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The country is done for (lemm.ee)

submitted 6 days ago by [email protected] to c/[email protected]

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I'm all for inclusion of all people in our society. No one should be prejudiced for who they are.

BUT! Today I have to draw the line! Listening to the Play School alphabet song with my kid and it goes "A, B, C, D....X, Y, zed or zee". Since when is this blatant destruction of our national identity accepted?

I'll be picketing outside the ABC's head office from tomorrow and following that the education office until this travesty can be corrected! Who's with me?!

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[–] [email protected] 2 points 5 days ago (1 children)

by not using the countries name

"America" is not their country's name either ("USA" is actually closer, now that you mention it)

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

America is the country's short/familiar name. Like how the Commonwealth of Australia is just called Australia, the United Mexican States is called Mexico, and the Republic of China is called Taiwan.