I like your America, you Americas are so unlike your America.
this post was submitted on 28 Jun 2024
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God bless the United States of America
Best part of Gondwana
I consider myself an Oregonian first and American second. Most of the country I can absolutely do without.
Oregon though...
I could do without most of Oregon too
Non-American here. You all keep making up the vilest "jokes" about French people. The sheer level of ignorance and disrespect deserves nothing but contempt and derision. And that's what you'll get from me and most of Europe.
Better learn to cope ๐.
I wouldn't willingly live anyplace else.
I hate it despite realizing what a good life I have because I was born here with a lucky set of circumstances (cis white male). But I love parts of it, like the Bay Area and Oakland and all the surrounding hiking spots. If we didnโt share it with lunatics Iโd feel a lot better about it from a policy perspective.
No, but I like it more than China and Russia.
America is addicted to money however, and has a warped idea that working hard is somehow what life is about. But it's still not close to fascism and there is some accountability still.
Idk the Republicans seem to really want fascism.