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        15 hours ago

        The British came to the new world and never left, they just decided to change their name over here. It’s The British on both sides, just different flavors.

        And of course all the assholes that followed the British.

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        14 hours ago

        It’s true that we were the chavs of the Early Modern era and the other powers absolutely resent that we exceeded them during the Imperial phase.

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          Kinda nuts how institutions just keep going long after they’ve reached the point of historical irrelevancy. As much as I enjoy watching the decline of US empire, it’s kinda bleak to consider the momentum is behind keeping this stupid configuration of states and constitution, dragging this deadweight on into the next century in much the same way you Brits still have fuckin’ aristos.

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      Here in Croatia, people complain about HDZ and complain about foreign workers from India, Nepal and South east Asia but same people are voting for HDZ (or DP, but they are essentially same party) since 1991. Also that same HDZ had some scandals with corruption, you know nothing to worry about. Like they complain about them, but they keep voting for them or they keep voting for people who will enter coalition with HDZ making it the same shit either way. For that matter, I never voted for HDZ or anyone similar to them. Only time when people are united are during some big sports events like world cup in football or similar stuff.

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        17 hours ago

        As is the tradition. I don’t live there anymore, but whenever I visit every problem is always the migrants’ fault. It’s totally not the government’s.

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          7 hours ago

          True true, and only time when people are united is during some sports events or something.

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        20 hours ago

        Frustrating. In the states, White conservatives (and white people in general) are the special base that American elected officials seem to only listen to and have considerable power. Safe and secure, not really needing to worry about things (but they do anyway oh and tell you what to do).

        As long as that group get’s theirs they will keep voting in these politicians who really do not care about all people only money.

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          17 hours ago

          Their entire voting base is doggedly fixed on the idea of turning up to vote even if they hate the candidate or even the current party platform. At the other end you have people who who consider not voting to be a high-minded protest, who only turn up for candidates who are ideologically pure enough: in other words, voters who represent no threat at all and can be ignored. Is it any wonder that those who only care about having power cater to the people who will still vote for you while you piss on them?

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        19 hours ago

        You guys have one of the only teams I’ll put a “soccer” game on to watch. Not sure why, watched them about 10 years ago and now always stop to watch if they are on.

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      20 hours ago

      It’s deadass 7x more restrictive in England so far, they just fly under the radar.