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fumblingmusings · 1 year ago
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Just for my own clarification regarding timeline stuff and baby America as is depicted in canon.
What is actually shown in canon is Finland is the first to see America after the Netherlands takes over New Sweden. This happened by 1655. The Anglo-Dutch War then occurs, which kicks the Netherlands out of America. This happened by 1674. England and France argue over who gets to be America's big brother - this is presumably resolved before the end of the century, say by 1697 with the end of King William's War.
We know from the Davie comic that Arthur visits at least twice over the course of a human life. We know that by the end of the Seven Year's War both America and Canada were babies still. America then grew at a human pace, Canada about half the rate of that.
I guess, essentially, what I'm saying is that England and America barely spend time together. I'd say, between England officially taking ownership of America and the Revolution, England is shown to visit on at least six occasions.
The length of time he spent visiting America in that field,
the time informing America about the flowers that are native to the UK,
the time he returns to give America the flowers,
the time when he introduces and spends time with both Canada and America as one household,
one more time when America looks like a six or seven year old,
and finally when England comes back to see America as a seventeen year old.
Six visits in around 100 years. (I have definitely misremembered other instances, but you can probably even conflate some visits into one event).
America was separated from other nations for around seventy years, and Canada seemingly had to wait until the Seven Year's War for a decision to be made about his prescence. The NA pair were alone for a significant chunk of their existence, and having England or France barge in changed very little.
I think my point is, yes, fanon enjoys creating familial connections, but in canon, you can't argue that they are genuinely present. And that’s the point almost. England saying he's going to look after America and then being awol for the next 100 years means the War of Independence was less a breakdown of what relationship there was and more a cracking of something that could have been.
It's never been an equal relationship (because America was a colony) compared to now where the two go on holiday together or spend new years in the pub. Distance and how to traverse it is an issue, yes, but it’s also a sign of how much England is delusional on what his relationship to and his understanding of America actually is. And what it is is very little.
By the end of the 18th century, the two genuinely were strangers to each other. If they were anything more, it was playing pretend almost, trying to squeeze a dynamic out of a strained acquaintanceship. It's telling that Canada is then shown to spend far longer stints next to England going forward. Not exactly the right lesson learned, but... well, it's something. Canada actively sought out England to spend time with him. America never did that.
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visenyaism · 5 months ago
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i don’t know about you guys but the main reason i am still on tumblr in 2024 is BECAUSE it is the most cloutless least influential social media app out there and that is the experience i am after. absolutely none of this will ever translate into significant attention or real success in my life and that is so beautiful.
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kirukrono · 3 months ago
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[Fig. 01 Mikuchondria]
The powerhouse of YOUR cell
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puppyeared · 3 months ago
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filipina miku!! my mom helped me with her outfit ^_^
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valtsv · 6 months ago
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stuck between "psychological horror statement" and "objectively the funniest thing you could say to your real flesh and blood dad" in the father's day card aisle
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bumblingbabooshka · 3 months ago
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Vulcan teen on Vulcan [tiktok] saying "I have just lost track of my father in the grocery store." The camera turns to show the viewers the grocery store in which almost every single older middle-aged man has a bowlcut and long robes. Camera turns back to show the teen's face which is expressionless and yet communicates all it needs to.
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nemesis-is-my-middle-name · 4 months ago
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that article going around abt firefox's new ad program is annoying bc it's phrased as though "mozilla has finally TURNED on its people and is SELLING YOU OUT for cold hard cash!!" when. that's not what's happening. it is specifically being implemented to discourage tracking behavior, and literally all the data they are giving to advertisers is aggregate and anonymized, which is like, the opposite of what that post wants you to worry about, lol
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malwarechips · 8 months ago
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yknow i never noticed the sheer rareness of images having ids or alt text on this website until i started adding alt text to my art (and trying to remember to add it to any images i post in general, especially text screenshots) and that makes me kinda sad
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kiwi · 3 days ago
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anybody else feel that being human is like being a long-time syndicated cartoon character watching the world get more complex while your own design stays the same until youre incongruous with the reality around you??
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alleesaur · 3 months ago
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casual blue crab miku doodle
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frenchublog · 3 months ago
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kosovo miku
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unsung-idiot · 2 months ago
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don't show him modern technology; it won't end well
bonus under the cut:
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incessantlark · 1 month ago
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made some icons of the pony crew !!
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willabee · 1 month ago
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she checks the floor vents every day to see if the furnace is on yet and today was the day :)
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12neonlit-stage · 1 month ago
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you're allowed to discuss and work together, reblog for a higher sample size or something
You have 1 week, good luck!
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