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(DIR) Post #B6hWuClApQpcgotCyW by augustus@shitposter.world
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England has Arthurian Legend for its mythsAmerica has....
(DIR) Post #B6hXo3WiLPv4Gnl3iq by ryan@fxe.io
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@augustus Paul Bunyan?
(DIR) Post #B6hXo9a7peDH37Ors8 by vriska@lizards.live
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@ryan @augustus bigfoot, john henry, mothman. skinwalkers. all the tens of thousands of different native american folklore mythologies, etc
(DIR) Post #B6hYYbfhj5vBUQ9zPc by ryan@fxe.io
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@vriska @augustus Don't forget pecos bill, the marlboro man, and the cowboys from those pace picante salsa commercials from the 90s
(DIR) Post #B6hnjoTJySXHgeAaJc by nerthos@shitposter.world
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@augustus A comically distorted view of WWII, lolocaust, 9/11
(DIR) Post #B6htY8ePitRiWLAtAu by hakui@tuusin.misono-ya.info
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(DIR) Post #B6hthRJ5jIEWzIdVY0 by augustus@shitposter.world
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@hakui
(DIR) Post #B6htjY57VptaZu6hSS by binkle@clubcyberia.co
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@augustus closest fit is probably the stories around the founding fathers and the revolution. Maybe secondarily around cowboys and westward expansion including the oregon trail and the gold rush
(DIR) Post #B6htk6xtofuqldzvYu by hakui@tuusin.misono-ya.info
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@augustus the true american myth
(DIR) Post #B6htpeg3u02wlwIXWC by binkle@clubcyberia.co
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@augustus @hakui nevermind this is more accurate
(DIR) Post #B6httdCrJURxMtXCnA by nach@detroitriotcity.com
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@augustus
(DIR) Post #B6htwh9Z5yi4ThSG2K by lina@eientei.org
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@hakui @augustus i thought the true american myth was america being the land of the free and not the land of the slaves to the jewish corporate overlords raping you with taxes
(DIR) Post #B6hu24jYqoMl3lrCsK by augustus@shitposter.world
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https://youtu.be/ye-YK9AwGFs
(DIR) Post #B6hu7R15QpeZcGbtHk by mrsaturday@shitposter.world
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@augustus @hakui
(DIR) Post #B6huI0ReZ35sOL4r8C by hakui@tuusin.misono-ya.info
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@lina @augustus no that's the myth for the american republic, we're at the stage of the great american empire now
(DIR) Post #B6huM9IJbXKSzngWky by lina@eientei.org
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@hakui @augustus i dont see a difference
(DIR) Post #B6huMKBz5PninLo7uq by sun@shitposter.world
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@ryan @vriska @augustus "tall tales" is a fairly unique american storytelling tradition. not totally unique, but the american spin is
(DIR) Post #B6huNpd9gXnIaYEdg8 by Maroon@clew.lol
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@augustus We used to have tons of legends, about cowboys and mountain men and lumberjacks and lakemen and river men etc. It however was right in it's final stage of development when mass media, radio and eventually tv, arrived and one shot the cultural development of Americans. Americas age of legend was only 200 and some odd years ago, the myths were still being writen. It wasn't just chance, there was a very intentional move away from folk stories to cosmopolitan fiction. One of the most tragic events in history, so many rich cultures cut down right as they were about to finalize.
(DIR) Post #B6huOOlB4i0XXZG2Xg by hakui@tuusin.misono-ya.info
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@lina @augustus the latter is very GAE
(DIR) Post #B6huTzzM5SWuS1YlJg by augustus@shitposter.world
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@Maroon I was thinking about how silly it would be for Americans to have myths about a legendary king from their past since their whole deal is based around not liking kings due to the PTSD they had with a particular one
(DIR) Post #B6hudA63sHOEPJ48cy by lina@eientei.org
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@hakui @augustus america is gay in general to me
(DIR) Post #B6hugEkj1KoNiRYIO8 by hakui@tuusin.misono-ya.info
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@lina @augustus yes that's the current one
(DIR) Post #B6hupgjwKkNH7hgwWO by lina@eientei.org
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@hakui @augustus maybe it should've made sure to not be gay so i could respect it
(DIR) Post #B6hutLok465xOKgU1Q by hakui@tuusin.misono-ya.info
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@lina @augustus well you'll need to go back a century ago to see that
(DIR) Post #B6huueHusSxyxywubQ by lina@eientei.org
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@hakui @augustus there's no ryuko a century back
(DIR) Post #B6huwCdsdPZpntxoAK by hakui@tuusin.misono-ya.info
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@lina @augustus you win some you lose some
(DIR) Post #B6huxpRHsGW4Q5qg3k by mrsaturday@shitposter.world
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@Maroon @augustus America's embrace of pluralism in the 90s and 2000s did a lot to kill this, really. Tall tales and myths used to be something that was celebrated in mass media. Now they're viewed as folksy garbage for a smallish segment of the country, apart from the cryptid aspects of them.
