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[–] [email protected] 24 points 4 days ago* (last edited 4 days ago) (1 children)

Aahh, that other time amongst all the time when US politician show how sad they are

[–] [email protected] 2 points 4 days ago* (last edited 4 days ago)

Every day for the last few decades, I'd bet.

Actually probably since 1776. There's always some KKK-adjacent southerner elect screaming mentally ill shit, whom that locale considered the best option, because they are no better.

[–] sfxrlz 22 points 4 days ago (1 children)

they didn’t start behaving like toddlers with trump.

[–] [email protected] 9 points 4 days ago (1 children)

If I saw that on a menu I’d leave immediately.

[–] [email protected] 5 points 4 days ago

That would be the patriotic thing to do 🫡 🍟

[–] [email protected] 4 points 3 days ago

This aged well. I saw Grilled Cheese available for 12$ at a restaurant recently.

[–] [email protected] 9 points 4 days ago (1 children)

The political renaming occurred in context of France's opposition to the proposed invasion of Iraq.

Jeez, I understand that self-reflection isn't the strong suit of these people, but you'd think at some point they would consider whether branding the bombing of a country as "freedom" really makes sense.

[–] [email protected] 5 points 4 days ago (1 children)
[–] [email protected] 8 points 4 days ago

I'm free to go to work tomorrow or face life-altering financial ruin.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 3 days ago

Interesting that the list of "politically motivated food name changes" does not mention "home fries", formerly "German fries". IIRC this was in the context of WWI.

[–] [email protected] 6 points 4 days ago

This could have been easily avoided by calling them “chips” like a sensible person, and also by not occupying and destabilising the Middle East to maintain imperial control of crude oil production.

[–] [email protected] 7 points 4 days ago

Ah yes, the predecessor to the 'Gulf of America' idiocy.

[–] [email protected] 4 points 4 days ago

For $1.25 I’ll call them anything you want