• theonlytruescotsman@sh.itjust.works
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    2 months ago

    Most “third world” or “developing” countries aren’t that bad, and there are places in the US far worse than the median developing country.

    Also most people in most places do not want to go to the US, even to visit much less immigrate. It’s generally either the worst of a particular society or those specifically harmed by the US previously and feel their chances are better off with the abuser instead of in the abused country. It’s not a wanted destination.

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      2 months ago

      Trump has a famous line whining about America only getting immigrants from the “shithole countries”. Wonder why, dude.

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      Everyone i’ve known who wanted to go to the US was interested in making easy money by scamming people. That’s the type who admire the US.

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      I’m not sure where you’re from, but at least in the Middle East that’s not the case. It’s a very desirable immigration destination here (less than Western Europe, though).

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        See the last part of the second paragraph for that. Victims of the empire paradoxically tend to want to immigrate to the empire believing they’ll be better off there than in the country that empire targeted.

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          That’s… not related at all though. And not all of the Middle East was subjected to (overt) American imperialism.

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      The UN General Assembly Human Rights Council 2018 report on USA’s poverty and human rights is a pretty quick and clear overview which makes it clear that parts of the USA are just undeveloped:

      http://undocs.org/A/HRC/38/33/ADD.1

      “5.3 million live in Third World conditions of absolute poverty”

      “69. In Alabama and West Virginia, a high proportion of the population is not served by public sewerage and water supply services”