(DIR) Post #B6huzdrNtbwL5Sv6Ho by lina@eientei.org
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@hakui @augustus i'd rather not lose what retains my humanity in this fucked up stone cold incel world
(DIR) Post #B6hv4mFq74S4ZOo7YO by noyoushutthefuckupdad@shitposter.world
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@sun @ryan @augustus @hakui @vriska Orson Scott Card wrote a series of novels with the premise of "what if every interesting American figure (plus Napoleon) had magic powers?" He relased the final book just last month.https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/40290.Seventh_Son
(DIR) Post #B6hv4mSbLcezCymJRg by augustus@shitposter.world
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@noyoushutthefuckupdad @sun @hakui @ryan @vriska hey did you piss those jagged crystals out yet
(DIR) Post #B6hv5LayiT9oB5xzrU by hakui@tuusin.misono-ya.info
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@noyoushutthefuckupdad @sun @augustus @ryan @vriska sounds like a light novel premise
(DIR) Post #B6hv6EiflYzZ8szPzU by sun@shitposter.world
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@Maroon @augustus paul bunyan, andy griffith, etc don't help you sell sneakershttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rural_purge
(DIR) Post #B6hvSWxgcgA65edvGK by Maroon@clew.lol
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@augustus Eh, it's not quite that simple. Early American Christianity is puritan Christianity, and their dislike of the church of England led to the anti-king sentiment, but it wasn't nearly as wide spread as is now taught; it was in fact the political trend among the ruling class, not the folk that led to the no kings idea. American peasants were calling George Washington 'Your mMajesty' and in all but name treating him as a king, it was at his request that they called him and all future presidents Mr. President. The constitution and the structure of the federal government was also highly contested, it was the liberal freemasons (as was the style among the rich at the time) who won out; and not without quite undemocratic shenanagins! Modern Americans have been brainwashed with Democratic ideals their whole lives, but one look at how much importance is placed on the head of state as opposed to say, the much more important subprime court and you'll see that autocratic rule in it's nature isn't at all unappealing, just the words and forms we've been taught to hate.
(DIR) Post #B6hvT1xPNlMKDlkddI by Maroon@clew.lol
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@augustus The federal governments founding was a big mess and the official history you learn in school is a much cleaned up version.
(DIR) Post #B6hvWYvXG2zFLNYjcO by augustus@shitposter.world
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@Maroon The anti-federalists did nothing wrong
(DIR) Post #B6hvY7IuvijQFhElOK by Nudhul@shitposter.world
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@sun @Maroon @augustus >By 1966, industry executives were lamenting the lack of diversity in American televisiongamergate did this
(DIR) Post #B6hvf4lWlai4PEwCK8 by sun@shitposter.world
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@Maroon @augustus I hate Alexander Hamilton
(DIR) Post #B6hvttIZgObVBZSYHg by noyoushutthefuckupdad@shitposter.world
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@augustus @hakui @ryan @sun @vriska weeks ago. I survived.
(DIR) Post #B6hw6WWTfpyCJQzDA8 by Maroon@clew.lol
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@mrsaturday @augustus A big aspect of it is how localized it was (and what remains of it still is). Growing up in Minnesota I heard tales of lumberjacks and river ferries, not cowboys and Indians; those only came from mass media. That's just the way it is wit folk anything, only a massive amount of time and English dominance has allowed the Arthurian mythos to become so dominant for a counter example. But there's a very active effort to turn Americas mythos into anti-king -> slavery and civil war -> heros of WWII -> civil rights. That's the official government narrative, and is completely generalized across all the country in a totally unnatural way. It makes me so very mad.
(DIR) Post #B6hw6XDj52Z4TZDkZc by gav@cawfee.club
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@augustus the smithsonian destroying mysterious giants and or ancient aliens(the idea not the show)
(DIR) Post #B6hwBxsROmmIb8r0gS by augustus@shitposter.world
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@gav back in my Ancient Egypt phase I learned first-hand just how powerful the obsession with ancient aliens is among the modern americanoid
(DIR) Post #B6hwE3fUq1fR8dnVYW by noyoushutthefuckupdad@shitposter.world
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@sun @Maroon @augustus his musical sucks
(DIR) Post #B6hwROTMncLzQVTzxw by hakui@tuusin.misono-ya.info
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@augustus @gav >phaseit was just a phase to you??
(DIR) Post #B6hwTUlGOBufVer7uS by gav@cawfee.club
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@augustus the pharaohs of the rio grand~ mormons -> pre indian giants -> they were actually ancient aliensalso scientology too, alot of american things has this stuff
(DIR) Post #B6hwZcDjZKskNi5iPA by augustus@shitposter.world
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@hakui @gav I jest, I'll never stop loving my boys
(DIR) Post #B6hwem6iEnP6UbGct6 by hakui@tuusin.misono-ya.info
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@augustus @gav may your heart be light as that of a feather
(DIR) Post #B6hwz43hCkTLxXWyq8 by Maroon@clew.lol
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@sun @augustus They could have made Paul Bunyan sneakers (or more likely at the time cigarettes), but they wouldn't sell in the south. They needed a standardized narrative across all locales. And characters that they own is a nice bonus.