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It’s not just about the trade war. Nearly half of America’s neighbors to the north now think the U.S. is a bigger threat to world peace than Russia.

cross-posted from: https://lemmy.ca/post/60675401

Archive article: https://archive.is/FmFAC#selection-647.1-647.51

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[–] D_C@sh.itjust.works 2 points 12 hours ago (1 children)

what do you want us to do about it?

Something. Anything. Because doing almost fucking nothing while saying that you can't do anything isn't working, and will bring you back less than nothing.

Also, haha, don't try to play yourselves off as the victims here. Your country has had decades to not have a shit voting system or war mongering government/ruling class but time and fucking time again you guys just accept that bullshit with glee.
Other countries, and the people from those countries that are being hurt and killed, don't have that ability to vote in your country. They are the real victims in all of this.

Plus you've had centuries of the 2nd amendment, thus giving you the right and ability to rise up against tyrants. Well tyrants are there right now and all the rest of the world is seeing are crickets, tumbleweeds, memes, excuses, and performances. Doing nothing is an affront to all those dead kids in all those school shootings because, for decades and decades, it was "Yeah, those dead kids in those school shootings were unfortunate, but we need our guns in case of {insert bullshit reason here}”. Well in stumbles a bumbling, dementia riddled, pants shitting, orange child raping, corrupt russian stooge of a tyrant and what happens...nothing. Fuck all.

NO, you don't get to play the victim.

You're silent bystanders at best, NOT victims.
Maybe I'll agree that you are traumatised and abused bystanders, but not real victims. No way.

"People feel threatened, and some are being killed on our streets by our government."
So fuck. People are being threatened and killed by your government that are in entirely different streets in entirely different countries. And on the open seas.
Fucks sake.

[–] HexParte@lemmy.zip -1 points 11 hours ago

I love how you’re just an asshole