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bucolic_frolic

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1. There are underlying motives that are uniquely American

Reply to Rhiannon12866 (Original post)

Tue Dec 17, 2024, 10:16 PM

Dec 17

Of course Trump said he could shoot someone on 5th Avenue. Is this somehow different?

Americans mistrust power and despite their worship of it, to some extent wealth.

Americans have a shove it mentality that surfaces in a lot of ways. NIMBY, not my problem, and even rugged individualists. We worry about the self first, and not the social bonds or fabric. Mother Theresa's we are not.

Americans always think someone or something is blocking their path to prosperity, dominance, freedom, and much more.

I don't find the cheap take on life surprising. But it is deplorable, pure malevolence, something uniquely evil. It's like our obsession with serial killers.

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There are underlying motives that are uniquely American bucolic_frolic Dec 17 #1

I said in another thread that mercuryblues Dec 17 #2

With regard to Trump's comment.. whathehell Dec 18 #3

Correct, but it was bragging without bragging, and he didn't have to go there bucolic_frolic Dec 18 #4