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If Americans could read
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this post was submitted on 21 Nov 2023
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Hurrr duurrr am lemmy user I hate america huurrr duurrr
Your alternative is what? China? Russia? Iran?
Have fun living there buddy. I'm staying in the west.
Oh IDK, maybe something like Sweden, Denmark, Norway, New Zealand, etc..... or any of THESE?
Best countries to live in 2023.
You think America is the only county in "the west"?
I think some context should be added on how hard it is to move to those countries though.
If you're wanting to look at immigration from the USA here's how many Americans live in each of those countries.
Those may be some of the best places to live in the world, but there are more immigrants from other places living in the USA than the total combined population of Sweden, Denmark, Norway, and New Zealand. If they'd open up the doors I'm sure a lot of American's would love to move, but until then it seems like a case of pulling the ladder up behind them or cutting the rope bridge after crossing.
Great for people born in these countries. Now what about the rest of the world?
Winning the birth lottery isn't an achievement. Trying to make the world better - is.
And that's not to shame nordic countries for their achievement - they're doing most things right - but their challenge is so much easier compared to the U.S that it's ridiculous to compare them. Sweden doesn't need to face ISIS or Bin Laden committing terror on their territory or threatening their countries existence (although sweden's r@pe statistics say they do have a problem...)
Being critical of your countries past and/or present actions doesn't mean you hate it. America is far from perfect but I still love it.
I 100% agree
But captioning your post with "If Americans Could Read" says otherwise. And the general opinions on Lemmy say otherwise. People here hate America, hate the west, and are against everything the west values.
And to these people my comment is relevant.