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[–] [email protected] 0 points 1 month ago (5 children)

The whole "hating America" schtick is nothing more than an incredibly cynical way of shutting down criticism.

There is nothing more Un-American than the lie that you must accept your country as-is, faults and all, without license to offer so much as a shred of criticism. We do not have to choose between "status quo" and "worse". We can choose better.

If the time ever comes where "better" is truly not an option, then we will have fully transformed into the third world country that we've been so derisively invited to relocate to.

[–] [email protected] 0 points 1 month ago

There is nothing more Un-American than the lie that you must accept your country as-is, faults and all, without license to offer so much as a shred of criticism.

Really? I find that very typical for Americans.

[–] [email protected] 0 points 1 month ago

That's actually really well put.

Do you think Americans will use what last chance of hope is left to transform their country tho? I don't think better is an option without something really terrible happening.

[–] [email protected] 0 points 1 month ago

We do not have to choose between “status quo” and “worse”.

We don't?

[–] [email protected] 0 points 1 month ago (2 children)

Well some more hate would maybe people motive to stop their terrorist shithole from doing terrorist shithole things.

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[–] [email protected] 0 points 1 month ago

No, it doesn't. You'd think it should, but why would anyone give a shit. At least Russians and Chinese and back then the Nazis had the excuse that they'd get vanished over night.

[–] [email protected] 0 points 1 month ago

It doesn't work like that.

You are vastly more likely to become what people tell you you are than to go "Wow, people keep telling me I'm an asshole, I should try being nicer."

[–] [email protected] 0 points 1 month ago

Choosing between the status quo and worse is exactly how FPTP elections with unlimited corporate sponsorship works.

Can that change? Sure! No idea how.