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Explain Like I'm Five

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[โ€“] Don_Dickle 2 points 3 months ago (1 children)

I remember a comedian who once described it like you did saying America is just one big game of tag your it.

[โ€“] Boozilla 3 points 3 months ago* (last edited 3 months ago)

That's a clever and funny way of putting it. It's just one stupid moral panic after the other, and racism is frequently featured.