As an outsider I’m always amazed at that “land of the free” that is insistent on censoring stuff, and “home of the brave” that will run through the mud someone standing for freedom and having principles.
Yes. I know. I was there. Are you implying that none of these things I said happened in the USA happened in the USA? Because, they did happen, and it was there. Kind of like what I said and you helpfully quoted.
My turn. Here's what you actually said:
I'm always amazed that people seem to think the USA is a monolith.
Feel free to point where I said the USA is a monolith. Because while I did say that these horrible thing did happen in the USA, and that the USA is known to be "land of the free, home of the brave", at no point I said, implied, or subtly hinted at that this was representative of the USA as a whole.
Your phrasing does in fact imply that it's commonplace and widespread. For example:
that “land of the free” that
and
[that] “home of the brave” that
These phrasings can only refer to the country as a whole.
Your interpretation is yours, and yours only, don't push it onto others.
Here's what you actually said:
Yes. I know. I was there. Are you implying that none of these things I said happened in the USA happened in the USA? Because, they did happen, and it was there. Kind of like what I said and you helpfully quoted.
My turn. Here's what you actually said:
Feel free to point where I said the USA is a monolith. Because while I did say that these horrible thing did happen in the USA, and that the USA is known to be "land of the free, home of the brave", at no point I said, implied, or subtly hinted at that this was representative of the USA as a whole.
Your phrasing does in fact imply that it's commonplace and widespread. For example:
and
These phrasings can only refer to the country as a whole.
Your interpretation is yours, and yours only, don't push it onto others.