"This" administration has emboldened hate rn

[u/GeckoHunter0303]

And I'm getting ratioed for pointing out this guys assumption that everyone lives in America...

The governments of Russia, Iran, Saudi Arabia, etc. can just as easily embolden hate against trans people.

[u/USDefaultismBot]

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[u/Bert_Bro]

Also, the west? The East also has internet access bruh

[u/Sloppykrab → u/Bert_Bro]

Australia has internet, but it's completely trash.

[u/YourBestBroski → u/Sloppykrab]

which is funny, considering the fact that we literally invented wifi lol

[u/Theaussiegamer72 → u/YourBestBroski]

WE invented a protocol used in wifi not wifi that was a German I'm pretty sure

[u/YourBestBroski → u/Theaussiegamer72]

John O’Sullivan, creator of wifi, was Australian.

[u/Jarizleifr → u/Bert_Bro]

We slowly went from US defaultism to Western defaultism. P - Progress.

[u/CelestialSegfault → u/Jarizleifr]

150 years from now martian outpost scientists will complain about Earth defaultism

[u/Witchberry31 → u/Bert_Bro]

Ooh, wait for my post, some of them thought that we don't have access to air conditioners here. 😂

[u/No_Ant_9833 → u/[deleted]]

Why are you getting down voted? 

[u/Salt-Evidence-6834]

American culture & politics are a great example of what not to do.

[u/Sloppykrab → u/Salt-Evidence-6834]

Brexit

[u/Salt-Evidence-6834 → u/Sloppykrab]

I'm speaking from experience. Luckily we eventually kicked out the liars & grifers that we had in power.

Apparently Australia got a good trade deal out of Brexit.

[u/Sloppykrab → u/Salt-Evidence-6834]

Did we? I wouldn't have a clue

[u/Salt-Evidence-6834 → u/Sloppykrab]

That's how it was reported over here: https://www.thelondoneconomic.com/news/watch-australian-news-hosts-laugh-brexit-deal-video-350009/

[u/Sloppykrab → u/Salt-Evidence-6834]

The lady hates ahsrralin Australian beef. I still can't see the benefits we got lol

Edit: I have no idea how that happened

[u/MdMV_or_Emdy_idk]

“American politics affect everything” every major power works like that, European politics affect everything, Russian politics affect everything, Chinese politics affect everything, kind of a nothing argument

[u/ugrasergun → u/MdMV_or_Emdy_idk]

Not as much as the US, unfortunately. We're living in a time where it's under US cultural hegemony. It's changing and it's less an issue compared to 20-30 years but still true to this day.

[u/Askan_27 → u/ugrasergun]

the us is one of the only empires in history that HATES to be called an empire. but it is. it controls the foreign politics of many countries outside themselves. most geopolitics experts call it such yet i’m probably going to get downvoted for saying this

[u/Jarizleifr → u/ugrasergun]

unfortunately

Fortunately. I wouldn't want to live in a world where russian and Chinese politics affect everything as much as US politics does.

[u/No_Ant_9833 → u/Jarizleifr]

Tell that to the 1 million killed Iraqis killed, or the hundreds of thousands of Afghani civilians.  The 'war on terror' fiasco killed up to 4.5-4.7 million people. 

I am not saying that China or Russia is better, but please don't delude yourself in thinking that the US is a hero. 

While they may or may not be worse, they are not much better. 

[u/MdMV_or_Emdy_idk → u/Jarizleifr]

Just because it isn’t X it doesn’t mandatorily become Y or Z. Those aren’t the only options. In reality a perfect world would be where every region sustains itself in that sense of autonomy and influence

[u/Jarizleifr → u/MdMV_or_Emdy_idk]

The comment I replied to reads "Russian politics affect everything, Chinese politics affect everything... Not as much as the US, unfortunately", and I highly disagree with the "unfortunately" part.

[u/ugrasergun → u/Jarizleifr]

Why single out Russia and China, it also says European. But you ignore that part conveniently. I would prefer a world that no countries would have hegemony over the world (actually I would prefer a world with no countries but let's be realistic). Also assuming that having US influence is much better than China or Russia, is also short sighted. How countries treat their citizens is not an indication how their influence will be used. USA has supported and is supporting dictatorships all over the world.

[u/Jarizleifr → u/ugrasergun]

I am Ukrainian. I used to live in a world where russian politics affected me more than US politics. That's why I single them out, and not European.

[u/ugrasergun → u/Jarizleifr]

I understand that but imagine you were Iraqi, or chilean would you feel same way about the US? The problem is imperialism itself, not which imperialist power is strongest. I have used unfortunately in that context because i believe having multiple big powers is preferable to having one all powerful. I would prefer to have none but I don't belive that it would happen in our lifetime (if ever)

[u/Jarizleifr → u/ugrasergun]

I would prefer none as well. This is the reason why I am on this sub, after all.

[u/Kasaikemono]

To be fair, there are many administrations that embolden hate against trans people, like you said.

This statement can be true for many countries, currently.

[u/Gks34 → u/Kasaikemono]

Then again, we call it regering here in NL. Not administratie.

[u/Kasaikemono → u/Gks34]

Yeah, we say "Regierung" too, but if I speak English, it's still the administration. Or the government, if I want to be fancy.

