• lobut@lemmy.ca
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    15 hours ago

    People being surprised that bad people can come from other countries is a weird take on US exceptionalism that I didn’t expect.

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      2 hours ago

      Lots of countries have their own exceptionalism going on. Especially in the demographics that can afford to travel.

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      12 hours ago

      Really? I see it every time. Bad thing happens in US: “Of course it did. Where else could it?” Bad thing happens outside of US: “Wow. [Other Place] really acting like the US here.” Apparently racism, violence, and most other human sins only exist in the US to some people. It’s weird.

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        12 hours ago

        This, but especially since Trump was elected again it’s been notched up to 11,000. It’s quite annoying actually

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            27 minutes ago

            Even if you purposefully chose not to pin the ribbon to your lapel because you wanted the rose, but someone else came up to you and punched you in the face to force the ribbon on you