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It was never based on democracy though
It was stolen
Then, people were brought to 'Murica because people who were already rich needed more slaves
Then, those people were weighted as a fraction of a white person when some semblance of equality started to leak in (under duress)
The US wasn't some experiment
It isn't something that happened with some noble purpose in mind (despite the propaganda)
It was a way for some rich people to take over a place to get even more rich
Now it has become the epitome of that celebrated greed
There are plenty of people just as wealthy, especially in Russia and India, but it's the Murican billionaire who is considered smart
You know,
Because racism
They're all awful cunts, but the Yanks are somehow held up as economic titans, rather than parasites
Literally none of that is related to what I said except in the most general sense. Me: america's institutions are democratically very flawed and where used as a way to not build a democracy in modern times. You: OMG AMERICA SUCKS AND HERE IS ALL THE TERRIBLE THINGS THEY'VE DONE.
Yeah no shit. happy you could trauma dump though. hope you feel better.
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