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Shithole country (crazypeople.online)

submitted 11 hours ago by hamid@crazypeople.online to c/memes@lemmy.ml

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[–] dkr567@hexbear.net 18 points 6 hours ago* (last edited 6 hours ago) (1 children)

Unfortunately that shithole country's actions have massive consequences for rest of the world.

[–] umbrella@lemmy.ml 1 points 2 hours ago

that's part of why it's a shithole

[–] mrgoosmoos@lemmy.ca 14 points 6 hours ago

you don't live in the USA yet

it's coming for you

[–] 9488fcea02a9@sh.itjust.works 47 points 9 hours ago

unfortunately, even if we don't live in the US, the consequences of their stupid decisions affect all of us

[–] IndiBrony@lemmy.world 20 points 9 hours ago

What if I live in the UK? It's pretty fucking shit here, too. Only real positive is that the Green Party are absolutely surging now. I've been Green for years, but I think I chose the best year to finally try and become a councillor. I live in hope that there are enough people left in this country with enough sense to vote someone in who actually gives a crap about fixing some of our problems, and not creating potential global wars...

[–] arin@lemmy.world 6 points 7 hours ago

Me but not in Dubai

[–] SatansMaggotyCumFart@piefed.world 33 points 10 hours ago (6 children)

USA is the only nation that matters on this planet and probably in the universe.

Every time you eat a pizza, listen to Led Zeppelin or go to church on a Sunday remember that America invented it.

[–] Cris_Citrus@piefed.zip 4 points 5 hours ago

I'm ashamed to admit I didn't immediately register the joke. But at least from the slew of down votes I can tell I'm not alone in being a little bit dumb 😅

[–] dantel@programming.dev 29 points 9 hours ago* (last edited 9 hours ago) (1 children)

It's hilarious that there are people from the US who would think that you're serious.

Just recently I followed a discussion where multiple Americans thought 'we are the champions' is an American song and obviously about America.

[–] Darleys_Brew@lemmy.ml 5 points 8 hours ago

There are USAians that would say what they’ve said seriously.

[–] Shellofbiomatter@lemmus.org 21 points 10 hours ago

Good to know who to balme, if I'm ever going to be forced to go to the church on a Sunday.

[–] blimthepixie@lemmy.dbzer0.com 9 points 9 hours ago (1 children)

But Led Zeppelin are European

[–] Klear@quokk.au 16 points 8 hours ago* (last edited 8 hours ago)

Unlike pizza and Christianity.

[–] djmikeale@feddit.dk 9 points 9 hours ago

You almost had me!...

Uh I mean, 'Murica, fuck yeah!!

[–] Ilixtze@lemmy.ml 7 points 9 hours ago (1 children)

Led Zeppelin? boomer detected!

[–] LouNeko@lemmy.world 10 points 9 hours ago (1 children)

Nah your thinking about Lightbulb Zeppelin. Of course it's not as new as OLED Zeppelin.

[–] davel@lemmy.ml 8 points 9 hours ago (1 children)

Nah you’re thinking of Organic Light Orchestra

[–] Viking_Hippie@lemmy.dbzer0.com 4 points 6 hours ago

Actually, you're thinking of the charge of the light brigade, a military action best known for being the inspiration for a poem that in turn inspired a classic Iron Maiden banger

[–] null@lemmy.org 1 points 5 hours ago

As bad as things are now, at least you don't live in the 1950's USA.

[+] TheAsianDonKnots@lemmy.zip -20 points 9 hours ago (8 children)

Kinda sucks here ngl, but Europe is SO small. Like that high school graduate who came back from gap year to a high school party saying he traveled “all over Europe” just to pick up girls. Come on guy, it’s like a metro rail pass and a two weeks time.

Yeah, it sucks in the US but we only have to deal with OUR idiots, we don’t have to deal with our own idiots PLUS a neighbor’s that are crazy unstable. I’m not in missile range of anything since the 60’s. Just saying.

[–] balsoft@lemmy.ml 7 points 6 hours ago* (last edited 6 hours ago)

Europe is SO small

Depends on what you count as Europe. If you include Turkey, Caucasus and/or the western part of Russia, it is fucking huge (~7500 km drive from Vorkuta to Cabo da Roca). Even if you only count EU countries, it's still not that small (~5000 km drive north-to-south). And it's also way denser than the US so there's more to see overall, you can't even explore any single country comprehensively in two weeks time (apart from microstates, of course)

[–] CuddlesMcBubblefun@lemmy.world 6 points 6 hours ago

I mean, you haven't NOT been in missile range since the 60s, that's when the Soviets really got their ICBMs online. Don't need to put missiles in Cuba if they got the range to launch the from home.

We just stopped CAREING about being in range once it got to the point that we couldn't actually do anything about it

[–] hamid@crazypeople.online 13 points 8 hours ago

I'm glad I don't live in Europe either tbh

[–] dantel@programming.dev 24 points 9 hours ago* (last edited 9 hours ago) (1 children)

I hate it to break it to you, but buddy, you are the neighbours that are crazy unstable. Your people shoot each other in the face constantly.

And Trump absolutely does have access to missiles he very well might be pointing at your ass at some point.

[–] TheAsianDonKnots@lemmy.zip -4 points 9 hours ago* (last edited 9 hours ago)

You and agree with each other. You aren’t telling me anything I don’t know. What I’m saying is WE have to deal with our own idiots. We don’t have insane neighbors willing to double down on the aggression less than a few hundred miles away. A few hundred miles could be a weekend drive to see family in the US.

[–] TheWolfOfSouthEnd@hexbear.net 14 points 8 hours ago

But you have the worst idiots, liberal.

[–] Hobthrob@lemmy.world 12 points 8 hours ago

I don't think most of Europeans are particularly afraid of being in missile range of anyone but the US, right now.

And the only country that doesn't really fit in with the EU in terms of overall values at all is Turkey, so not a lot of crazy neighbours around overall.

And, to be honest, if the US had a modern public transport system you could probably visit anywhere worth going in a couple of weeks too.

[–] Viking_Hippie@lemmy.dbzer0.com 5 points 6 hours ago (1 children)

in the US

don’t have to deal with (..) neighbors that are crazy unstable

On a scale from Bud Light to Everclear, how drunk are you on American garbage alcohol right now? 🙄

I’m not in missile range of anything since the 60’s

Fun fact: in 2026 you're thousands of times more likely to be killed by a bullet from a handgun in the US than by a missile in any other European country than Ukraine.

Just saying that you're full of shit. Because you obviously are.

[–] TheAsianDonKnots@lemmy.zip -1 points 4 hours ago

I didn’t say anything about Americas bullet problems and I certainly didn’t say anything about ICBM’s which we are ALL in range of. Im saying I’m not waking up tomorrow morning to an anti-missile battery defending me from a hail of dumb fire missiles or long distance drone strikes.

Haven’t had a drink in years, btw.

[–] gandalf_der_12te@discuss.tchncs.de 4 points 7 hours ago

It's not small, it's comfy sized.