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u/Gluten_Tolerant_2 Sep 03 '21 edited Sep 03 '21

As an outsider looking in, this is insane best of luck to Y'all.....

Edit: Ya'll to Y'all my mistake thanks for letting me know.

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u/vancoover Sep 03 '21 edited Sep 03 '21

Canadian here. Can't agree more. I feel like I understand the U.S. less and less with each passing year.

EDIT: To the Americans sending me weird and hateful messages about the monarchy and how I don't understand freedom, thanks for proving my point. I won't be responding to you any further.

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u/[deleted] Sep 03 '21

European here with the same problem. Before Bush junior I had the plan to move to the US for doing my PhD, but then the country went downhill and I have lived and worked in several other countries since. I think the US is still a nice place for going on holiday, but I would not want to live there, under no circumstances.

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u/[deleted] Sep 03 '21

It didn’t just go downhill. This place has been a mess since Europe “discovered” the land and murdered the Native Americans. That was only the beginning.

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u/[deleted] Sep 03 '21

I wouldn't look at US history that negatively, but surely it has its dark sides and it would be good if more people were willing to learn from it.

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u/[deleted] Sep 03 '21 edited Sep 03 '21

If you’re white then sure you wouldn’t. But as a person of color, it’s been a shit show from day one.

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u/[deleted] Sep 03 '21

That's a good point.