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  • CanadaPlusEnglish
    5·
    1 month ago

    Legally it’s not required, socially it basically is, and there’s real costs to going against that.

    So, you’re technically right, maybe. It’s still not normal for a democracy.

    • Fredthefishlord@lemmy.blahaj.zoneEnglish
      14·
      1 month ago

      There isn’t real costs. It’s not socially basically required.

      Either way, socially forced is not the country itself forcing it.

      • CanadaPlusEnglish
        2·
        1 month ago

        So many stories Americans have written on here and Reddit contradict that.

        Either way, socially forced is not the country itself forcing it.

        Okay, sure. So what?

        • Fredthefishlord@lemmy.blahaj.zoneEnglish
          11·
          1 month ago

          You do realize that the bad is amplified on social media, right?

          Okay, sure. So what?

          So the statement given was false. And state forcing is completely different from social pressure in ethical terms.

          • CanadaPlusEnglish
            1·
            1 month ago

            I do, and I’ve adjusted for that. I know Americans and I know how they are about their nationalism.