• M68040 [they/them]
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    5 months ago

    I never did like that "real americans", "true british patriots" sort of line. A little self-aggrandizing and self-congratulatory. (Also it insinuates that national identity and authenticity thereof matter in a way that they don't)

    • Tankiedesantski [he/him]
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      5 months ago

      At some point it is necessary to acknowledge English as a mind virus and to put all Anglos under strict memetic quarantine.

    • BakerBagel@midwest.social
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      5 months ago

      Nah, we inherited this shit from the English. The American Revolution sprouted in New England, which was settled by Puritans. All of our worse tendencies stem from our bastard English heritage.

  • florge@feddit.uk
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    5 months ago

    If anyone fancies a read https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2024/04/15/true-british-patriots-have-gas-boilers-and-petrol-cars/

  • ProfessorOwl_PhD [any]
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    5 months ago

    The only thing she's right about is the expense of ecofriendlier boilers. I'd like one, but it'd cost £20-25k to replace all my pipes and radiators before factoring in the actual boiler for another 5k or so. The £7500 rebate the government is offering doesn't change the equation of "I can't fucking afford that".