That American exceptionalism is only describing the fact that America continues to have slaves when almost every other nation has banned it completely.
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Some countries have only banned it on paper. Don't ask how rich countries in the middle east get their buildings built, for example.
And then there's always the loopholes that allow unscrupulous employers to pay employees less than minimum wage. Not quite slavery, but it's pretty damn close.
For example: My country has a scheme whereby some unemployed people have been forced to take on work in order to qualify for, get this: their unemployment benefits. The employer won't then take them on because then they'd have to pay them, and pay them minimum wage to boot, rather than get free workers from the government.
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Mom says I get to post the "shit on the US" thread tomorrow!
You should do this for other countries too. America isn't the only country with an idealised view of what other people think of them.
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Drastically reduction of guns WILL save your kids lives at school. But not "muh outdated rights from centuries ago".
Btw I'm not against guns, military and officers should have "easy" access to them.
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MANY Americans aren't ready to hear these things. The rest of us are well-aware of them. We're glad that you're sharing your criticisms, and waiting for y'all to share with us how to implement your well-thought-out and practical, abiding solutions.
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America is the whole continent. You guys just fenced the worst part of it.
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Usa was once founded by a bunch of outlaws and runaways and has never fundamentally changed since.
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