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minus-squaretheposterformerlyknownasgood@hexbear.netlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up15·7 months agoMoscow is a common synecdoche for the Russian federal government, the same way “Washington” is for the US federal government.
minus-squareDessalines@lemmy.mllinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up14·7 months agoGood point, but how they phrased it above would be: “Make washington / make london a friendly country.”
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minus-squareMaoo [none/use name]@hexbear.netlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up9·7 months agoNeither Washington nor Moscow! Instead, The United States of America and The Russian Federation!
Moscow is a common synecdoche for the Russian federal government, the same way “Washington” is for the US federal government.
Good point, but how they phrased it above would be: “Make washington / make london a friendly country.”
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Neither Washington nor Moscow!
Instead, The United States of America and The Russian Federation!