I’m tired of hearing “and look what we did for you in ww2”. Most people who say this have no idea how bad that war was- one of my friend’s grandfather never spoke about it. He lost tons of friends. I’d hate to be friends with someone who constantly reminded me of everything they do for me. Right now, it appears like America has not learned anything about the slide into an authoritarian government.
They lost the space race on every single point except the moon, where they drew a line in the sand and said "we won". Their favorite pass time is deluding themselves of their unmatched greatness. That same nationalism is now leading them down a dark path.
They simply disregarded our warnings and cringing when it came to their 'patriotism' (read: nationalism) and what it could lead to. Look wherr we are now.
To qoute a scholar from Canada: "I hate to say atoadaso, but I toadaso. I fricking atoadaso" - Ricky, Trailer Park Boys (2000s)
Low in schooling, low in healthcare, low in civics.
High in bravado, high in foreign military bases, high in propaganda.
There are a lot of stupid people here, but that's everywhere. Stupid people tend to be vocal. The problem is that America promotes itself as a world example of democracy- but nobody has a voice here for under $10m. America is what happens when narcissism is given a global stage.
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u/Stargazer-17 14d ago
I’m tired of hearing “and look what we did for you in ww2”. Most people who say this have no idea how bad that war was- one of my friend’s grandfather never spoke about it. He lost tons of friends. I’d hate to be friends with someone who constantly reminded me of everything they do for me. Right now, it appears like America has not learned anything about the slide into an authoritarian government.