• activ8r
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    1 day ago

    No, it’s really not, mate. You need a massive reality check.

    I was gonna provide some links or reports, but a quick Google search was pretty overwhelmingly against you, so I’m gonna have to assume you’re just being disingenuous at this point and move on.

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      21 hours ago

      Hopefully I’m wrong, but that’s what I learned of the world. If I’m being disingenuous it’s not intentional.

      Search images of “favela”, tens of millions of Brazilians live in those, and Brazil is one of the “developing” countries; most countries are poorer.

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        4 hours ago

        I’ll be honest, I was in a bit of a mood when I initially responded, so I apologise for the unnecessary hostility. Christmas is a difficult time, so I hope you understand.

        I think the problem here is the perspective. There are problems in the world, sure. Many of them much greater than American problems, even at their worst. However if we are talking about general living conditions and quality of life unfortunately the USA falls short on a lot of the fundamentals. Health care, general education standards, overall public safety, etc. The US should be one of the best places to live, and it’s certainly not terrible when compared to third world countries, but when compared to first world countries it doesn’t hold up well at all.

        ETA: I live in the UK, so we are really not far ahead of you 😄 we have healthcare, but they are actively trying to privatise it. And it feels like general living conditions are declining. Still there is some hope left