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[โ€“] [email protected] 11 points 10 months ago (1 children)

It originated from Reagan who took it from Thatcher, with Reagan not getting the "Make Britan Great Again" pun works because Great Britain is the name of the English portion of the UK

[โ€“] [email protected] 5 points 10 months ago

Great Brittain is the big island that England, Scotland and Wales lie on, but yes it's dumb that Reagan just lost the pun