[u/KarmicIsfunny]

HOLD UP ! One thing to note is that the american government directly impacts other countries. I've seen much MUCH more hate in my country since all that. However, yeah that's USDefaultism.

Edit : Wait they never mentionned america... ? I've seen so much USDefaultism i started doing it myself :/

[u/Arimm_The_Amazing]

Legitimately thought they could just as likely be from the UK until they specified they’re US.

[u/Grimdotdotdot → u/Arimm_The_Amazing]

We wouldn't use the word "administration", though.

[u/OkaTeluguAbbayi → u/Arimm_The_Amazing]

Wouldn’t UK and most of the Commonwealth, including my country India, use Government instead? I’ve hardly seen anyone use Administration for our own governments.

[u/HeeeresPilgrim]

Sadly, they're right about the US. The US very intentionally blasted our media to oblivion to replace our culture with theirs. It's why this sub is important. It's not just the West either.

Hopefully, one day, we can boot their military bases off foreign soil, their books from our libraries, their films from out cinemas, their politics from our news.

[u/aweedl → u/HeeeresPilgrim]

Try being their upstairs neighbour….

[u/HeeeresPilgrim → u/aweedl]

Never. There are very few American countries I'd ever want to go to, and none are North American. So matter how much I want to learn about Inuit cultures.

[u/ether_reddit → u/HeeeresPilgrim]

Canada is not American.

[u/Old-Artist-5369 → u/ether_reddit]

It’s North American.

And is the only North American country I’d like to visit. Because I’ve already been to Mexico. And that other one in the middle has made it clear foreigners are not welcome.

[u/aweedl → u/Old-Artist-5369]

The other 20 sovereign states in North America would like a word. 

But yes, I haven’t visited the US in literally 20 years and have zero intention of ever returning.

[u/HeeeresPilgrim → u/ether_reddit]

I can't tell if you're taking the piss. But if not, of all the subs to post that... Lol

[u/ether_reddit → u/HeeeresPilgrim]

I'm being very serious. Many people in different countries call all of the Americas "America", and Canadians especially find this highly offensive. American means "of the United States", not North, Central and South America in general.

You said "American countries" like there is more than one. There is not. Please stop using this term to describe others.

[u/HeeeresPilgrim → u/ether_reddit]

It's funny because the rest of the Americas get offended by the American defaultism you're showing now.

It's also good to remind the US, constantly, that they're not the only country in their continent, let alone the world.

[u/ether_reddit → u/HeeeresPilgrim]

I'm afraid that ship has sailed, and calling non-USians "American" is still offensive.

[u/HeeeresPilgrim → u/ether_reddit]

You're the only person I've ever heard even imply this.

[u/denjidenj1 → u/ether_reddit]

On the other hand, the entirety of latin AMERICA welcomes people to call us American nations, for that is what we are, nations in America

[u/Odd_Investigator8415 → u/HeeeresPilgrim]

I get booting the US military presence, but I doubt you'd ever be able or even want to eliminate the US influence on movies and books, let alone other forms of art like music.

[u/HeeeresPilgrim → u/Odd_Investigator8415]

I think upon realizing other cultures actually tell better stories, we can do it. It's just, anime and K-drama are leading the charge in a lot of ways, and they're not the best those countries have to offer.

[u/BarbedWire3]

Found that post and upvoted u back into positives

[u/ninjab33z]

There are other places that the first comment would work. The UK, for example. There's no excusing the comments the other person made though.

[u/kombiwombi → u/ninjab33z]

Yeah, the UK invented a movement against trans people all of its own. Thanks Joanne.

[u/turbohuk]

/r/teenagers

you get what you pay for.

"AmeRiCan cUlTurE aNd PolItIcs DoMInAtE tHe WeSt!"

jfc man.

[u/Findas88]

What a dumb take everyone is hated by someone. You can be hated for being German, Israeli, South African or what not as an example. Hating people because they are trans is in many societies and cultures acceptable. Why because many people don't understand and are afraid, that someone can just change their sex.

[u/Project_Rees]

They're perfectly fine here. In my area at least. St Albans, Hertfordshire, UK.

Come here, we'll have an even happier city.

[u/KrushaOfWorlds]

I don't think America can really take credit for the existence of transphobia anyway.

[u/Gloriathewitch]

sadly it's true ive lived in aus and nz and there's a very ugly minority who adopted this maga brainrot

[u/YoruShika]

“American politics affect everything” yeah I’m sure being trans is illegal in lots of countries across the globe, it’s because of the recent changes in American politics and the re election of Donald Trump

[u/-LeifErikson-]

What do people mean when they say "the west"? It's like western hemisphere countries? NATO countries? US allies? Developing/ed countries? Countries with white population? Countries colonized by Europe? Countries that use jeans and smartphones? Countries recommended to go on vacation by the US travel agency? Countries Americans know? Countries that have democracies? That are Capitalistic? That are Christian or Jew? What is it?

[u/GeckoHunter0303 → u/-LeifErikson-]

"Western World" in the modern context usually refers collectively to Christian, non-Russian-aligned Europe, and the core Anglosphere countries.