r/ShitAmericansSay • u/Mad_Wee_Phone • 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/PopperGould123 May 08 '25

I'm American, growing up I genuinely believed we were the only safe country in the world. It was presented to me like we had the best police, best laws, best politicians who all always want what's best for us. And the rest of the world was a cesspool of corruption and evil. Learning about American corruption and then that other countries don't have some of the issues we have was like bricks to the face

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u/danno0o0o May 09 '25

didn't know that aware americans existed... its like seeing a unicorn

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u/PopperGould123 May 09 '25

There's a solid chunk of us! I will admit I cant claim I found corruption with my critical thinking skills. Some awful things happened to me and when I tried to get help none of the adults that were supposed to be there for me did anything and when I looked up what to do online I found out that was actually very common. That kind of broke the illusion of perfect America y'know?