Ya take a look at some of the complete squalor some Americans live in and it paints a different picture. America is not Scandinavia, we abandon our poor and mentally unwell people far too often.
People really don't understand that there are areas of America that are indistinguishable from 3rd world countries.
Did field work for the decennial Census and it was extremely eye opening.
There's a reason the Census looks for workers with ATVs, small planes, swamp boats, etc.
And while I would always hope that by gaining their trust and get enough info to do the count to prove these people exist would lead to them getting resources, I'd still get this sinking feeling that I'd be the only person the government would send out there until the next Census.
Especially when they aren't doing jack for the people in the cities where it'd be easier to help.
This country is awful and delusional regarding social policies and racial tensions. It is not comparable to most 3rd world countries, at least on how most people view the term “3rd world.” Idk if it’s fair to equate American struggles with that of, idk Somalia for example. I’m aware that is an extreme example.
That’s true. The security we have gifted to us by two oceans and two centuries of ridiculous military build up (which I don’t agree with) is a reasonable trade. I’m lucky to not have dealt with clean water or power struggles where I am, so that’s easy for me to say. But I’m glad I’m not in Ukraine. Or a Muslim in china. Or a Yemeni. Or a Kurd. Or a Somali. Or Sudanese. We’re way better off than a good portion of the world. We’re lucky.
It's depressing. If I drive 2 hours east it's absolutely third world conditions. And those people keep voting for Republicans that want to take away even more help from them. I don't get it
Some folks here seem really invested in convincing you America is a horrible place to live.
It's always funny to imagine the reverse.
For instance imagine I spent all my time on here talking about Norway's gang, immigration, and failed integration issues for some reason. What a sad, weird thing to preoccupy yourself with.
Yeah, I'm from the UK (Scotland) and all you hear the Americans talk about is how we don't have free speech, are rife with grooming gangs, boat folks and stabbings.
Lmao please don’t equate Elon musk to the average American. The people you see online are the ones who want to openly complain. Most normal people aren’t like that.
Yes I get it, of course Elon isn't a great example, but his rhetoric is reflective of much of the sentiment you see online. And I'm also aware of the difference between the online world and what people are like in real life. I've travelled the world and most people are just normal, I've found.
"They were probably awake from a sugar rush of eating their bread which is actually cake. Please upvote me. Please. I need karma. No I didn't actually look into the bread is cake claim. I just want karma for americabadding."
Don’t forget about how hard it is to be from here, especially when someone is commenting that they live in a country where they wish for better. Gotta make it about us always.
Oh fuck off with these nonsense talking points. America produces plenty of oil, they just distribute the profits to private companies and shareholders instead of their people. And it’s a moot point anyway, because what’s making America look like a third world country amongst its peers has nothing to do with lack of cash.
Because y'all don't want to punish indecency. Releasing prisoners when they haven't done their time because they got bail or parole? Yeah, no shit the whole country stop trusting their neighbors.
Having visited…everything is incredibly expensive, everything is far away, nature and services are good, job opportunities, housing, and cost of living are not.
I’d rather live in England or the states to be honest.
Never lived in the US, lived in great countries like South Korea, Canada and for a short time in chile. The US has problems and I would never live there but comparing it to a third world country is a little silly
Or maybe you don’t know how bad some people have it in America? Yes for the average citizen it’s a privileged existence but there are many Americans living in developing world conditions, eg no affordable healthcare, no clean water, politically incarcerated etc.
When you look at the worst-off Americans from many European countries, it’s astounding that they live in one of the world’s richest nations
True I am privileged.. But American propaganda has made you believe most Americans are well off when the majority of them are poor and struggling..
Without Western capitalism and imperialism, lead by America for the last several decades, most of the countries that are even worse of than America would probably prosper.
Difference between America and the rest of the west is in other western countries we at least take care of our own people, although our treatment of the "third world" could, and should, be improved upon.
Mate ... I grew up in the rural American Midwest. There are poor people and healthcare bankruptcy is a serious problem, but even poor people in the US are relatively comfortable.
What an intellectually dishonest take. None of what you said is remotely true, but grips the reddit narrative completely.
A country as racially and culturally homogenous as Norway is in no way comparable to the US, which has to navigate social issues you couldn't dream of.
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