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9. I made a comment to a friend last night

Sun Jan 5, 2025, 01:49 PM

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that the majority of Americans have been living third world status, while residing in one of the richest countries in the world. trump wants to take us back down to 3rd world, for all the world to see? Well, most of us have been living that life for decades now. Americans are just too gullible, too soft, and too apathetic to do anything about it. And if anyone points it out to them, they scream "America exceptionalism".... yeah, we're exceptional alright... we're the exception to every 1st world country on earth in the way they treat their citizens, IMO.

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