• Manifish_Destiny@lemmy.world
    link
    fedilink
    arrow-up
    17
    arrow-down
    23
    ·
    1 day ago

    Pretty ridiculous to generalize like that.

    That’s like saying ‘you Europeans are all the same, voting for your queen and bishboshing to work everyday.’

    Ignorant as fuck sounding, right?

    • Buffalox@lemmy.world
      link
      fedilink
      arrow-up
      19
      arrow-down
      3
      ·
      edit-2
      13 hours ago

      The population in USA overall is actually evil, not all as individuals, but as a society. Death penalty, 3 strikes rule, persecution of homeless, bad healthcare for the poor, unlivable minimum wage, highest gun crime in the developed world, regular mass shootings, stand your ground, hostile to the environment and pollutes twice of Europe per capita, the 1% hoarding 50% of the wealth.
      Americans in their laws are displaying a general mentality of sociopathy and blaming the victim, and might makes right. It is very clearly a sick society. It’s sad that the sick mentality is so normalized, that many Americans can’t even see it, when it’s pointed out to them!

      I am perfectly aware that not all Americans are like that, there are also amazing people, they are like flowers growing through concrete. But USA is a sociopathic society, and Narcissism is widely seen as a virtue, because it seen as an expression of the ultimate individuality and freedom.

    • madjo@feddit.nl
      link
      fedilink
      arrow-up
      14
      arrow-down
      2
      ·
      19 hours ago

      You can’t vote for a queen or a king. That’s kind of the problem with monarchies.

      So yes, that’s an ignorant as fuck statement.

        • Buffalox@lemmy.world
          link
          fedilink
          arrow-up
          5
          ·
          16 hours ago

          EU has far better democracy than USA. It’s even part of the requirements to become a member. USA is a dysfunctional democracy, which is why it’s basically a 2 party system. That’s just one party more than any authoritarian nation, and it shows.

          • Kornblumenratte@feddit.org
            link
            fedilink
            arrow-up
            6
            arrow-down
            1
            ·
            13 hours ago

            Arguably, the curtent US political system could be described as two 1 party systems alternating in power rather than a 2 party system.

          • AngryCommieKender@lemmy.world
            link
            fedilink
            arrow-up
            1
            arrow-down
            1
            ·
            10 hours ago

            Ooh! So if GB wants back into the EU, will you guys make them stop supporting the welfare monarchy? Make the royals pay their own way! It’s not like they will cease to exist, they just won’t have tons of tax free estates.

                • Buffalox@lemmy.world
                  link
                  fedilink
                  arrow-up
                  1
                  ·
                  7 hours ago

                  The royals of the UK is a UK matter, I don’t think people outside UK care much about them.
                  We have our own Royals, and although I think the principle is morally wrong, they are actually a pretty integral part of our democracy, and have done a good job.
                  Most here may not realize this, but for instance we have on occasion had a parliamentary stalemate, that the Queen was instrumental in solving quickly, so government could function normally.
                  This is part of the reason Denmark is one of the most stable countries in the world. So most Danes are pragmatic enough to not to try to fix what already works.
                  Mind you royalty does NOT interfere in politics, but they facilitate and administrate negotiations in the case parliament can’t decide on who shall run the government.
                  Yes our royalty cost money, but probably no more than a similar function that would require a president or some other institution.