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Why does free college work in Denmark but will fail if implemented in America? (piefed.social)
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[–] 20 points 4 months ago (3 children)

For any question about "why is this extra bad in the United States?", racism is probably a big factor. There's a book "Dying of Whiteness" that's pretty horrifying. Some people would literally rather suffer and die personally than let black people have nice things.

It's not the only factor, but it's a big one.

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  • [–] 8 points 4 months ago* (1 child)

    Pick an issue in the US and it's probably because of xenophobia of some flavor (racism, bigotry, etc) or money. Often both.

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  • [–] 4 points 4 months ago

    For the epstein class it's only ever about money - they make up the racism/bigotry to get poor people to support their grift.

    Not to say they aren't racist/bigoted, but to them, it's just a tool to get the money.

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