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[–] Kusimulkku@lemm.ee 9 points 9 months ago (1 children)

So our values can change over time?

What a strange question. Of course they can and they do, all the time.

[–] FlyingSquid@lemmy.world 3 points 9 months ago (2 children)

Then what makes a value an American value?

[–] Kusimulkku@lemm.ee 4 points 9 months ago

Usually "country's values" are something the state or the population publicly (claim to) hold. Another perspective is what others view as their values.

It's not a clear cut thing at all. Americans often use terms like "freedom, liberty, democracy", stuff like that so I'm thinking from their pov those are their values.

[–] pascal@lemm.ee 2 points 9 months ago

Money.

Money is the only truly American value, everything else can be discussed about depending on how much money is involved.