Have you ever traveled outside of America? (Not to Canada or Mexico) (lemmy.ml)

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If you don't know less than 50% of Americans have a passport. The ones who don't, I really see the limitation in their thinking. They never saw that most of the world is in fact freer than them, has a better system in place for their people, and doesn't have some of the major problems that America has. I'm currently in a country where over 90% of items are made in that country. America (made in China) can't comprehend this efficiency. P.S. I'm American

The thing that gets me though is how dangerous many Americans say other parts of the world is without having ever been there lol. I travel and I'll tell you America is the MOST dangerous country outside of warzones. Yes even more dangerous that Arab countries for women. Lol I know that propaganda is in a lot of Americans minds.

OK so who's actually been outside the country and can talk geopolitics and actually know from experience what they are talking about?

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[-] monovergent@lemmy.ml 4 points 18 hours ago* (last edited 18 hours ago)

I don't have much to say about geopolitics off the top of my head, but I used to scoff at pedestrian-friendly designs and subscribe to the idea that car ownership is freedom and roads are for cars only. Living in Germany for a few months and enjoying public transit made me perish those old thoughts.

Among developed nations, the US should not get any awards for safety, but I would argue that there's certainly worse out there without venturing into warzones.

[-] lunatique@lemmy.ml 1 points 9 hours ago* (last edited 4 hours ago)

The only place I can think of that gives America a run for it's money with gun violence, spontaneous for no reason, without gang members or cartels, is Brazil.

[-] fixmycode@feddit.cl 1 points 5 hours ago

are you saying that there's no organized crime in Brazil?

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