This question is real and I don't want to be offensive, but this is just how I talk sometimes:
We have some problems in germany as well right now and I also don't understand people electing the AFD. But... I mean, how the actual fuck can you guys support a human being like Trump? Don't you realise the narcissism? The lies, all the bullshit that is happening? I really want to understand. Because I don't get it.
Is Trump installing 82 new immigration judges to hear more cases faster good or bad?
One of the main complaints from people who said the immigration system was broken was that illegal immigrants were being held in ICE detention centers for too long while waiting for court hearings. Critics argued this was inhumane, with some even calling the detention centers “concentration camps,” and said everyone should have their case heard in court within a reasonable timeframe. Another claim was that illegal immigrants were being forced in detention for so long to force them to "self-deport." Doesn't having more immigration judges improve the timeframe?
With new judges being installed, cases could now be heard much sooner and the backlog may speed up significantly.
MAGA supporters argue liberals will never be satisfied and that claims about a “broken immigration system” were really about wanting illegal immigrants to have free reign in the streets and to remain in the U.S. without repercussions and eventually receive a pathway to citizenship(MAGA claims they consider this as liberals and illegal immigrants as acting as "entitled"), and will continue to moving the goalpost. They also argue that crossing the border illegally is a federal crime.
Liberals argue that EVERYONE deserves a pathway to citizenship and that the U.S. has a moral duty to take in millioms of more immigrants. Some also argue illegal border crossing should not be treated as a federal crime.
So is this a win or not? Isn’t this what people asked for?
I'm from Spain, and, as far as I'm concerned, stip clubs are neither common nor socially accepted here. If you go to a stip club and your friends and family find out, you could probably find yourself shunned and potentially blocked from their lifes.
Sure, there's some strip clubs here. And sure, some people go there and consider it "not a big deal". But, in general, we see it as something disgusting and shameful to do. And not, it's not even okay for bachelor parties or things like that (even though some few people do it).
Now, I constantly see in plenty of american TV shows and movies that strip clubs in america are somehow normalised. Is that really the case, or is it just a "Hollywood being out of touch with real america" thing?
Do we dislike each other and want less interaction with each other than people in other countries? There's an apartment building being proposed in the already dense city where I live and local residents are up in arms, saying a tall building of apartments belongs in Europe but not here, Americans don't want that, we're already too full and so on. Why do we hate living closer to each other?
You often people say chat got this and Claude that, but I’ve never heard someone say copilot other than an ad. Do people that use copilot exist in the Us? If so, do they only work for Microsoft?
Well?
Trump claims he inherited a bad Biden economy, but this chart shows that Biden had a much stronger economy that was recovering from both the pandemic and the economy Trump left during his first term.
Shouldn’t Trump have been happy and grateful that he inherited Biden’s economy?
At what point can Trump no longer blame Biden and the buck stop with Trump?
I guess i understand the admiration of soldiers cause of World war ii and hollywood and there is a whole other level of self sacrifice....but i dont think i ever see any police risk their lives for anyone.
People even feel the need to have guns for their own protection.
They do whatever they want without getting in trouble (getting criticized on social media isnt getting in trouble).
Personally ive never had a positive experience with a police officer. Ive asked for directions they were rude, ive been jumped and called the cops they didnt do much.
So, why do some people hold them in this crazy high regard?
MAGA thinks allowing gay/trans children to use the bathroom of their gender will endanger little girls? Because "all men sexualize little girls," right? Actually, wrong. Men don't sexualize little girls. Pedophiles sexualize children. Because "gay/trans boys sexualize girls," right? Actually, wrong. Gay/trans boys don't usually sexualize any females. At the same time, MAGA is defending Trump and his pedo pals. Calling their victims liars. Threatening their lives. I think it is clear the MAGA Party has a pedo problem. How do you think John Q Public squares his defense of girls from gay boys while protecting Trump from accountability for actually assaulting a 13yo?!? Do they see the hypocrisy?
Do the homeschooled students have zoom calls with real teachers or are they taught by their parents?
Is this "graduation" even accepted universities/ employers?
