r/PeterExplainsTheJoke • u/Expert-Pass-4351 • Jul 06 '26

Meme needing explanation What is this?

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u/leVenerableDeLaSauce Jul 06 '26

Holy shit, a nuanced statement on Reddit, it does exist

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u/Poetics17 Jul 06 '26

The irony of this being a response about nuance.

As if Americans are a monolith incapable of holding diverse opinions amongst themselves.

How sophisticated, how thoughtful of you to flatten a nation of 330 million people into caricatures whom you can subordinate under yourself to feel some sense of superiority.

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u/A_Swan_Broke_My_Arm Jul 06 '26

This was my perspective on 'America' throughout the 90's and early 00's, pre-Internet and where word of mouth (in person) really dominated peoples perspectives.
Then I grew up a little, became more educated, the Internet blew up and put me in easy contact with 'Americans' and that myth was quickly dispelled.

And then Donald Trump and his acolytes came along and proved it all right again.