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[–] [email protected] 10 points 21 hours ago (2 children)

Americans probably should have boycotted American products back when Europe put consumer data safeguards in and the US government refused to. Our food safety, our work life, our online data, our health care-- all driven by profit motive in the US but protected as rights in Europe.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 20 hours ago

Libertarian ideas are quite popular in the US; we are waiting for the invisible hand of the market to save us. Learned helplessness at its best.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 20 hours ago

These brands all still follow all those rules when they operate in Europe, they just don't bother on the other side. Like we get snicker bars and whatever, but they're just slightly healthier or at least don't contain stuff that's actively bad for you, but they're still shit if that's all you eat. The usual example is Fanta where the difference is really stark.