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[–] 41 points 3 months ago (23 children)

I was thankful enough to have a tandem 7th-8th grade combo of English and History teachers who taught us the value of cognitive awareness. Followed by a high school math teacher that introduced me to "A True History of the United States" because they actually gave a damn. It's far too easy to see that we are the new Roman Empire, but on a speed run.

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  • [–] 16 points 3 months ago (22 children)

    Eh... 250 years aint a record, but given that the firmware was clearly not changed since then... -C.

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  • [+] -19 points 3 months ago (21 children)

    State your country and how it's better than the failure of the U.S.

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  • [–] 18 points 3 months ago* (6 children)

    You can basically throw a dart at the map and hit a country better than the US in some way. The US is ranked pretty far down in just about every metric you would want in a good society.

    You don't have to be an expert to see that, you just have to not be blind.

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  • [+] -7 points 3 months ago* (4 children)

    I called the U.S. a failure in the comment you are replying too... So you failed to answer any of the question and then tried to act like I was "blind."

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  • [–] 5 points 3 months ago (2 children)

    You really want me to do your Googling for you to find basically ANY international country ranking?

    The US is not near the top of anything other than things like most incarcerated, highest homeless population, highest opiate use , obesity rate, etc.

    Wikipedia has a fairly comprehensive list of pages for various international rankings, including the original sources for you to take a look at if you actually want an answer instead of just shitposting stupid responses to comments. The US is speedrunning its way towards becoming a failed State. If you can't see that writing on the wall, then you might be illiterate.

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  • [+] -6 points 3 months ago (1 child)

    Absolute failure of reading comprehension and trying to misdirect the conversation because you didn't want to answer the question, when you simply could have not answered at all ..

    Here let me some show you a proper response to that comment.

    "I'm from Canada and mothers are 2-6x less likely to die during their pregnancy here varying drastically by race"

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  • [–] 1 point 3 months ago

    Not a misdirect at all, I can't answer the question as it was asked because I'm American...

    We're not the greatest at anything worthwhile anymore. And this isn't new, The Newsroom spelled this out quite plainly nearly 2 decades ago, and it's only gotten worse since then.

    The government has been being slowly co-opted by fascists who have been enshitifying the country for several decades, since before I was even born. I've also had the privilege over the years to visit several other countries, visiting friends across the world, not just tourist traps, something most Americans never do. So I think I have a very direct experience with how the US compares to other countries.

    Why do your responses seem to be about defending the US as somehow better than it is, blindly?

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  • [–] 7 points 3 months ago (12 children)

    Most countries are better than the US in most regards.

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  • [–] 0 points 3 months ago (3 children)

    What a ridiculously stupid to say to say. You know that resisting propaganda doesn't just mean going to another extreme, right?

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  • [–] 2 points 3 months ago (2 children)

    What a ridiculously stupid to say to say.

    LOL.

    You name the metric, I'll show you how most countries are better than the US.

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  • [+] -6 points 3 months ago (7 children)

    Failed to answer any of the question. 0/10

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  • [–] 2 points 3 months ago (6 children)

    Which metric is important to you? The US is 10th or below in every single one.

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  • [+] -7 points 3 months ago (5 children)

    "State your country and how it's better than the failure of the U.S."

    That was what you were answering. You have not stated your country or how it was better than the failure that is the U.S.

    You are just stating the U.S. isn't good, while this was already established by it being stated as a failure.

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  • [–] 5 points 3 months ago (4 children)

    It doesn't matter what country I'm from, it's better than the US, in almost every measurable metric of happiness, prosperity, or longevity, lol.

    The vagueness is the point of my answer.

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  • [–] -3 points 3 months ago (3 children)

    It doesn’t matter what country I’m from

    It never does when people like you make this argument. How convenient.

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  • [–] 1 point 3 months ago (2 children)

    My country is better than the US in most regards, as are most other countries in the world. Youve been brainwashed to think America number 1, but your only number one in infant mortality, gun violence, and corruption.

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  • [–] -3 points 3 months ago* (last edited 3 months ago) (1 child)

    And yet you still won't name it, you fucking coward.

    We are not number one infant mortality and corruption, you fucking dumbass. Do you even what the Transparency Index is?

    You fucking bigots think you can just state ANYTHING as a fact as long as it's anti-American. It's beyond pathetic.

    The US is no where near "number 1" in infant mortality. What are you basing your assertion? Anything asides from "feels"? Try actual data, you dumbshit bigot.

    Gun violence, admittedly a problem, but stating we're "number 1" is just a further demonstration of your ignorance: The U.S. firearm-death rate was 13.2 per 100,000 in 2023, below Venezuela, El Salvador, Haiti, Colombia, Mexico, Brazil and several other countries.

    Number one in corruption? Transparency International puts the US as 26th out of 182 countries. In case you didn't know, which is extremely likely, the lower number the less corruption.

    What makes you think you just make shit up like that? Do you think it makes you MORE credible somehow? It's just a blatant statement of your incredible ignorance or maybe willing ignorance to defend your bigotry.

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  • [–] 2 points 3 months ago

    Is someone butt hurt their country is garbage, when they've been told again and again it's the best, most special, freest country ever? :(

    Please write 10 more paragraphs crying about it, and I'll think about engaging.

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