• Ace T'Ken@lemmy.ca
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    9 days ago

    Sure wish Americans would do something about this so the rest of the world doesn’t have to suffer.

    • Rhaedas@fedia.io
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      9 days ago

      Let’s not pretend the rest of the world is so much better. I’ll concede the US is winning the race to the bottom. This is the winning Trump was talking about.

      • bus_factor@lemmy.world
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        9 days ago

        The rest of the world is largely getting their cues from the US, though. I wish they wouldn’t, but with the massive presence of US media and popular culture, the propaganda hits more than just the US.

        • LilB0kChoy@reddthat.com
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          9 days ago

          with the massive presence of US media and popular culture

          Look to the billionaires, the Epstein class, for who’s to blame for that.

          Almost a quarter of American adults have never traveled abroad. Only another quarter has been to 5 or more countries. Americans, by and large, only understand the world outside of their own country in the terms American media presents it to them.