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you wrote a whole bunch of words that I can sum up - yea america sucks but so does everyone else (false) - yea america is obese but so is everyone else (false

you wrote a whole bunch of words that I can sum up - yea america sucks but so does everyone else (false) - yea america is obese but so is everyone else (false) - being lonely is a function of your political affiliation (this was absolutely amazing to see - wow) - things are great cause I have few friends who barbeque - kids cannot walk alone because of urban vs. rural (wild wild wild stuff, one of the most urban places on the planet - Tokio Japan - has kids riding metro by themselves, you should look it up. this summer in belgrade I did not know where my 11-year old daughter was 80% of the day… this is america’s sickness, not rural vs urban Geez …

malandrew 2y ago
Strawman much? I don't understand how you can get "America sucks" from from my comments. I love this place. All the stuff you said sucks are things that suck in lots of other countries too. Why am I going to get upset about phenomena that's happening everywhere? The things I like about America are those things that are unique to America. > being lonely is a function of your political affiliation (this was absolutely amazing to see - wow) I was pointing out correlation. I didn't imply causation. You're reading causation into what I wrote. Loneliness or just general unhappiness is far less prevalent amongst those that lean conservative and very conservative. It's probably something worth investigating to figure out why this correlation exists. > Tokio Japan - has kids riding metro by themselves, you should look it up. Glad you brought this up. It was something I was thinking about when I wrote my comment. Japan has exactly that which the US has lost a LOT of in the past 30+ years. It's a highly cohesive, high trust culture. You should go and look up the research of Robert Putnam, who has done the largest, most comprehensive longitudinal studies of the decline of civic engagement. If you're so unhappy in the US, why are you here? Why not move back to wherever you're happier that has culture when you think the US has no culture? Reading between the lines, it sounds like you haven't made an effort to assimilate into the culture and that has colored your experience and negative view of America. I'm not going to disagree that America is sick, but it has the potential to get healthy again and that starts with changes that prioritize increasing the quality of life for those already here, whether they were born here or became naturalized citizens. And the prioritization of finding commonality between those that are Americans by birth or chose to become America because they believe in its potential as a nation.
- bdangubic 2y ago
  If you're so unhappy in the US, why are you here? Why not move back to wherever you're happier that has culture when you think the US has no culture? my wife likes money. she said 2 more years and then we are out to retire. I have been begging my wife to move for the last 11 years since my kid has been born as I consider the worst thing I ever did as a father was to subject her childhood to this environment. she is old enough now and has traveled all over the world that now she is doing more begging than I am. america is perfect place to make a boatload of money if you put in hard hard work but all else is really bad and we make excuses because money is sooooo great
  - malandrew 2y ago
    Got it. Wish you the best. Wish you had had a better experience here like I have. Only thing I can surmise is that you ended up in some cities in your list that left a lot to be desired. Denver is the only place on that list I'd ever consider living in. I'm unfamiliar with Fayetteville, AR, so no thoughts there, but I'd never want to live in DC, Chicago or St Louis. What was your favorite city out of all those and what was your least favorite? Are you and your wife from the same country? Did you meet in the US or came here together?
    - anonzzzies 2y ago
      I must admit; you actually try to convey why the US is great besides making money (or, as many maga idiots cite; gun ownership and 'freedom'. Kudos for that; you cited 0 things I would personally be interested in; we have bbqs and national holidays; both are nice the first time and then, well, not so much. The rest shows that you over sampled the koolaid and actually believe trump is going to make things 'even better' and believe that all systemic issues are wokeness and weakness. I hope you are really very rich as hard times coming, but then again, you did want those; president musk said; things will become much worse and people will need to tighten their belts before it becomes better. Which is code for my mate trump and our other mates will rob everything (mostly in terms of removing all regulatory oversight, rich/company taxes etc) in the coming 4 years and someone else can take over that turd while we go make more money after that. And smart people like you who got a chance actually think that they mean this is for the country and the people. I digress; there is no culture except maybe the idiotic focus on sports (watching that is; everyone still obese!), although that's no different in AUS and for a large extent the UK, so actually, nope. Disclaimer; lived and worked in the US; left the first time trump got the presidency.

malandrew 2y ago

Strawman much? I don't understand how you can get "America sucks" from from my comments. I love this place. All the stuff you said sucks are things that suck in lots of other countries too. Why am I going to get upset about phenomena that's happening everywhere? The things I like about America are those things that are unique to America. > being lonely is a function of your political affiliation (this was absolutely amazing to see - wow) I was pointing out correlation. I didn't imply causation. You're reading causation into what I wrote. Loneliness or just general unhappiness is far less prevalent amongst those that lean conservative and very conservative. It's probably something worth investigating to figure out why this correlation exists. > Tokio Japan - has kids riding metro by themselves, you should look it up. Glad you brought this up. It was something I was thinking about when I wrote my comment. Japan has exactly that which the US has lost a LOT of in the past 30+ years. It's a highly cohesive, high trust culture. You should go and look up the research of Robert Putnam, who has done the largest, most comprehensive longitudinal studies of the decline of civic engagement. If you're so unhappy in the US, why are you here? Why not move back to wherever you're happier that has culture when you think the US has no culture? Reading between the lines, it sounds like you haven't made an effort to assimilate into the culture and that has colored your experience and negative view of America. I'm not going to disagree that America is sick, but it has the potential to get healthy again and that starts with changes that prioritize increasing the quality of life for those already here, whether they were born here or became naturalized citizens. And the prioritization of finding commonality between those that are Americans by birth or chose to become America because they believe in its potential as a nation.

bdangubic 2y ago
If you're so unhappy in the US, why are you here? Why not move back to wherever you're happier that has culture when you think the US has no culture? my wife likes money. she said 2 more years and then we are out to retire. I have been begging my wife to move for the last 11 years since my kid has been born as I consider the worst thing I ever did as a father was to subject her childhood to this environment. she is old enough now and has traveled all over the world that now she is doing more begging than I am. america is perfect place to make a boatload of money if you put in hard hard work but all else is really bad and we make excuses because money is sooooo great
- malandrew 2y ago
  Got it. Wish you the best. Wish you had had a better experience here like I have. Only thing I can surmise is that you ended up in some cities in your list that left a lot to be desired. Denver is the only place on that list I'd ever consider living in. I'm unfamiliar with Fayetteville, AR, so no thoughts there, but I'd never want to live in DC, Chicago or St Louis. What was your favorite city out of all those and what was your least favorite? Are you and your wife from the same country? Did you meet in the US or came here together?
  - anonzzzies 2y ago
    I must admit; you actually try to convey why the US is great besides making money (or, as many maga idiots cite; gun ownership and 'freedom'. Kudos for that; you cited 0 things I would personally be interested in; we have bbqs and national holidays; both are nice the first time and then, well, not so much. The rest shows that you over sampled the koolaid and actually believe trump is going to make things 'even better' and believe that all systemic issues are wokeness and weakness. I hope you are really very rich as hard times coming, but then again, you did want those; president musk said; things will become much worse and people will need to tighten their belts before it becomes better. Which is code for my mate trump and our other mates will rob everything (mostly in terms of removing all regulatory oversight, rich/company taxes etc) in the coming 4 years and someone else can take over that turd while we go make more money after that. And smart people like you who got a chance actually think that they mean this is for the country and the people. I digress; there is no culture except maybe the idiotic focus on sports (watching that is; everyone still obese!), although that's no different in AUS and for a large extent the UK, so actually, nope. Disclaimer; lived and worked in the US; left the first time trump got the presidency.