Does any nation on earth sincerely ask itself what some guy from 250 years ago would think about said country's modern state or is that only a thing that Americans do? Is there any other equivalent?

      • forcequit [she/her]
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        10 months ago

        Ned Kelly never had a "such is life" tattoo so he's cool in my books

        • keepcarrot [she/her]
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          10 months ago

          That said, I cannot imagine someone pulling up anyone else on a piece of policy saying "That's not what Ned Kelly meant" or "That's not what Lord Fremantle would do". America feels almost unique in that regard. Maybe Bolivians and Bolivar or Cubans and Castro?