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I live in the UK, and what you describe sounds like a 3rd world country, and yet the US is an incredibly wealthy country. Why do you put up with this? It's pre

• gonehome 5y ago
  The US is a big and varied place and the culture is interesting - though I’m biased. People are free to meet their ambitions and achieve great things without as much cultural cynicism. That said, even across states that have wildly different politics, there’s a unifying cultural thread that makes Americans more similar than different (it’s easier to notice after spending some time out of the country). There are regional quirks though and problems with incentive structures that can lead to bad outcomes nobody wants. The politics in SF right now are pretty bad, but there are 2 recall elections coming up that are likely to pass. Hopefully things are starting to turn around. The UK isn’t immune to these issues either I remember looting in 2011 or so? It’s hard to get the full picture from these kinds of snippets.
  • CodeGlitch 5y ago
    > The UK isn’t immune to these issues either I remember looting in 2011 or so? That's right we did. It was due to the killing of Mark Duggan by the police : https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/2011_England_riots https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/2011_England_riots It only lasted a few days, as the police came down hard on the criminals. Think of it as a precursor to the BLM riots.