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minus-squareKorkki@lemmy.mllinkfedilinkarrow-up11arrow-down2·4 days agoThe real mistake was krauts dropping their nuclear plants. Nordstream was the generational transition plan for German industry and economy. The problem was US blowing it up, to get Europe invested in their “use Ukraine to hurt Russia” War.
minus-squareNonconfrontationaI@lemmy.mllinkfedilinkarrow-up5·4 days agoI thought kraut was like Yankee or Canuck?
minus-squareMaeve@kbin.earthlinkfedilinkarrow-up1·4 days agoI could be mistaken, but I was reared that it originated in one of the world wars and used like other slurs of that originated during those eras.
minus-squareNonconfrontationaI@lemmy.mllinkfedilinkarrow-up3·4 days agoThat’s fair I suppose, I don’t know that it carries the same power dynamic as a true racialized slur though.
The real mistake was krauts dropping their nuclear plants. Nordstream was the generational transition plan for German industry and economy. The problem was US blowing it up, to get Europe invested in their “use Ukraine to hurt Russia” War.
Real nice throwing in a slur
I thought kraut was like Yankee or Canuck?
I am curious about this too now
I could be mistaken, but I was reared that it originated in one of the world wars and used like other slurs of that originated during those eras.
That’s fair I suppose, I don’t know that it carries the same power dynamic as a true racialized slur though.