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minus-squareSpaceCowboy@lemmy.calinkfedilinkarrow-up12arrow-down4·1 day agoContinents aren’t real. Which continent is Russia in? Is Costa Rica in the same continent as Mexico or are they in different continents? Is “Central America” a continent? It’s all made up bullshit, so why not just say Canada is it’s own continent?
minus-squareAnUnusualRelic@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up2arrow-down1·17 hours agoThe only purpose of Central America is to not have Mexicans on the same continent as US people.
minus-squarespeckofrust@lemmy.dbzer0.comlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up9arrow-down2·1 day agoI fully agree with you, but add the additional point that countries are fictions as well.
minus-squareMoose Winooski@lemmy.calinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up5arrow-down1·1 day agoWhile we’re on the topic, borders are very fictitious.
minus-squareSpaceCowboy@lemmy.calinkfedilinkarrow-up2arrow-down1·1 day agoCountries have leaders, cultures, and history. They’re at least as real is this web forum we’re communicating on is.
minus-squarespeckofrust@lemmy.dbzer0.comlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up3arrow-down1·1 day agoI’ll give you this; historically, they’re at least as real as the concept of whiteness. https://theconversation.com/whiteness-is-an-invented-concept-that-has-been-used-as-a-tool-of-oppression-183387
Continents aren’t real.
Which continent is Russia in? Is Costa Rica in the same continent as Mexico or are they in different continents? Is “Central America” a continent?
It’s all made up bullshit, so why not just say Canada is it’s own continent?
The only purpose of Central America is to not have Mexicans on the same continent as US people.
I fully agree with you, but add the additional point that countries are fictions as well.
While we’re on the topic, borders are very fictitious.
Countries have leaders, cultures, and history. They’re at least as real is this web forum we’re communicating on is.
I’ll give you this; historically, they’re at least as real as the concept of whiteness.
https://theconversation.com/whiteness-is-an-invented-concept-that-has-been-used-as-a-tool-of-oppression-183387