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ArbitraryValue@sh.itjust.works ⁨1⁩ ⁨week⁩ ago

• kameecoding@lemmy.world ⁨1⁩ ⁨week⁩ ago

  The delusion, awesome.

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• Venus_Ziegenfalle@feddit.org ⁨1⁩ ⁨week⁩ ago

  What about this did you choose in particular?

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  • ArbitraryValue@sh.itjust.works ⁨1⁩ ⁨week⁩ ago

    Well, I have the option of leaving. It’s not purely hypothetical for me because I’m not originally from the USA - I was just a kid when I came here, so it wasn’t my decision but it was a decision and I can see myself making a similar decision to go somewhere else. Maybe I will need to leave if things in the USA get a lot worse but for now living in a blue state still seems like a better option.

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• selokichtli@lemmy.ml ⁨1⁩ ⁨week⁩ ago

  Oh, you must be one of those techno-pharaohs out there.

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  • ArbitraryValue@sh.itjust.works ⁨1⁩ ⁨week⁩ ago

    Obviously the average American isn’t directly participating in making the major decisions, but what the average American wants still generally has far more influence on the future of the world than what the average citizen of any other country wants.

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    • redwattlebird@lemmings.world ⁨1⁩ ⁨week⁩ ago

      Um… I’m Australian and we just kicked out all the pro-Trump candidates. We also get to pick from a really long list of parties and even get to pick exactly who in the party we want. Voting is compulsory and because of that, voting has to be made accessible: it’s on a Saturday, you can vote early and polling stations are set up literally everywhere, even in the most remote locations.

      America has more agency than a dictatorship. That’s a very low bar.

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    • selokichtli@lemmy.ml ⁨1⁩ ⁨week⁩ ago

      I think you are being naive. Sure, Americans may have more influence than most people in the world, but their electoral and political systems invalidate that privilege. Most people in the world expect nothing from Americans, we know better. Potentially, Americans could be far more influential in the world in a good sense, but they maintain a government that is toxic for the planet and seemingly, they just can’t get rid of it.

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