It had to happen someday. I hope we can weather this and come back stronger in a few years.
EdIt: fixed a typo in the title
this post was submitted on 09 Apr 2025
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Am I taking crazy pills or does the first panel does not reflect reality whatsoever? In my experience, Americans (the citizenry) regularly, openly, and loudly criticize and/or mock dictators and oppressive regimes, the federal government historically does not allow for normal business or trade to occur with them, and in several cases in recent history (for better or worse) the military physically intervenes.
I think a small percentage of Americans notice dictatorships but most have historically ignored world events. Usually, other country's problems are more than most Americans can think about.
My point here, was now we have those problems ourselves and a lot of people are freaking out 'cause this is the worst we've had to deal with in a long time.
Wow, people think about their own countries more than other countries. Who would've thought!
As an American, I think we go well beyond that. The average person here totally ignores every other country's suffering and problems most of the time. And then we (on average) whine like small children as soon as we face any serious problem that's been widespread around the world. This is more than just "I have my own things to do deal with". It's more like "It's only a problem because it's happening to me". IMO, of course.