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We are officially a shithole country [View all] octoberlib Aug 2019 OP

I agree. Tertullian Aug 2019 #1

Welcome to DU, Tertullian. calimary Aug 2019 #14

The USA has a shithole president malaise Aug 2019 #34

Here is a website that tracks gun violence UpInArms Aug 2019 #56

Thank you for that link. LittleGirl Aug 2019 #57

Terrific data source. One of the ones we used last weekend calimary Aug 2019 #61

What have we become. Claritie Pixie Aug 2019 #2

I can see upper New York State from my back deck. luvtheGWN Aug 2019 #13

Do all shit hole countries have shit heads for their leader? dem4decades Aug 2019 #3

The fish rots at the head. octoberlib Aug 2019 #7

If we qualify as one, then we certainly do have a shit head for a "leader." calimary Aug 2019 #16

I got the translation Beringia Aug 2019 #4

Thank you! octoberlib Aug 2019 #6

Jebus. Donnie Two Scoops has brought it all to this. No point even trying to deny it. marble falls Aug 2019 #5

+1 Truth! ancianita Aug 2019 #12

Uruguay is one of the most racist countries in South America malaise Aug 2019 #36

I've never read about that anywhere. Have to look at it. marble falls Aug 2019 #40

Shocked and unpleasantly surprised. marble falls Aug 2019 #43

Horrific racism there malaise Aug 2019 #44

I thought it was Paraguay that was bad FakeNoose Aug 2019 #47

The four worst in South America would be malaise Aug 2019 #48

I would deffo add Chile as well, and yes agree with your other four, Brazil is the worst IMHO Celerity Aug 2019 #66

True malaise Aug 2019 #67

it's such a dichotomy in Uruguay, they are really progressive on weed and especially on LGBTQ rights Celerity Aug 2019 #68

Interesting malaise Aug 2019 #69

A lot of Nazis, including Josef Mengele went to Uraguay, because like ... marble falls Aug 2019 #49

And weed is legal! OMGWTF Aug 2019 #60

I came to that realization the moment those words ecstatic Aug 2019 #8

A shithole country with infrastructure. Yes. More than Uruguay have issued travel warnings. ancianita Aug 2019 #9

Homicides are at or near historic lows in the US rictofen Aug 2019 #10

Here's 538's thoughtful look at gun death in America. I don't read that total deaths are down. ancianita Aug 2019 #20

I'm referring to all homicides rictofen Aug 2019 #25

Thanks. ancianita Aug 2019 #26

The homicide rate is still one of the highest in the world, from any cause, no? mr_lebowski Aug 2019 #27

No, No, and No former9thward Aug 2019 #30

I know what rates are, what I meant is that INSTANCES of homicides goes up as the population mr_lebowski Aug 2019 #42

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Tell that to the families of the victims killed by a mass murderer raccoon Aug 2019 #29

And yet a great many do come here rictofen Aug 2019 #62

Not in my hometown. cwydro Aug 2019 #35

That's unfortunate rictofen Aug 2019 #65

Is discrimination at or near historic lows as well? As that was part of the metric used. LanternWaste Aug 2019 #45

I'd say near it, yes rictofen Aug 2019 #64

k&r DesertRat Aug 2019 #11

We're a shithole country run by assholes and a hostile foreign entity posing as a news network. Initech Aug 2019 #15

I would think most Latin American countries would have some advisable warning against lunasun Aug 2019 #17

This is the end result of the U.S. being the worst neighbor in the Americas. ancianita Aug 2019 #21

Is Stephen Miller happy yet? BigmanPigman Aug 2019 #18

Temporarily soiled sandensea Aug 2019 #19

Does this mean America is great again? world wide wally Aug 2019 #22

I see President Biden sending SCVDem Aug 2019 #23

I'm hoping PBO will be our next Secretary of State FakeNoose Aug 2019 #52

Now we need a shithole nickname. My suggestion is: Trumpistan. nt NCjack Aug 2019 #24

My son-in-law, a Canadian citizen, murielm99 Aug 2019 #28

If he doesn't renew his passport, he can't visit other countries either. cwydro Aug 2019 #37

I can't think of any reason why foreign tourists would want to come here right now. tanyev Aug 2019 #31

Same here Pacifist Patriot Aug 2019 #33

I could understand you wanting to stay there. llmart Aug 2019 #38

Granted it was June... Pacifist Patriot Aug 2019 #39

I'm in Holland at the moment. a la izquierda Aug 2019 #41

Other countries have had us on travel advisories for a long time. Pacifist Patriot Aug 2019 #32

So. Much. Winning. majdrfrtim Aug 2019 #50

We've been a shithole country since November 2016 (n/t) PJMcK Aug 2019 #51

It's been that type of country... Buckeye_Democrat Aug 2019 #53

Cops of the world remember that? pwb Aug 2019 #58

If you want to go with that, I would suggest rephrasing TheRealNorth Aug 2019 #54

And this fits Putin's plans perfectly Fritz Walter Aug 2019 #55

This makes my day! Thanks! flying_wahini Aug 2019 #59

Shittrumpistan(TM). NCLefty Aug 2019 #63

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