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XanaDUer2

(10,822 posts) Sun Dec 27, 2020, 11:22 AM Dec 2020

is any other first-world nation [View all]

as mean to the majority of its citizens as the US of A? Is it our politicians, or are a majority of average shlumps just nasty? Or the rich divide and conquer with wedge issues?

Why are there so many masochistic/ sadistic Americans? Or just plain stupid?

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is any other first-world nation [View all] XanaDUer2 Dec 2020 OP

it's important to recognize that we are now a "flawed democracy" unblock Dec 2020 #1

Thank you for your detailed answer XanaDUer2 Dec 2020 #3

"the rich divide and conquer with wedge issues" Hugin Dec 2020 #6

True XanaDUer2 Dec 2020 #7

I think so too, a deep well of hatred in the GOP for others. Yes there should be general strikes Irish_Dem Dec 2020 #10

Have we reached a breaking point yet? XanaDUer2 Dec 2020 #11

If we have not reached it now, we never will. nt Irish_Dem Dec 2020 #12

I'm so tired of thinking XanaDUer2 Dec 2020 #13

The election showed a mass protest too. People took to the voting booths to fire the F-wad. nt Irish_Dem Dec 2020 #14

+1 Hugin Dec 2020 #5

If I'm crying in my beer it's because of the joy I feel that here in the U.S. we just got done abqtommy Dec 2020 #2

yes, I'm happy about the election XanaDUer2 Dec 2020 #4

There may be more of us, but they are still 47% of the adult population marie999 Dec 2020 #8

There are shitloads of them and they're nasty as hell XanaDUer2 Dec 2020 #9

Both Brazil and India are large, diverse democracies with huge underclasses Klaralven Dec 2020 #15

Interestin9g point, thanks nt XanaDUer2 Dec 2020 #16