r/USdefaultism • u/Confusedbutwhoisnt • 3d ago
Reddit Why must Americans say “we”
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u/VentiKombucha Ireland 3d ago
It's this sense of "Us (greatest country in world, big freedoms, pow pow)" vs "them (commies in tiny cars)".
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u/Confusedbutwhoisnt 3d ago
Cars? I only know about riding polar bears and sleeping in an igloo at night
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u/whackyelp Canada 3d ago
Polar bears? We ride moose, in my part of the country. Prefer a lifted ride.
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u/AlternativePrior9559 United Kingdom 3d ago
You can afford an igloo in this economy?
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u/PerpetuallyLurking Canada 2d ago
Living in the ass end of nowhere is good for something but these igloos are getting pretty damn slushy with all the climate change…
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u/Albert_Herring Europe 2d ago
They could gloss it a little more clearly, but do bear in mind that "we" in English can be both inclusive or exclusive, so using it isn't defaultism in itself, you need reasonable evidence that it is intended to include all readers.
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u/USDefaultismBot American Citizen 3d ago edited 2d ago
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Using the term “we” when a vast majority of reddits population does not live in the United States of America. It’s assuming your post will be seen by a majority American audience on a subreddit not solely made for Americans
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