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Have you given up on America? (kbin.melroy.org)

submitted 1 day ago by [email protected] to c/[email protected]

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This is applicable to Americans in the country and better answered if you actually live in it. The question stands - have you given up on America or do you really think there is a shred of a chance for a turnaround?

I think I have given up on America for it to do anything better for itself. I think the passing general election nailed the final nail in the coffin, that people who voted wrongly, wanted to worsen things in general to appease selfish personal agendas.

I think Americans in general really are set in stone about baking a cake and having it too with their interesting levels of double standards. They complain about big tech having your information, but turn around wanting you to sign a petition that asks for your information. They complain about commercials all year long, but will tune in by the millions for a Super Bowl. They complain about unfair wages, bad workplace environments and shitty bosses but didn't make so much of a fuss during the pandemic.

There's just too many things internally wrong with this country, that dampens what hope I ever had for it. Politicians and the "Real Owners" want to keep Americans dumb, complacent, tight and stressed to do anything. But if you give Americans a bit of leverage that could chip at those odds, they shit the fucking bed with their own incompetence.

So what gives, really? Live your life, do the best you can for yourself and those around you. Live another day but god damn fuck the majority of Americans and this country in general.

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[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 day ago

I'm going to start with one phrase of yours that galls me: "voted wrongly". There's no such thing. There's votes that you or others disagree with, but no such thing as a wrong vote. And as long as you keep going with the narrative that any vote against your preference is wrong, you're going to make more enemies in places and times when you need allies.

As far as my own hope? I don't know. I only know that some people who were prosperous before are suffering now, and that some who were suffering are now prospering. I'm sure it will keep going like that. So I don't know if it's hope, but rather comfort in the knowledge that nothing ever ends. Giving up isn't an answer I can accept, so I have to keep going and do what I can to build a future for myself and those I love.