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Irish_Dem

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16. Citizens from other modern democracies shake their heads at Americans.

Reply to Karasu (Reply #15)

Thu Jul 17, 2025, 05:07 AM

Jul 2025

For allowing themselves to be so screwed over and over.
No healthcare, education, childcare, paid leave, vacation time etc.
And Americans live in the richest country in the history of the world.

Some Europeans think Americans didn't suffer enough during WWII like the rest of the world.
So dIdn't demand change.

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