Re:Singapore’s tech-utopia and surveillance state
by coldtea on Thursday November 18, 2021 @12:17PM
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>at this point held more by non-Americans than Americans
I've seldom met Americans who didn't think so, even leftists seem to have this mental wart (well, some of them might think Canada is the apex of civilization). Manifest destiny, and everything.
Re:Singapore’s tech-utopia and surveillance state
by rootusrootus on Thursday November 18, 2021 @12:53PM
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Only 29% of Americans actually think the country is headed in the right direction. Everyone else thinks Civil War Redux is close at hand, because The Other Side is evil and destroying the country.
I can't remember the last person I met who thought the US was the best place in all regards. We're mostly aware of the problems, but completely opposed on how to fix them. The current political climate is born from that intense frustration with the status quo.
I think that is a stereotype itself, and at this point held more by non-Americans than Americans. Aside from a minority of hard core believers, what I mostly hear is complaining about the country. Especially online.