I think we are finally being able to see this. I can't but, if I could, I'd already be living in another country. The US is now a wealthy, 3rd world regime.
The willful ignorance is what astounds me. I live here and after my father and several of my family members, some of whom I thought were smarter than this, fell into this trap, and were so belligerent in their beliefs, I ended up writing them all off. It's a cult.
It’s too easy to dismiss what is happening as the ignorance of the people. Sure, some are as dumb as a donut but there are some very smart people who’ve spent decades working up to this (think back to the Tea Party). ‘Education’ of the US population to vote for our tribe instead is not the solution
Hmm. I have found stunning ignorance in many of the countries I have lived in. Many Egyptians swear all Jewish employees stayed home from the Twin Towers on 9/11 and Hitler was a "strong leader." Cluelessness is not endemic to the US.
I lived outside the USA for 12 years including in countries like China and India. There is no degree of ignorance that comes close to us. We dominate in stupidity.
Living in another country is not required. Those of us who have two brain cells rubbing together in the U.S. have know it all along and are living in it.
Fact is more did not vote than did for any candidate.
It’s one of the ironies of live in a nation that is a superpower. The population becomes disincentivized and entitled. Ignorance (often willful) is the bi-product.
My sister was just asking me why Americans can’t understand why we 🇨🇦 don’t want to be the 51st state. When I was studying in the US, my classmates told me, “there’s so much to know about our own country. We don’t have time to learn about other countries.“
Most Americans study at least one more language in school, but our ethnocentricity can be reinforced even in foreign travel. As tourists we encounter foreigners whose English is far better than our second language, even if we have one. Hopefully US democracy will return, in a more humble version.
And though absolutely loving the US but now the fear of the constant reminder of guns and the sadness of never going back because the threat of ICE is far too great
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Religion, what is it good for?
Dumbing down the masses while stealing your money.
Fact is more did not vote than did for any candidate.
THAT is our major problem.
If you speak three languages, you are trilingual.
If you speak two languages, you are bilingual.
If you speak one language, what are you?
Answer: American
What they do not know