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I’ve been really sad getting older and having so much more context on Britain. My family weirdly had access to all of British TV in US growing up and they had f
by ineedaj0b 1y ago
I’ve been really sad getting older and having so much more context on Britain. My family weirdly had access to all of British TV in US growing up and they had fantastic programs.
Now, I feel they are a joke. They seem like a strong example of what absolutely not to do. Their cultural exports have sunk. The arrested citizens for social media posts seems draconian. The economy barely hanging on.
I understand the Media has a bias and they been hitting the UK hard since Brexit (liberals think it ended the world) and now even conservative/alternative media hates UK for the pro-immigration stances.
With all that said even trying very hard to find things to like about the UK in a neutral way (I am a fan of PG, who I assume makes very smart decisions) I think the country is completely toast. Worse off than SPAIN! I never had a high opinion of Spain but it looks more likely to outgrow its troubles than the UK.
Prince Andrew and Kate seem nice. The British countryside seems nice. But what else will these people ever be capable of again?
When I read or interact with Britains irl I lump them in one of the lowest buckets for intellectual conversation. Does anyone have any hope for Britain to share or at least data to tell me I’m wrong about the UK?
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- School-Cotton 1y agoI assume you mean William, not Andrew.
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- ineedaj0b 1y agoYes. Sorry. Get them mixed up.
- tupac_speedrap 1y agoYou seem to be prejudice and cherry picking to backup your opinion judging from the way your post reads and the random unhinged comments on Spain for some reason, HN is attracting more pseudo-intellectuals these days unfortunately. I don't think anyone can help you apart from maybe a therapist but getting laid and interacting with people outside in a non-transactional may help
- ineedaj0b 1y agoHm. I asked openly for information to change my opinion - show data, examples, anything - and you attack my character. I get the largest amount of my news from Bloomberg. And you think I need to get laid. I have no issues with women or mental health. This entire exchange, especially with your reply - means I’m right on the money! I will find a way to short the UK. It’s all been going downhill since WWII, and the population alive hasn’t the gruff to fix the backslide.
- octo888 1y ago> When I read or interact with Britains Britons
- kitd 1y agoDon't believe everything you read on FB/X about Britain. There are problems but they seem to be the same as everywhere else.
- argsnd 1y agoYou’re just insane. It’s in the middle of the pack in the G7 in terms of size and recently at the top on growth. It does not have many problems that most other western countries do not also have. It’s significantly richer than Japan.
- baud147258 1y ago> It does not have many problems that most other western countries do not also have. I'd be interested in knowing what you think those problems are?
- argsnd 1y agoAgeing populations, declining fertility, high debt, lacklustre growth.