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Comment by RagnarD

2 hours ago

The former U.S. that was once the freest place on earth.

The US being the 'free-st' place on earth at anytime is quite the misnomer. Sure, you can be 'free' if you are white, wealthy, oh and land owning. Tale as old as time. Sure, you can protest, but many many other countries have far surpassed the US on that one, and have been doing it a whole lot longer.

It never was. The US is under as much propaganda as NK they just refuse to recognise it from the inside, which is simply propaganda working.

As a successful nonwhite person in the US, AbsurdCensor made an infantilizing comment. Non white people have flocked here in droves because of the freedom afforded to anyone to become wealthy. I agree that we are back sliding (tax burden, regulatory burden, political repression, etc.) but it is absurd to make it about race and say that it wasn't once the freest place to start a business and even express yourself.

As long as you were a straight white Christian male, maybe.

  • Then why are so many non-white, non-Christians still flocking here? Why would anyone want to come to this country if it's such a hellhole?

    I'm not buying it. Turn off the news and go out into society, preferably one of those small so-called racist communities. You'll find out the truth, one way or the other.

  • You mean the typically most oppressed minorities these days, given that you people freak out about these people constantly?