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Rationalinsanity from Halifax, Canada Since: Aug, 2010 Relationship Status: It's complicated
#138926: Sep 16th 2016 at 10:40:19 PM

[up][up]I mean, the GOP platform does consider Anderson a subhuman more or less, so maybe he has some bias (or self-preservation).

edited 16th Sep '16 10:40:46 PM by Rationalinsanity

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unknowing from somewhere.. Since: Mar, 2014
#138927: Sep 16th 2016 at 11:06:08 PM

Maybe trump should give his tax return, you know...to see what happens

Also, I dont know if this have been coment but Trump did said that Obama was born in this country....after braggin about his hotel.

damn, he those poison everything, dosent it?

"My Name is Bolt, Bolt Crank and I dont care if you believe or not"
BearyScary Since: Sep, 2010 Relationship Status: You spin me right round, baby
#138928: Sep 16th 2016 at 11:12:21 PM

When Troomp makes those thinly-veiled threats towards Hillary, doesn't it imply that he's scared of losing to her? Maybe he knows deep down that he's a less substantial candidate, so he goes for the flashy and controversial comments again.

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Clarste One Winged Egret Since: Jun, 2009 Relationship Status: Non-Canon
One Winged Egret
#138929: Sep 17th 2016 at 12:24:29 AM

I mean, in Fallon's defense he is a comedian first. It would be out of place for him to invite Trump onto his show and then lambast him. That's not the purpose of his show, not political commentary.
It would definitely be his purpose if he was funny about it. Although that might make people more reluctant to go on his show in the future. I think Trump of all people would agree that comedy isn't about being nice to people.

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AceofSpades Since: Apr, 2009 Relationship Status: Showing feelings of an almost human nature
#138931: Sep 17th 2016 at 12:30:32 AM

Beary, why do you keep misspelling Trump's name? It's distracting.

[up][up]I very much doubt that he'd respond in any way approaching mature if Fallon seriously made fun of him on the show. Trump has a remarkably thin skin.

TheHandle United Earth from Stockholm Since: Jan, 2012 Relationship Status: YOU'RE TEARING ME APART LISA
United Earth
#138932: Sep 17th 2016 at 12:35:42 AM

That music video annoys me. "America was the New World, Europe was the Old", and it shows "America" as strictly the USA, while the Old World covers all Eurasiafrica without distinction.

Seriously, fuck this shit. If you want to appropriate the name "America" for yourselves because you couldn't be arsed to come up with a proper name for your Federation, good for you jerks, but don't also take New World, West Indies, and so on for yourselves. Try and have a more global and inclusive view of the Colombian Exchange, will you?

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unknowing from somewhere.. Since: Mar, 2014
#138933: Sep 17th 2016 at 12:35:44 AM

[up][up][up]No because he never said anything, Trump pull punches but hide his hand.

[up][up]them that goes for his comedy, not for getting political about it

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Greenmantle V from Greater Wessex, Britannia Since: Feb, 2010 Relationship Status: Hiding
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#138934: Sep 17th 2016 at 1:17:11 AM

@ Handle:

I'm growing to love this man like I never loved no politician before.

There's no equivalent to Sanders in Sweden?

Keep Rolling On
TheHandle United Earth from Stockholm Since: Jan, 2012 Relationship Status: YOU'RE TEARING ME APART LISA
United Earth
#138935: Sep 17th 2016 at 1:25:09 AM

I'm mostly familiar with French and Spanish politicians. They suckered. Although Pablo Iglesias is OK.

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Bat178 Since: May, 2011
#138936: Sep 17th 2016 at 1:28:04 AM

[up][up][up][up] United States Americans generally don't give a crap about the rest of the countries in The Americas or really anyone else but themselves unless it directly effects them. There's a reason why the rest of the world generally likes Canada better than them.

edited 17th Sep '16 1:45:00 AM by Bat178

BearyScary Since: Sep, 2010 Relationship Status: You spin me right round, baby
#138937: Sep 17th 2016 at 3:27:11 AM

I intentionally misspelled Trump's name For the Lulz. I'll stop doing it now. Sorry for the confusion.

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Medinoc from France (Before Recorded History)
#138938: Sep 17th 2016 at 5:18:26 AM

[up]Just call him Drumpf. Or Trumpet.

"Donald Trumpet" sounds good to me.

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Lightysnake Since: May, 2010
#138939: Sep 17th 2016 at 8:52:47 AM

Just call him Trump because anything else is distracting and honestly just immature.

