• ShinkanTrain@lemmy.ml
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      13 小时前

      But they did say “undoing its greatness”, which implies there was greatness to begin with.

      • Em Adespoton@lemmy.ca
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        11 小时前

        Same greatness there as you find with “great bowel movement” or possibly “great white shark” - referencing it’s massiveness, not it’s quality.

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          10 小时前

          The MAGA movement (often referred to simply as MAGA, or Make America Great Again), was founded on the belief that the United States was once a “great” country but has lost this status owing to foreign influence, both within its borders (via immigration and multiculturalism) and without (via globalization, or the increased integration of multiple national economies). MAGA members think that this fall from grace can be reversed through “America first” policies that would provide a greater degree of economic protectionism, greatly reduce immigration, particularly from developing countries, and encourage or enforce what MAGA members consider to be traditional American values.

          https://www.britannica.com/topic/MAGA-movement

          Why are you whitewashing this?

          • Em Adespoton@lemmy.ca
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            6 小时前

            Why are you thinking I’m whitewashing MAGA?

            I’m saying the Australian paper intentionally didn’t add the “Again” in their headline as a pointed barb, while still using the word “great” in their headline byline in its non-MAGA form, thus doubling the irony.