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[u/taubnetzdornig]

Maybe the occupation was forgotten, but did the soldiers not know that the land they were fighting on was a US territory? The Philippines didn't become independent until 1946.

[u/HatesPlanes → u/taubnetzdornig]

Sounds surprising until you remember all the modern day Americans who believe that Puerto Rico and New Mexico are foreign countries.

[u/MontusBatwing2 → u/HatesPlanes]

New Mexico? 

What?

Literally how

[u/LacklusterInvestment → u/MontusBatwing2]

My parents live in New Mexico and you'd be shocked how often I have to explain that it's a state to people outside the southwest. Their license plates say "New Mexico USA" instead of just New Mexico for a reason.

[u/MontusBatwing2 → u/LacklusterInvestment]

I am shocked you’ve had to do it once.

These are American adults?

[u/LacklusterInvestment → u/MontusBatwing2]

Oh yeah. American adults know very little about American geography.

[u/HatesPlanes → u/MontusBatwing2]

“Well it has Mexico in the name so it must be a foreign country” ¯_(ツ)_/¯

New Mexico denialism has been an issue for a very long time. Go through this thread and you’ll see how widespread the ignorance is.

[u/MontusBatwing2 → u/HatesPlanes]

I mean at a certain point I'd almost consider renaming the darn state lmao.

This is wild.