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[–] AntiOutsideAktion@hexbear.net 52 points 1 year ago (3 children)

The American culture is uniquely garbage because of the unique history of having a frontier for self serving pieces of shit to murder a patch of land empty for themselves and assert their right to tell everyone to fuck off. When the frontier was exhausted the homestead became the small business. When the small businesses were absorbed, "you can't tell me what to do" became having a big truck and eating hamburgers with the motivation of spite.

[–] CrapConnoisseur@lemmy.frozeninferno.xyz 4 points 1 year ago (1 children)

We're also uniquely garbage because our nation was founded by a bunch of religious zealots who pissed off everyone in Britain with their dickishness so much that they were told to fuck off and be assholes somewhere else.

[–] SocialMediaRefugee@lemmy.ml 1 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Ah, you are upset it isn't authoritarian enough for your tastes?

[–] AntiOutsideAktion@hexbear.net 6 points 1 year ago

The most expansive police and military state that's ever existed? Are you high?

[–] can@sh.itjust.works 0 points 1 year ago (1 children)

And this is why I'm glad we're still federated.

[–] SnowdenHeroOfOurTime@unilem.org 0 points 1 year ago (1 children)
[–] can@sh.itjust.works -1 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

I enjoyed their comment. If I was on lemmy.world I'd never have gotten to read it.