SpaceWolf from The Other Rainforest Since: Apr, 2012
#138940: Sep 17th 2016 at 8:56:31 AM

...and it shows "America" as strictly the USA

I've seen this topic surface on several occasions. The reason is actually simple. It's a cultural thing. In the Latin American countries, children are taught that 'America' means the continents. They're also taught that the continents are one entity. In the United States, and (in my understanding) much of the rest of the world, children are taught that the continents are separate units. They're termed 'the Americas' as a collective unit. Separately, they're 'North America' and 'South America'. Also, because our country is the 'United States of America', it's known as 'America' in common parlance. It's the same practice as dropping 'Republic of' from Ireland or China. There's nothing appropriative about it. 'America' and 'the Americas' designate two different concepts for us.

edited 17th Sep '16 9:06:25 AM by SpaceWolf

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Cid El Cid Since: Jul, 2015 Relationship Status: Hiding
El Cid
#138941: Sep 17th 2016 at 9:39:36 AM

The six continents combined-America model is used mostly in France, Spain, Portugal (along with all their former colonies), Greece and I think two other European countries. The Olympic charter uses this model while excluding Antarctica. The penguins don't matter.

It was also used by the US prior to WWII (which explains the singular use of "America" in "America for the Americans") but it was changed because of reasons. Political reasons, I bet.

All of the anglosphere uses the two-Americas model, while other countries use even more different models (like uniting Europe and Asia or even Europe, Asia and Africa).

Anyway, regardless of how many continents are recognized on any given country, people tend to refer to people from USA as Americans because, in many languages, it's easier to pronounce than Unitedstatians or its variants.

edited 17th Sep '16 9:43:44 AM by Cid

blkwhtrbbt The Dragon of the Eastern Sea from Doesn't take orders from Vladimir Putin Since: Aug, 2010 Relationship Status: I'm just a poor boy, nobody loves me
The Dragon of the Eastern Sea
#138942: Sep 17th 2016 at 9:50:38 AM

Not to mention, the official name of the nation is "The United States of America".

Technically "Mexico" is "Los Estados Unídos de Mexico", but we just call it "Mexico".

Same with the US and "America".

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LSBK Since: Sep, 2014
#138943: Sep 17th 2016 at 9:56:06 AM

I always found it interesting how citizens of the United States being called "Americans" was apparently a hot button issue for people of Central and South America.

The idea of identifying with an entire continent(s) always came off as a bit weird. Like, that seems to big a scope to tell much that means anything. Or at least, that's how it always came off to me.

Kostya (Unlucky Thirteen)
#138944: Sep 17th 2016 at 10:00:52 AM

I never got the argument that it creates the idea that we're the only actual Americans. It's the only logical demonym for United States of America. We don't really have a proper name like Canada or Mexico.

Xopher001 Since: Jul, 2012
#138945: Sep 17th 2016 at 10:08:21 AM

Plus most Americans don't like being called Yankees tongue

AlleyOop Since: Oct, 2010
#138946: Sep 17th 2016 at 10:10:02 AM

I've seen some people propose USians as an alternative, but there's no real accepted way to pronounce it. The next closest comparison I can think of is the UAE, where the people don't refer to themselves as UAEians, but Emiratis in English.

So Statesians? Problem with that is States is a much more ambiguous term than Emirates. It'd be like people in North/East Africa or the Middle East calling themselves Jumhurians.

edited 17th Sep '16 10:12:06 AM by AlleyOop

pwiegle Cape Malleum Majorem from Nowhere Special Since: Sep, 2015 Relationship Status: Singularity
Cape Malleum Majorem
#138947: Sep 17th 2016 at 10:10:46 AM

Don't get too bent out of shape over the video. It's an extremely simplified and sanitized history lesson made for kids with short attention spans.

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FawfulCrump Since: Dec, 2010
#138948: Sep 17th 2016 at 10:10:51 AM

[up][up][up][up]Well, during my Game FA Qs days, I remember one US user being livid at a Japanese developer referring to residents of Latin America as "Americans".

edited 17th Sep '16 10:11:05 AM by FawfulCrump

RavenWilder Since: Apr, 2009
#138949: Sep 17th 2016 at 10:25:44 AM

It's a little bit like calling Irish people British, since Ireland is technically part of the British Isles.

IFwanderer use political terms to describe, not insult from Earth Since: Aug, 2013 Relationship Status: Wishfully thinking
use political terms to describe, not insult
#138950: Sep 17th 2016 at 10:27:36 AM

I personally think "Stater(s)" sounds nice enough in English

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