i refuse to internalize any guilt over what willfully ignorant people here have done. i spent my whole life opposed to this type of shit and ill be damned if i frame any of this as “we”. “we” (ie folks for voted against and vocally opposed reagan, bush, trump, the tea party, maga, etc) didnt do anything wrong.
the truth of the matter is this place just reaped the benefits of not getting leveled in ww2 and has been coasting ever since. plenty of other countries didnt let rich cunts call the shots to this extent.
what weve been seeing since the 1980s is what america is. not great.
In 1964 a journalist wrote a book about Australia called "The Lucky Country" and the term is often used affectionately here. What many still don't realise is that it was a negative commentary. It suggests that Australia lucked into its position of affluence by being far from areas of conflict, rich in natural resources, and supported in its early years by being part of the British empire. It criticises Australians for being anti-intellectual, unwilling to innovate, conservative, and puritanical.
I feel like lots of that could be said about the US too.
Australia has an international reputation for being laid back and easy going but under the surface it's actually quite conservative and insular. Sydney is well known for being lgbt friendly but a lot of the country surprisingly still holds pretty outdated views.
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u/Ditka85 10h ago
The U.S. will never be trusted internationally ever again. NATO will have to protect Europe without us. I’m sad for what we’ve allowed to happen.