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  • BenTheBreadmonkey@beige.party
    Jun 9, 2026, 10:39 AM

    I think it's important to ocassionally say that whilst we may sometimes comment on the obvious problems in other countries, this isn't a commentary on the people of those countries who, like everywhere, are a mix. Trump and ICE do not an American make. It must be enormously frustrating for the average American to think that this is how their country is represented on the world stage. We are certainly not the moral arbiters of things and have many of our own problems that shame us. Just want to put that out there so our American cousins know we are on the same side. I know this place gets a little US-bashing sometimes. 😊❤️

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  • NickNickiquote@mstdn.social
    Jun 9, 2026, 10:43 AM

    @TheBreadmonkey This quote from Marjane Satrapi has been doing the rounds since her death last week and I agree, about all states.

    Marjane Satrapi The world is not divided between East and West. You are American, I am Iranian, we don't know each other, but we talk and we understand each other perfectly. The difference between you and your government is much bigger than the difference between you and me. And the difference between me and my government is much bigger than the difference between me and you. And our governments are very much the same. - Marjane Satrapi, Iranian Graphic Novelist
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