various assassinations, the brink of nuclear apocalypse, an unpopular political war away from home that caused a social movement, and political espionage.

It’s like we’re cursed.

  • cloudless
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    213 days ago

    I don’t see how America is special relative to “the world”. Many countries have gone through much more than that.

      • cloudless
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        913 days ago

        Japan might be the expert: Totally decimated in WWII, including two nuclear bombings. Earthquakes, tsunamis, typhoons, volcanic eruptions. Fukushima diaster. Tokyo Sarin gas attack. Economic crash, ageing population, mass suicides.

        • @[email protected]
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          113 days ago

          Every country is unique. I don’t see the need to compare nor do I think op had any desire to compare

          • cloudless
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            213 days ago

            I didn’t start the comparison. It was the OP who said “We are the Florida of the world.”