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[-] qualia@lemmy.world 45 points 4 days ago

OP hasn't heard about ICE. Both images should look the same.

[-] spaceracoon@lemmy.zip 16 points 4 days ago

That is a very well curated picture of the USA. Based on my personal experience the average is WAY worse than that

[-] Flower@sh.itjust.works 10 points 4 days ago

The high number of bail bonds and pawn shops along the streets really stood out to me.

[-] Soulg@ani.social 1 points 4 days ago* (last edited 3 days ago)

It's just a picture of a big city, obviously the rest of the country doesn't look like that

[-] wizardbeard@lemmy.dbzer0.com 6 points 4 days ago

The image of the US drastically changes depending on where in the country you are. There are some beautiful forests, mountains, and wild spaces (unfortunately rapidly dwindling and defunded). There are dying rural and suburban areas with more pawn shops, payday loan, and bail bond places than grocery stores and fast food places. Some areas in big cities can be that clean and corporate, but usually it doesn't take more than 3 blocks away before you get into some rougher areas.

And as horrible as ICE and the other bullshit going on are, nowhere in the US is bombed out yet.

[-] workerONE@lemmy.world 2 points 4 days ago* (last edited 4 days ago)

In the picture America looks pretty awesome but the place they are visiting "you" looks pretty bad in comparison.

Seems like the theme is that America is pretty great and other places are not. Maybe it's because America keeps destroying these places? Not sure

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