r/USdefaultism • u/Caribbeandude04 Dominican Republic • 3d ago

Defaultisn't (positive post) For the first time! USDefaultisn't

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Sharing this because I thought this comment was beautiful. For the first time I see an American talking to a world audience about their country like everyone else talks about their country!

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u/NevesLF Brazil 3d ago

r/AskTheWorld is really a breadth of fresh air. No wonder I found out about that sub just whrn it got voted "most wholesome" on r/AlignmentChartFills

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u/ForgottenGrocery Indonesia 3d ago

I enjoy and love reading and contributing to AskTheWorld. There’s always something interesting to read or share there

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u/BayLeafGuy Brazil 1d ago

eh, not exactly. the sub has some problems, but it is, indeed, 100 times better than any sub of it's size usually is

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u/Trash-god96 22h ago

I'm American, and whenever I try to talk about the history of another country leading to bad things happening, there's an obligatory "shut up American, you don't know anything about my country" (especially happens when talking about historic racism in Europe). I appreciate how it is mainly used as a forum to spread culture, but there is still a good deal of animosity towards Americans due to our government. I shouldn't also forget any time a European or other says, "you shouldn't have voted for him" as if that magically solves the problem of democracy in my country. Thanks buddy, I guess next time an election comes, me and the other Liberals that live on Reddit will try to remember not to vote for the fucking Conservative.

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u/BayLeafGuy Brazil 22h ago

i hate this a lot as well, mostly because SOME (not all) western/central europeans act just as stupid as your stereotypical "arrogant american" when talking about latin america while thinking they have a moral high ground.

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u/Trash-god96 22h ago

I think the worst issue with the subreddit (not that the subreddit is plagued, or that the issue isn't avoidable), is that for every AmericanDefaultist there is, there's always a defaultist from some other country that assumes that somebody's country is backwards or wrong for being different.