• ThatWeirdGuy1001@lemmy.world
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    5 days ago

    Because our country is ran by oligarchs. Money is god here and if you don’t worship the almighty dollar you’re probably gonna have a bad time.

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        5 days ago

        Take a look at your police force and healthcare and say that again.

        At least your oligarchs have some empathy. Over here they’ll kill you for $5.

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          5 days ago

          Well they just refuse to invest. Take the examples you gave:

          • We have healthcare, but there is a hospital in which obese patients cannot go on one of the floors because it will collapse.
          • The police are well meaning but we cannot fit criminals in prison and have to release them early.
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        5 days ago

        Some of your oligarchs were taught what happens when the serfs revolt, and don’t want beheading to become the national past time again

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          5 days ago

          true. Doesn’t excuse the fact that some families have estates literally traceable over 900 years back. And any protest we muster wil be stopped by the rain nowdays.