• PlaidBaron@lemmy.world
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    7 days ago

    Its not a hatred of Americans. Its a hatred of America.

    The culture. The arrogance. The lack of respect for other nations. The blatant ignoring of rules and agreements they brokered. The list goes on.

    All things Americans have turned a blind eye towards for decades.

    So yeah, we know not all Americans are bad but theres no denying this has been allowed to happen.

    • IntangibleSloth@lemmy.world
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      6 days ago

      I’m not one for conspiracy theories, but I’m not quite convinced this was a legitimate victory. He mumbled something about “Elon knowing voting machine numbers” or some such on inauguration day. He’s letting Elon’s kid tell him to STFU on camera and is just sitting there taking it? Nah, something doesn’t add up to me.

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      Nah, it’s some hatred of Americans too.

      Trump isn’t some dude who took power in a coup, he was elected by a pretty decisive margin. The house and senate are also GOP and were elected by a majority. And, this isn’t just about Trump. I clearly remember how the US verbally attacked Canada under George Bush Jr. too, because even though Canada was willing to send soldiers to fight and die alongside US soldiers in Afghanistan, it wasn’t willing to go on an adventure in Iraq too.

      This is who the US is now. Some dude posting on social media that “hey, it’s not all of us” or “this isn’t who we are” or whatever is empty. If you’re out in the streets, day after day, then sure, I’ll respect that effort. But, really, the US is now the Nazi Bar, and I don’t like Nazis.

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      7 days ago

      At some point in life you’ll realize this is about homo sapiens when they form crowds and hierarchies, and not about just America.