Army supplies were stamped U.S. mean united states. so its not the other way around. nickname stuck cause a supplier who was called "uncle sam". But still.. US still stood for United States
The post was saying he realized that "uncle sam" came from the US stamp. but the commenter implied that the US was meant to mean uncle sam which is wrong.
It really is what you outright said. "U.S. stands for Uncle Sam." That is what you said. U.S. stands for United States, and Uncle Sam is the persona used to represent the U.S. therefore his initials match that of United States.
Actually, it was very intentional. The term "Uncle Sam" dates back to WWI, when soldiers would get care packages from their families and the addresses would say "u.s." legend is that one smart ass soldier kept referring to the "u.s." as his "uncle Sam"
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