• archonet@lemy.lol
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    10 months ago

    Yeah, my mother was able to earn a bachelor’s degree (iirc? either that or an associates), paying for it by working as a cashier at McDonalds.

    The fucking eighties, man.

    My anger as I approach my thirties, unable to afford college even when I was working full time (before I lost my job), can not be overstated.

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      10 months ago

      You can still do that if you live in a first world country… Yes, I’m implying what I’m implying.

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        10 months ago

        Lemmy, every 5 seconds:

        guys are you aware the united states sucks

        guys
        guys

        I don’t think you’re aware

        the US sucks

        guys

        listen

        hey

        the US sucks

        did you know that?

        guyssssss

        like, yes, I get it, we suck, but also it’s exhausting being unable to emigrate anywhere and being constantly reminded of how much suck I get to endure for the rest of forever.

        • Miles O'Brien@startrek.website
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          10 months ago

          And dint forget, no matter who you voted for you’re still a dirty American and FUCK YOU for existing at a time when your country sucks more than usual. It doesn’t matter how you voted or what your beliefs are.

          And also if you can’t move out of the country it’s your fault for not… Something. I guess.

          And also depending on what community you’re in, SUPER FUCK YOU for deciding to leave your country instead of fixing it.

          And of course, as we can already see, every single shortcoming of your country is CLEARLY your fault or at the very least you deserve to be punished for your country being shitty in any way, whether it started long before you were born or not.

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            10 months ago

            Tl;Dr you’re just defending the act of kicking people when they’re down

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            10 months ago

            Yeah, most Americans are generally not into the “USA USA USA” cult-like behavior of it all. Most of us are just regular people working shitty jobs to pay for shitty places to live. And all the grandstanding and “Do something!” from your rant is extremely disingenuous to the people are fucking doing something. Just because you don’t hear about it doesn’t mean it’s not happening. And you’re kind of an asshole for generalizing a whole people like that.