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Both things can be true, but it's funny that two opposite sounding replies came to this one comment about US politics.

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[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 week ago

It's your country and your representatives, those are the people you chose that our leaders have to deal with. Besides it does not matter if you support them or not, these people you chose as leaders clearly do not give a single fuck. I would feel sorry for you, but sadly you dug yourself into this hole no matter what. So it does not matter which most is the real one, all US citizens still will have to deal with the same shitty choices they've made.

If the situation was that of China or Russia, maybe individuals should be given a bit more benefit of the doubt, but you're talking about the literal self proclaimed "land of the free".

[–] [email protected] -2 points 1 week ago (1 children)

The best when i wrote to someone how objectively you have to blame all USA because 2/3 help trump get elected, and 2/3 support genocide of Palestinian people ( both Democrats and republican ) and they told me to “fuck off”

It is sad because they dont even know that they dont live in a democracy and dont know that it is possible to have a system that allow for balanced power distribution.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 week ago (1 children)

I can see how the genocide comment could rub people the wrong way.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 week ago

Well again objectively 2/3 of US are okay with it so it is expected to see 1 to 3 ratio of up and down votes when we call the genocide country what they are.

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