
Apr 2018
#19
I live in the UK; when mistaken for a Canadian I say "no, I'm from the States" or "the US" (n/t)
Spider Jerusalem
Apr 2018
#7
Having known a few Walloons and Flemish and Dutch - there are a lot of heated discussions
erronis
Apr 2018
#24
Correct me if I'm wrong, but isn't The Union the only nation with "America" in it's name?
WheelWalker
Apr 2018
#21
I object to calling my country "the Homeland," a post-9/11 moniker that reeks of "blood & soil" ...
Hekate
Apr 2018
#27
You do know what "blood and soil" identity is? And you're picking on my dislike of it why?
Hekate
Apr 2018
#41
Thank you for getting my point. Motherland, Fatherland, Homeland --these terms are freighted...
Hekate
Apr 2018
#46
I've though this for years. All the people of North, South, and Central America are Americans
elocs
Apr 2018
#29
And I try to do the same. It's just that we at DU use "America" as meaning the US.
erronis
Apr 2018
#44
You are not the first American to wonder about the issue. Nothing wrong with
applegrove
Apr 2018
#56
We should just determine the latitude and longitude of our houses and just use that.
dameatball
Apr 2018
#53
They've already figured out your lat/long, everything else. This is just about your nickname
erronis
Apr 2018
#58
To me, people worried about this are looking for reasons to critique the US
GulfCoast66
Apr 2018
#63
As I read thru my histories & novels of days when Europeans were glad to see our soldiers...
Hekate
Apr 2018
#69
Well, this American is sympathetic that you must de driven bonkers all the time...
GulfCoast66
Apr 2018
#82
I agree with you about "America." But in my experience it is mostly people in other countries that
spooky3
Apr 2018
#77
I've never thought about it, but you are absolutely correct in your thinking...
Ferrets are Cool
Apr 2018
#79