Hi ! 😊
I’m French, and I’ve always wondered about this :
As Americans, are you aware of how much your culture is present all over the world thanks to films and TV series ?
Let me explain :
I grew up in the 90s, and like many people of my generation, I was raised on American culture because in France there were tons of sitcoms being broadcast :
The Nanny, Full House, The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air, Friends, and many others !
Not to mention movies like Home Alone, Mrs. Doubtfire, Jingle All the Way… which portrayed a certain image of life in the United States that completely fascinated me ! (The parades, the end-of-year festivities, New York, etc.)
I know people often say that we French are snobbish about our own culture, but personally and I think I’m not the only one I was absolutely fascinated by the United States !
Sometimes even by really silly details :
for example, those huge refrigerators in every house. When I was little, that was something you just didn’t see in France !
Or everything related to school life ! The school buses, the clubs, the social « hierarchy » with the different cliques. Even today, I still wonder what was exaggerated for cinema and television and what wasn’t !
Thanksgiving also fascinated me a lot.
Anyway, all this to say that seeing the United States so much through movies and series really contributed to making me fascinated by the country and its culture in general.
The first time I saw actual Americans when I was little, I was like « 😮😮😮😮 Real Americans ! »
I know it might sound silly. 😅
So the question I’ve been asking myself is :
are you aware of this ?
When you yourselves watch films and series, do you think the same thing (for example, those who don’t live in New York when you see New York in movies and shows)?
I know someone could reply, « Well, you’re French and you live in Paris, how do you feel about people imagining Paris as a postcard ? »
But the thing is, I think it’s fair to say that kids in the United States ( at least in the 90s it might be different today with social media ) didn’t grow up exposed to French culture the way we were exposed to American culture in France !
I don’t think our films and series were broadcast over there ! ( And given how bad our series are, you’re not missing much ! 😅)
That’s why I feel like, as French people, we have a more « drawn/painted » vision of the United States ( even if it’s probably idealized too, since it’s seen through the lens of movies and series ).
Sorry for this long message ! But I’m really excited at the idea of talking about this topic ! 😊
I’m hearing online folks claim cost of oil is not the fault of the Iran conflict. I’m curious if anyone here holds this view and if so what data shows it’s unrelated.
I’m not American, so I’m curious how important health insurance actually is when people decide to change jobs in the US. From the outside it seems like it can be a major factor since it’s tied to employment, but I’m wondering if people actually turn down better offers or higher salaries because the health insurance is worse or more expensive, or if it only matters in specific situations like having a family or ongoing medical needs. How common is it to stay in a job mainly because of the benefits, and how risky is it to be between jobs in terms of losing healthcare coverage?
Since donald trump retook power, he has lived up to what he said about ruling as a dictator from Day One.
He has ruled by decree (executive order).
He has unilaterally committed aggression against two countries (Venezuela and Iran) and has another in his sights (Cuba).
He has ignored court orders.
He is building a throne room on the White House and plans to build an arch to his "greatness" that looks very much like the one Albert Speer designed for Berlin as the capital of Grossdeutschland (Greater Germany).
He rules a 99% compliant party, and those who do have the temerity to stand against him are exiled (Liz Cheney, Thomas Massie).
Merrick Garland let him walk, out of fear, incompetence, complicity or a mix of all three.
SCOTUS ruled him above the law, which has never been done for a president before.
He is openly talking of defying the 22nd Amendment and trying to run again.
The Democrats have been reduced to "controlled opposition" (and save it with "WhAt dO YoU ExPeCt ThEm tO Do tHeYrE iN ThE MiNoRiTy aNd HaVe tO FoLlOw PrOcEdUrE AnD nOrMs?") who can only call for "hearings" and "investigations" and write "strongly worded letters."
Now the IRS have been forbidden to ever investigate him and his corrupt brood.
We are not going to see the Epstein files until after the old sod kicks off. If then.
I know I'm going to catch it from both sides - on one hand the "lol cry harder" MAGA drones and the "trust the system, just breathe and vote blue, bro" crowd on the other - but I honestly do not care.
Has the American experiment truly ended?