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ExWhoDoesntCare

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10. Funny, it's still the same country

Reply to reymega life (Original post)

Sat Dec 23, 2023, 05:33 AM

Dec 2023

I've always known it was: Racist, money-grubbing and violent. I knew it could be better, but it was a long way from being even a fraction of what it patted itself on the back for being.

It's quite fascinating to see how many people actually bought the BS myth about it.

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this nation isn't the country I thought it was growing up [View all] reymega life Dec 2023 OP

the country is but many of the people have been revealed to be a dissapointment. a deficit of decency. bullimiami Dec 2023 #1

People of a certain age remember growing up in a country where government did work.... Ferryboat Dec 2023 #2

The executive branch still works and pretty much KPN Dec 2023 #3

Important to note that the government worked well for white, straight, men. Elessar Zappa Dec 2023 #4

Came here to say that Arazi Dec 2023 #5

You are right, anyone growing up in the 60's was well aware of racism. Ferryboat Dec 2023 #7

Again ExWhoDoesntCare Dec 2023 #13

Add not-christians to that list ExWhoDoesntCare Dec 2023 #12

When was that? ExWhoDoesntCare Dec 2023 #11

It never has been. WhiskeyGrinder Dec 2023 #6

It has always been this way. Just now there is so much media. Srkdqltr Dec 2023 #8

Food shortages? Scrivener7 Dec 2023 #9

Funny, it's still the same country ExWhoDoesntCare Dec 2023 #10

How is the U.S. a third world nation? betsuni Dec 2023 #14