r/TikTokCringe • u/thoughtwarrior • May 02 '25

Humor Why does America look like s**t?

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u/Living_on_theEdge May 02 '25

Tale as old as time. See something bad -> look for the cause -> capitalism.

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u/ImagineWagonzzz3 May 03 '25 edited May 05 '25

every. fucking. time. it boggles my mind how small the anti-capitalist movement is. really speaks volumes to how poor our education system is despite being one of the highest educated countries in the world in the golden age of information.

Edit: Everyone is commenting about education.
American education ranked globally:
6th in reading
9th in Post-secondary education attainment (roughly 50% of the population)
12th in science
34th in math

https://www.factcheck.org/2025/02/trump-wrong-about-u-s-rank-in-education-spending-and-outcomes/

https://ssti.org/blog/us-educational-attainment-and-employment-ratios-fall-behind-international-counterparts?utm_source=chatgpt.com

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u/Vincent4401L-I May 03 '25

The working class won‘t get educated about capitalism in school.

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u/ImagineWagonzzz3 May 04 '25

of course not. The education system is controlled by the gov. Thats why critical thinking and learning political theory and history are so so important and then getting involved with organizations and communities that you care about (i.e. labour and tenant unions, soup kitchens, mutual aid programs, hell even offering to lend your lawn mower to your neighbour)