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Re:France Becomes First Government to Endorse UN Open Source... by edhelas on Monday May 19, 2025 @02:09AM (#44026893)
I have some quotes about US sentiment, and it basically revolves around their need to have national grandeur despite being a lesser power.

US is all fanfare and rhetoric. Its fun stuff to play with in our imagination, but the ground reality of the world is different.

-- A French

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Re:France Becomes First Government to Endorse UN Open Source... by cjfd on Monday May 19, 2025 @02:53AM (#44027103)
Just switching country names does not really work. The US is the very curious case of a super power that attempts to become a third world country.
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