• lobut@lemmy.ca
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    5 hours ago

    People being surprised that bad people can come from other countries is a weird take on US exceptionalism that I didn’t expect.

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      2 hours ago

      Really? I see it every time. Bad thing happens in US: “Of course it did. Where else could it?” Bad thing happens outside of US: “Wow. [Other Place] really acting like the US here.” Apparently racism, violence, and most other human sins only exist in the US to some people. It’s weird.

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        2 hours ago

        This, but especially since Trump was elected again it’s been notched up to 11,000. It’s quite annoying actually