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0 pointsleidenfrost1y ago0 comments

If people on the US were really liberal (in the original "capitalism of the free" sense), racism wouldn't even be an issue. People wouldn't care so much about race, and your genetics would be more as a "fun fact" rather than some central piece of your identity.

Also, they wouldn't care about atheists so much. Liberals may not be atheists themselves but they would be very detached from religion and "who whorships who". People wouldn't take religion so seriously.

The US is more like a bunch of conservatives trying to be liberal until their own beliefs trump liberal theory.

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downrightmike1y ago

Which is why we say that we hope you get everything you voted for. Because it will back fire on you first. It always has, and it always will, not our fault you can't learn from your mistakes.

leidenfrostOP1y ago

Is that a quote? I'm not American.

bee_rider1y ago

It isn’t a quote really, just a somewhat common sentiment. People are really frustrated with some of the voting patterns in the US.

downrightmike1y ago

They voted for a bunch of horrible people to do horrible stuff, which consequentially will negatively affect those voters the most.

sumedh1y ago

> If people on the US were really liberal (in the original "capitalism of the free" sense), racism wouldn't even be an issue.

These labels dont matter when your jobs are going away though.

leidenfrostOP1y ago

But that's a consequence of the global market, not because of immigration. Your wage is competing with the rest of the world.

And if there's a country capable of the same productivity with cheaper salaries, then it's expected for the company to expand overseas.

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0 pointsleidenfrost1y ago0 comments

The US is more like a bunch of conservatives trying to be liberal until their own beliefs trump liberal theory.

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downrightmike1y ago

Which is why we say that we hope you get everything you voted for. Because it will back fire on you first. It always has, and it always will, not our fault you can't learn from your mistakes.

leidenfrostOP1y ago

Is that a quote? I'm not American.

bee_rider1y ago

It isn’t a quote really, just a somewhat common sentiment. People are really frustrated with some of the voting patterns in the US.

downrightmike1y ago

They voted for a bunch of horrible people to do horrible stuff, which consequentially will negatively affect those voters the most.

sumedh1y ago

> If people on the US were really liberal (in the original "capitalism of the free" sense), racism wouldn't even be an issue.

These labels dont matter when your jobs are going away though.

leidenfrostOP1y ago

But that's a consequence of the global market, not because of immigration. Your wage is competing with the rest of the world.

And if there's a country capable of the same productivity with cheaper salaries, then it's expected for the company to expand overseas.

j / k navigate · click thread line to collapse