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A woman brought her own snacks to Despicable Me 4. Then the police arrived (www.theguardian.com)

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[–] [email protected] 6 points 3 months ago (2 children)

Why are people incapable of understanding the US isn't the source of all evil? Shitty people exist everywhere. It's really not that complex of an idea to understand.

[–] [email protected] 4 points 3 months ago (1 children)

I'm in the US and did a double take when I saw that it was NZ; it's the Americentrism that was ingrained in me since childhood that led me to automatically assume, based on the headline, that it was a story from here.

It could easily be one of dozens of similar stories here. People here can get rabidly protective of their firearms. Threats/offensive comments like the one the employee in this situation made are common enough that I think this would only be considered a fluff piece in the states, if it made the news at all.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 3 months ago (1 children)

it's the Americentrism that was ingrained in me since childhood

You can (and should) fix that. Assuming everywhere else is better just because you haven't seen it (or buy the hype) does a disservice to the victims. Power tripping assholes exist everywhere there's power to be had.

[–] [email protected] 4 points 3 months ago

I've unlearned much of it, but it remains an ongoing process; it's similar to how recovery from addiction is a lifelong process. Unfortunately, many of my (I'm guessing our, but don't want to assume) compatriots don't feel the need to unlearn it or don't see it as an issue to begin with.

Assuming everywhere else is better

Nowhere did I say that I assumed everywhere else was better. I can see how you inferred that, but that wasn't my implication; I suppose my sarcasm didn't come through well enough. Rather, I am just so used to that type of gun rhetoric here and not used to that from what I hear about NZ that it was a surprise.

Power tripping assholes exist everywhere there's power to be had.

Fully agreed with you.

[–] [email protected] 8 points 3 months ago (3 children)

I think, it's more the US love of capitalism that makes people think so. It just sounds on brand that someone who worships their company that much would be in the US.

[–] [email protected] 5 points 3 months ago

I was more under the impression it was because in developed nations, cops don't go around killing civilians for frivolous reasons. But in the US, it happens regularly.

[–] [email protected] 9 points 3 months ago (1 children)

As someone who has been to South Korea, US capitalism looks downright reasonable in comparison.

[–] [email protected] 4 points 3 months ago

And some European airports are great examples of runaway capitalism. Good luck finding your gate when you're walking through what looks like a shopping mall on steroids. No, I don't want a Burberry Armani Hermes scarf, I want a damn sandwich.