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by jrochkind1 2086 days ago
The U.S. is just so awful.
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Please don't take HN threads into nationalistic flamewar. It's just what we don't need here.

https://news.ycombinator.com/newsguidelines.html

As an expatriate American, I just hope people recognize that "America the beautiful" does exist, there's a lot to love about the country, its people, land and culture.

It's sad how that's overshadowed by their corporations, politicians, and somewhat intentionally broken system - but I choose to believe that good sense will prevail eventually, when enough people care and do something about it - as they've done time and again through history.

My brother did jail time for federal larceny, he makes six figures in the US. In fact over half my family have criminal records, and they're mostly employed, including active drug dealers.

It matters to some degree for sure but it's really overblown.