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0 pointsant6n10y ago0 comments

"(...) liberals and minorities, who also feel (...) america is actually not liberal enough" Are you serious? America is basically a conservative, corrupt dystopia.

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mjfl10y ago

> America is basically a conservative, corrupt dystopia.

America is a country of 320 million people with a median income of $51,939. A place where people are literally flooding to legally and illegally to get a piece of the prosperity. It a place that in the past 60 years invented the transistor, the personal computer, satellite communication, the internet, chemotherapy, lasers, fiber optics, countless pharmaceutical drugs, the iPhone and Android mobile devices, the list keeps going. Doesn't sound any dystopia I've ever heard of.

hkmurakami10y ago

Same sex couple rights and and women's rights are, while not world-leading, ahead of many countries.

Synaesthesia10y ago

But by social standards America is not liberal at all. Labor laws are very pro-business, very few labourers are unionized, and education costs are very high and health costs are way higher than other 1st world countries, despite spending as much or more on it.

There is no real labour party or left leaning party.

theorique10y ago

So it's not Communist in the same way as Europe. There are a lot of social programs and subsidies, though. Arrive illegally and watch the abundance of state and federal programs intended to help you, all funded by the US taxpayer.

rustynails10y ago

Speaking of political correctness, who do people tolerate women's rights? It's just another excuse for sexism. I support the rights of all people (which encapsulates men and women). If you want a level playing field, you have to think beyond gender, skin colour, sexual orientation, etc. when we stop terms like women's rights, I know we've progressed beyond political correctness. I can't wait for that day.

zamalek10y ago

At the moment women tend to be more discriminated against. Focus on the problems you know; however, in line with what you said you can't fix inequality by trading one group's rights with another (aka affirmative action) else you're just going to tip the scales the other way - eventually spiraling into an all-out revenge fest (which is happening in some countries that are dealing with racial inequality). This is where we are headed if we don't tread carefully.

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