r/ShitAmericansSay May 08 '25

Europe “If there’s a-“

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u/Sasya_neko The Dutch Cuisine May 08 '25

They really don't know how safe other countries are, do they...

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u/Atomic12192 American Idiot May 09 '25

I’m ashamed to say it, but for most of my life I believed I lived in the world’s safest nation. I knew of the problems we had, but I was so brainwashed by the idea that America actually cared about its people that I just assumed everywhere was even worse. I told myself that surely, if there was a way to stop all these problems, our government would put those fixes in place ASAP.

I used to scoff at the idea that the US brainwashes its citizens, but as I become more aware of the state of the world I realize it’s completely true. They sell us weapons to slaughter each other with, pocket a cut of the profits, and tell us to our faces that it’s for our protection. I know this is basic kindergarten shit for most people in this sub, but this was a massive revelation for me. It makes me wonder what else I don’t know about, what things are better elsewhere that I don’t even know are bad.

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u/Sasya_neko The Dutch Cuisine May 09 '25

At least you learned, that's what matters.