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The US is barely a developed nation. The Economist reclassified the US as a flawed democracy in 2022. There were also proposals by members of the UNCTAD to reclassify the US as a developing nation in 2023, a classification formerly known as third world. The proposals were unsupported by the World Bank.
I don't remember where I heard this, but someone a while back called America a "third-world country but with Walmarts." And while the "third-world" moniker is a bit dated and problematic, I think the rest fits pretty well.
The US is like the Two-Face or Jekyll/Hyde of developed nations. It’s more like a developing nation with islands of modernity AND Walmarts.
We have all this money, military, cultural influence, universities, businesses, and so many other by-the-numbers indicators of a modern society. But we don’t have the quality of life, and we just elected Donald Trump in goddamn 2024. Decisively so. Fuck.
That was before Trump won. I think the category moved from developing to post-apocalyptic.
Pre-apocalyptic as of now, but things could change quickly.
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There was also just one in Wisconsin a day or two ago...
https://apnews.com/live/madison-wisconsin-school-shooting-updates
The Abundant Life school?
The comedy writes itself, but being American it'll need to be telegraphed thirty seconds in advance then followed by canned laughter
Well, at least half the oath of allegiance is...yeah.
While Switzerland has universal health care it's just by virtue of mandating everyone to get insurance from a private insurer.
At least there is a basic insurance package called Grundversicherung, which the insurers have to accept you for that has defined coverage. But it doesn't cover luxury bones (teeth) or vision.
Anyway I'm just trying to say choose one of the other 31 to model the US system after.
Lol we ain't changing shit.
This country is an oligarch piggy bank.
Our vote an illusion between sociopath capitalism+ribbons or sociopath capitalism+scapegoats. We don't get a vote on the economy. We don't get a vote to end an industry built on conning people into trusting them and paying them for years and then murdering them. Too profitable. That's why our "leftwing" party declared victory further enshrining that industry into our lives, a heritage foundation plan, to demands by neoliberals we say thank you.
There's only one way Americans would ever get universal healthcare, but we're largely too chickenshit, aside from one freedom fighter that will be made example of. So we'll continue to be treated as livestock, mandated to pay when well, then told to fuck off and die when we become inconvient to the con industry's quarterly profits.
I always wonder with posts like these, what exactly have you tried to do to fix it? We've certainly had primary choices that break the mold of typical spineless corporate Democrats. Did you donate to help save the seats of Jamaal Bowman or Cori Bush? Have you ever done any canvassing? Have you written to your representatives? Do you know the names of your representatives? Have you run for office yourself?
All of us could be doing more and doing it better. The vast majority of citizens haven't done nearly enough to have earned the right to claim that the system just can't get better.
I phone banked for Sanders on two campaigns. I call and know my reps.
I live in a rare caucus state. I'll never, ever forget the silent scowls of neoliberals as leftists came up and tried to convince them to vote for Sanders, not one of them came up either time. Didn't say a god damned word for their candidate. Just scowled and rolled their eyes wishing they didn't have to sit through people talking.
We won the room once by numbers and lost once, with no one changing their minds either time. Neoliberals just go the fuck along and do as their told without any opinion but tow the party line. Pathetic.
Who has single payer that covers teeth and vision? And when I say vision I mean good glasses, not shit lenses.
The US has never had a social contract outside of a few things like social security, medicare and medicaid. It's 335 million people lumped together with a good many of them doing everything they can to fuck everyone else over so they get a slightly bigger slice of the pie, unaware of the fact that if everyone worked together and looked out for one another, things would be much better for everyone.
Even Russia figured this out.
Hurrr healthcare is communism! Can't have that in muh country gun shot noises
"GUNS AND PEOPLE WHO BREED" ?
Don't worry: our greedy politicians are trying to erode it in all 32 other countries too. They want to be rich like HMO CEOs but not live in America, and don't get the paradox.
Imagine if besides the right to bear arms, there were also hospitals for the bears.
Godfreed?
Dude just really don't like George Reed.
Three to the power of two? Nine?
It’s so much easier just to make a few people rich.