• Azzu@lemm.ee
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    6 months 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.

  • Zorsith@lemmy.blahaj.zone
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    6 months ago

    Gasoline prices are heavily subsidized in the US, the gas price you complain about is cheap compared to other countries.

  • aeronmelon@lemmy.world
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    6 months 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…

  • SwingingTheLamp@midwest.social
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    6 months ago

    As an American, I’m gonna barge in with my loud opinion, 'cuz that’s what we do. Here’s something which people living elsewhere might not know that Americans aren’t ready to hear:

    Automobiles are luxury toys and fashion accessories, and we shouldn’t base our entire lives on them. No, the car industry didn’t make our economy strong; it took off after we already had a lot of extra wealth to burn after becoming a world economic powerhouse. We can’t afford to keep wasting all that wealth on them as the world starts to burn, and half of our citizens sink into poverty.

  • Masterbaexunn@lemmy.world
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    6 months ago

    For millions of United States Americans, the so called “American Dream” is achieved in Mexico. They’re often illegal immigrants. They often have mental health problems. They gentrify our cities and are entitled as fuck.

    Pot calling kettle and all, but I do wish they’d go back to their own shithole country. They have demonized my country for decades and have weaponized the cartels to feed their own addictions. Most of the problems here can be tied directly to their humongous drug problems.

    Yankee go home. The United Mexican States is tired of your shit.