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[-] Tattorack@lemmy.world 42 points 3 days ago
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[-] EgoNo4@lemmy.world 140 points 4 days ago

We can't understand how millions can vote for a senile, convicted sexual predator as president....

[-] Meltrax@lemmy.world 88 points 4 days ago

Dude half of us don't understand it either.

It's amazing what decades of defunding education will do when you mix it with a healthy dose of conservative talk show TV and social media algorithms.

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[-] fridgenoise@lemmy.world 26 points 3 days ago

The root of their problems is not political or politicians it's greedy capitalism. Arguably it's also the root of their morally ambiguous success.

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[-] veniasilente@lemm.ee 6 points 2 days ago

America is the whole continent. You guys just fenced the worst part of it.

[-] broguy89@lemmy.world 4 points 2 days ago

Ahem. It's TWO continents.

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Most "third world" or "developing" countries aren't that bad, and there are places in the US far worse than the median developing country.

Also most people in most places do not want to go to the US, even to visit much less immigrate. It's generally either the worst of a particular society or those specifically harmed by the US previously and feel their chances are better off with the abuser instead of in the abused country. It's not a wanted destination.

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[-] deadbeef79000@lemmy.nz 107 points 4 days ago

Your gun worship is killing you.

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[-] Azzu@lemm.ee 88 points 4 days ago

The main reason US can and could ever delude itself into being great is for having a ridiculous people-to-land/resources ratio. There is nothing inherently great about how the US does things, it just seems that way because you can do whatever you want if you have essentially infinite resources compared to everyone else.

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[-] HowManyNimons@lemmy.world 43 points 3 days ago

All of your sitcoms are crap. The same recycled gags over and over. Unpleasant people who hate each other snarking, saying "oh my god" and then explaining their jokes.

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[-] aeronmelon@lemmy.world 107 points 4 days ago

Affordable healthcare

Public transit

Civilian oversight

Prisoner rehabilitation

Universal income

Free education

Separation of religion and state

Wealth taxes

Law enforcement accountability

Environmental regulations…

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[-] LuckyPierre@lemm.ee 14 points 3 days ago

You should do this for other countries too. America isn't the only country with an idealised view of what other people think of them.

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[-] walter_wiggles@lemmy.nz 124 points 4 days ago

Needing two jobs to survive isn't a good thing.

[-] recentSloth43@lemmy.world 55 points 4 days ago

We exist as much as you do. You're not the main character.

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[-] steeznson@lemmy.world 54 points 4 days ago

You wasted your chance as a hyper-power. The Soviet Union had fallen and the world was essentially yours but you did nothing with it. Now India and China are rising powers and you are going back to being a regular super-power.

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[-] bstix@feddit.dk 72 points 4 days ago
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[-] lemmus@lemmy.world 116 points 4 days ago
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[-] 7uWqKj@lemmy.world 28 points 3 days ago

Americans invented neither the car not the computer.

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[-] AceFuzzLord@lemm.ee 27 points 3 days ago

In foreign countries, the people don't always speak English or "American" and shouldn't be expected to bow down to you.

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[-] Jarix@lemmy.world 18 points 3 days ago

You need a second civil war

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[-] UrPartnerInCrime@sh.itjust.works 36 points 3 days ago

Anybody on this platform already knows all the problems and how it can be better. Anyone preaching here hoping an American will read it and change are just wasting keystrokes.

We know it's bad. Unfortunately there's not much anyone of us here can do besides bitch and moan, or else we wouldn't be on Reddit Ultra.

That being said, German McDonald's have chicken wings and they're pretty amazing.

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[-] HowManyNimons@lemmy.world 35 points 3 days ago

We aren't in your timezones, so we're not going to join your Discords.

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[-] angstylittlecatboy@reddthat.com 39 points 3 days ago

ITT: As per usual, Lemmy thinks living in conditions and condoning them are the same thing

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[-] SocialMediaRefugee@lemmy.world 12 points 3 days ago
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