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[–] [email protected] 42 points 5 days ago (4 children)

Here's one from the Middle East: Fuck your veterans. Y'all were right when you were calling Vietnam vets baby killers, and Afghanistan and Iraq weren't much better. And here's a corollary: Get the fuck out of the Middle East.

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[–] [email protected] 26 points 5 days ago* (last edited 5 days ago) (7 children)

Drastically reduction of guns WILL save your kids lives at school. But not "muh outdated rights from centuries ago".

Btw I'm not against guns, military and officers should have "easy" access to them.

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[–] [email protected] 36 points 5 days ago* (last edited 5 days ago) (23 children)

Credit scores only exist in the US. Everywhere else just compares your income to your debt.

Edit: apparently there are several other countries with credit scoring systems. The more you know... The US system, at least, is still bullshit designed to stratify economic class not only individually but by gender and with generational impact.

[–] [email protected] 31 points 5 days ago* (last edited 5 days ago) (7 children)

What? We have credit scores in the UK. Used for getting mobile phone contracts, housing, bank accounts, credit cards, loans, etc.

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[–] [email protected] 36 points 5 days ago (6 children)

Not everything is awful in the US.

Lately I've heard a lot of Americans talk like their country is the worst place in the world. While you do have problems, being grateful for the positive things is also important.

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[–] [email protected] 26 points 5 days ago* (last edited 5 days ago) (11 children)

MANY Americans aren't ready to hear these things. The rest of us are well-aware of them. We're glad that you're sharing your criticisms, and waiting for y'all to share with us how to implement your well-thought-out and practical, abiding solutions.

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[–] [email protected] 29 points 5 days ago (8 children)

capitalism is actually the worst possible system

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