I keep reading about some stupid American saying this, that. ELI5, are there any normal people in America and if there are, why do they elect the stupid ones?
Yes there are normal people in America. I don’t have time to explain gerrymandering and all the other fuckery Republicans use to get elected. And I know this question isn’t real because I trust you’re not so bigoted as to judge an entire people of a country as one
I do not condemn the whole country, nation, religion, race, … football fans, … whatever, based on some small (or large) group of people from that community.
FYI, I live in a country that is problematic, a lot of corruption, untouchable and dishonest politicians, slow changes in society, divisions of all kinds, mostly on national, religious and political grounds. In every country there are normal people and those who have some kind of problem in their heads and the ability to project that problem, transfer it to others.
Somehow the USA was a “beacon” of democracy, where only during elections it matters who you vote for. It turns out that the USA is a shithole country like the others, only it has a much better economy (for some) and better propaganda.
Currently yes and it blows my mind how often the wealthy people around me don’t see what is going on around them or what the cause is (wealth inequality).
We are all in danger of becoming fascist provided we are in a capitalist economy.
America has made concerted efforts to ignore the best practices in education policy for about 20-25 years now. It is stunning how many people lack critical thinking skills.
Nah, we did the El Salvador prison camps, and now we’ve already got the “border” camps, next up is firing lines. I’m not even being hyperbolic, I give it a week at most, they literally just told us we are free game.
Didn’t you know? Everyone in Europe is perfect and everyone in the US is a bumbling MAGA idiot? That’s the impression I get from a lot of Lemmy threads, anyway.
We have a military force that escalates that we call police. They have tanks and qualified immunity. If you don’t see the cop problem in yankkkee land then you are the problem. What are 80 years old corn pop? Watch “hotr- the bad apple report” or “the junkyard news” on the youtube …Educated your damn self… These oinkers are rogue and it is every god damn day with these Karen magga reprobates.
I believe most will be explained if you watch the movie Idiocracy. When Trump got elected the first time the director of the movie said he never intended for it to be a documentary.
Billionaires have all the money in the world to buy all the propaganda they need to manipulate all the poorly educated people they can to get the politicians they want elected to rule the country as they wish.
Don’t gloat too much though, they are coming for you as well. AFD, Reform UK, RN, Sweden Democrats, all the same thing.
My casual observation living in the US is that a sufficient percentage of the population is cursed. In a first past the post system %50.1 are enough. The appeal of racism and violence in US-society predates its independence, the indigenous peoples and the enslaved know it too well.
I keep reading about some stupid American saying this, that. ELI5, are there any normal people in America and if there are, why do they elect the stupid ones?
Yes there are normal people in America. I don’t have time to explain gerrymandering and all the other fuckery Republicans use to get elected. And I know this question isn’t real because I trust you’re not so bigoted as to judge an entire people of a country as one
I do not condemn the whole country, nation, religion, race, … football fans, … whatever, based on some small (or large) group of people from that community.
FYI, I live in a country that is problematic, a lot of corruption, untouchable and dishonest politicians, slow changes in society, divisions of all kinds, mostly on national, religious and political grounds. In every country there are normal people and those who have some kind of problem in their heads and the ability to project that problem, transfer it to others.
Somehow the USA was a “beacon” of democracy, where only during elections it matters who you vote for. It turns out that the USA is a shithole country like the others, only it has a much better economy (for some) and better propaganda.
Calling it a shit hole country is condemnation. I see I was wrong.
I am sorry that you didn’t understand me that “I don’t judge an entire people of a country as one”.
I’m sorry that you demonstrated that your claim is untrue.
The US is a shithole country. You’d have to be dumb to think that statement means every person in the US is a shithead.
Okay, you caught me. I’m dumb.
Also there are tons of Americans with no desire to think
Are you American?
Currently yes and it blows my mind how often the wealthy people around me don’t see what is going on around them or what the cause is (wealth inequality).
edit: boows to blows
I doubt what you’re noticing is very specific to America. Every country is in danger of falling to this.
We are all in danger of becoming fascist provided we are in a capitalist economy.
America has made concerted efforts to ignore the best practices in education policy for about 20-25 years now. It is stunning how many people lack critical thinking skills.
Bruh some of the knuckle dragger bumpkin maggot tyrants are pulling in 200k…we are a peak corruption… Next is the death camps
Nah, we did the El Salvador prison camps, and now we’ve already got the “border” camps, next up is firing lines. I’m not even being hyperbolic, I give it a week at most, they literally just told us we are free game.
I know. Im related to a bunch.
Didn’t you know? Everyone in Europe is perfect and everyone in the US is a bumbling MAGA idiot? That’s the impression I get from a lot of Lemmy threads, anyway.
Yeah. Generalizations are all true! /s
Right wing racism is a serious problem in Europe and the majority of people in the US are from Europe anyways
We have a military force that escalates that we call police. They have tanks and qualified immunity. If you don’t see the cop problem in yankkkee land then you are the problem. What are 80 years old corn pop? Watch “hotr- the bad apple report” or “the junkyard news” on the youtube …Educated your damn self… These oinkers are rogue and it is every god damn day with these Karen magga reprobates.
What the hell are you talking about? What about my comment made you think I was defending cops?
I believe most will be explained if you watch the movie Idiocracy. When Trump got elected the first time the director of the movie said he never intended for it to be a documentary.
Billionaires have all the money in the world to buy all the propaganda they need to manipulate all the poorly educated people they can to get the politicians they want elected to rule the country as they wish.
Don’t gloat too much though, they are coming for you as well. AFD, Reform UK, RN, Sweden Democrats, all the same thing.
My casual observation living in the US is that a sufficient percentage of the population is cursed. In a first past the post system %50.1 are enough. The appeal of racism and violence in US-society predates its independence, the indigenous peoples and the enslaved know it too well.