11 days ago
Speaking as an American, the more you travel to see the world the more you will feel you’ve been lied to all your life and I’m so heartbroken by it.
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7 days ago (edited)
For context, I am almost 60 yrs old, and hav had the privilege to have lived in 7 countries across 4 continents (including the US) and visited 90 plus countries. I found your video to be fascinatingly dan refreshingly “normal,” sane and logical And……absolutely true! Perspective is interesting, isn’t it? Often on can only see it from a far…. Thank you for this video.
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1 day ago
Just a correction, Australia has 20 weeks government paid parental leave (moving to 24 over coming years) as well as all public sector and some private sector employers offering paid parental leave. Where both are available, people can take up to 34 weeks
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2 days ago
"They got you fighting a culture war to stop you from fighting a class war" Exactly. The lack of education, isolationism, guns, religion, and devotion to money and those who have it will be our downfall. But there are still plenty of folks with open minds and hearts, curiosity and creativity who might survive.
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13 days ago
I am German born living in the Netherlands, I never lived in the US but are following their politics very extensively as it unfortunately impacting the world. The worst thing the US is exports is this culture war.
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9 days ago
Agreed on all ponits! I've spent half my life in living in Asia and half in US. It is refreshing to hear someone speaking the truth which doesn't happen often these days. Thank you.
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1 month ago
I lived in Asia for over 20 years. It's mind boggling to see all the countries we've destroyed, and how they came back to life. However, when I go home to the States now it seem more like a third world country. Amazing how fast things can change.
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1 day ago
There are plenty of Americans (myself invited) that 100% agree with you even if we haven't been living abroad. Those of us who can see the truth are pulled down by the many people who are still clutching to the way things have always been done. They are too busy trying to prevent change to see that they would be better off with the changes some of us want. There is also some amount of the population who would rather suffer than to have less deserving people benefit from benefits like universal healthcare.
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2 weeks ago
Agreed 100%! Alot of people here in the US will be afraid to agree with you because their boss or co-workers will hate them if they do. I am a retiree and I feel it is important to exercise my 'freedom' as it really is.
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9 hours ago
As an American who was lucky enough to be in a band that toured internationally through the 80s. The shock and ugliness of returning to the states was such that 6 of the 8 of us bought houses and moved to Asia! Anyway, you’re of course Spot on! I mean how difficult is it to marvel at a staggeringly beautiful metro /mass transit in Moscow, Tokyo, or Beijing followed by jumping out a window of a burning Boston or NYC subway! Mericans have absolutely no idea of where the US ranks in virtually everything that matters!
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9 hours ago
I interacted with a few Americans mid this year when they came visiting with my brother to Kenya. They are loud, opinionated like they know everything and an entitled lot. But I came to realize during our interactions that they were painfully ignorant. It was sad to hear their reasoning in some of our discussions. Though I was glad that at least they went back home with a better and more clear understanding of how life/issues are around the world, and not what their media feeds them as news, according to their jaundiced narratives.
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1 day ago
I am an American who has lived 38 years outside the US. My reason for leaving is that I already saw several of these deficiencies in the US before leaving, and living abroad has merely confirmed what I already knew or suspected. On the other hand, I have discovered ways to appreciate the positive side of individual Americans. Your video is excellent and just might convince people who have never believed what I have said over the years. Americans deserve better.
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1 month ago
This video is just so true and right on! I'm originally from the Netherlands - immigrated to the US in 1951. Over the seventy plus years, I've seen so very much here in this country. I've been very successful through a lot of very hard work (college degree, rental property owner). So yes, you can achieve the American Dream. However, what I am seeing today is a Train Wreck! Our education is a mess - children pushed through high school just to get them out. They are not ready for college. Our health care is, well unhealthy. I'm covered by the VA and Medicare, but too many people don't have health care. Transportation is not going anywhere. I've been traveling to the Netherlands every year to visit with family. I don't rent a car there. My bicycle works fine for short trips and the train system can take me anywhere in the country - and for about six Euros, I can take my bicycle on the train. Well,. I could go on and on - politics is a mess. Politicians only care about getting reelected - they are not leading. Both parties fighting each other. They don't care about what is best for the electorate or the country. And on and on it goes. If it wasn't for my wife's children and grandchildren here in this country, I/we would leave and go back to the Netherlands.
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1 day ago
You just appeared on my YT fees today. You're right about everything in the US. I'm currently gathering documents for my Italian Citizenship by Descent claim. I'm retired and want to settle in Europe. I always felt that I was born in the US because my immigrant Greatgrandparents on all sides were looking for employment and a way out of wars and revolutions in the 19th century. Good for them - they made the best choices for themselves - back then. This is NOW. I don't identify with the US merely because my Greatgrandparents moved here. Transportation, Healthcare, Job Security - none of it works here, and wasn't designed to.
