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It’s no secret that the most powerful country in the world often stands out from the rest. And if there’s one thing we can all agree on, people seem obsessed with sharing deeply held beliefs about the nation. Whether it's hilarious memes that poke fun at the country or things America is doing right, opinions about the US are split. But as they say, with great power comes great responsibility, so why don’t we let the citizens themselves speak their minds for a change?

Well, Redditor Tell_me_why- did precisely that when they reached out to the Ask Reddit community: "Americans, what is the rest of the world not ready to hear?" The post immediately became a hit. Thousands of users wasted no time typing out the quirky things that people from other countries are unaware of, and sharing some hard truths along the way.

To get to the bottom of this question, we’ve gone through the thread and picked out some of the most surprising and thought-provoking responses to share with you all. Continue scrolling to read through these answers, as well as our interview with travel writer and blogger from the US, Megan Starr. Then upvote the posts you agree with and be sure to share your own takes with us below in the comments!

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Americans Share Harsh Truths The Rest Of The World Is Probably Not Ready To Hear Yet, Here Are Their 30 Answers The dumbest Americans often speak the loudest.

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More Americans would travel if they could. There is criticism of Americans not being curious of other cultures. Some of that is valid, but travel isn't easily within people's means in the US. With no mandated vacation time and crippling low wages, having the time and money to travel to other countries isn't realistic for most Americans.

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1 year ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

You don't need to travel the world to learn there is a world outside of the USA, there are other ways to learn: literature, films, heck even youtube videos!

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Americans Share Harsh Truths The Rest Of The World Is Probably Not Ready To Hear Yet, Here Are Their 30 Answers The only reason "Florida Man" exists is because of Florida's laws about the accessibility of crime documentation, which makes it a goldmine for tabloid journalism.

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On the Fourth of July, millions of Americans celebrate their nation’s birthday by having parades, setting off fireworks, and, apparently, reflecting on the values that have carried the country since the adoption of the Declaration of Independence. After all, we’re used to hearing non-citizens having some strong opinions about the US, but according to this viral Reddit thread in question, Americans have plenty to say as well.

We reached out to Megan Starr who is originally from Virginia, US, to hear more about this topic. She is one of the founders of a travel blog called Megan & Aram that’s all about visiting Scandinavia, the Eastern bloc, and beyond. Before going on her adventures to explore and learn more about the world, she also traveled across the US, visiting every undeniably beautiful corner from Hawaii to the Great Lakes.

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Megan told Bored Panda she has been living abroad for 12 years of her adult life but is currently visiting her family back home. "The atmosphere is sad," the blogger revealed. "The division is sad. Everything is politicized currently, and regardless of which side someone stands on, no one really seems content here at the moment."

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Americans Share Harsh Truths The Rest Of The World Is Probably Not Ready To Hear Yet, Here Are Their 30 Answers I went to Italy and there was a restaurant selling "American pizza" which was pizza with french fries hot dogs and more ranch than pizza. He said it's authentic American pizza and it's how everyone eats pizza over there. I told him I'm from America and I've never once seen anyone eat that... He told me i was wrong and it's how all Americas eat pizza

Y'all are crazy too

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1 year ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

This is the usual way to sell "original food from..." in another country. Creators are selling dishes they saw on TV but on steroids.

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Americans Share Harsh Truths The Rest Of The World Is Probably Not Ready To Hear Yet, Here Are Their 30 Answers Despite there being an obesity epidemic, there are many MANY children who are hungry. Unfortunately, the foster care system is a worse outcome sometimes. We have many, many hungry children.

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1 year ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

And America will have lots more uncared for children soon enough. Thanks so much supreme Court /s

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Americans Share Harsh Truths The Rest Of The World Is Probably Not Ready To Hear Yet, Here Are Their 30 Answers The government is not an accurate reflection of the people. The vast majority of Americans are moderates who have views all over the spectrum depending on the topic.

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When asked about her thoughts on the situation in the US right now, Megan said it seems like people are stuck in a never-ending circle, and no one sees the bigger picture. "Even the ones merrily taking rights away from others are still whining about things," she referred to the Supreme Court's recent decision to overturn Roe v. Wade, clearing the way for dozens of states to ban abortions and ending the constitutional right to safely terminate pregnancy for millions of Americans.

But according to Megan, it doesn’t stop there. "You have people complaining about losing their 401k, yet they donʻt want more government involvement to help people have a seamless and stressless retirement. You have others complaining about gas prices, yet they donʻt want to invest in electric cars or research or public transportation. You have others whining about having to get a vaccine because it is 'their body, their freedom,' yet many of these same people want to impose restrictions on female bodies."

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A lot of the world may know the origin story of America. At its core, it began as an experiment in decentralization of authority with the goal that there would be no overarching ruler deciding what you can and can't do. That's why the concept of states' rights exist.

What the world may not know is how extreme that concept has become over the last 50 or so years. At this time, it's more apt to say that your employer's HR policybook has far more say over your life than any law, be it local, state, or federal. Things have become so skewed in favor of "job creators" that depending on who you work for, you could be free as in freedom, or you could be no better off than an indentured servant. Think about what other countries' governments give their citizens as a right of citizenship: health care, higher education, comped maternity leave, childcare subsidies, guaranteed minimum time off, adequate public transit, just to name a few. Think about what the US government doesn't offer: all of the above, and more. But there are some corporations who do offer equivalents to those: health insurance, tuition reimbursement, per-employer maternity leave policy (which is typically not very generous), and lately some have been extending perks like unlimited vacation (still subject to your manager's approval), transit pass reimbursement, or private shuttles.

The truth is our government really is only good at two things, and that's incarcerating people and findng money to build weapons with. Everything else, they delegate to "job creators". That's why there's such a huge obsession with job creators here - they're the only way most will experience even a fraction of the amenities that other nations' citizens take for granted.

It's a double-edged sword though. Many states are "at-will" states - meaning your employer can fire you for any reason at any time, including no reason. That, combined with everything I described above, means that most people live under the fear of losing their job. Because if you lose your job in America, you have nothing. Employers have taken this position of power and leveraged it to have near-complete control over the day-to-day operations of society, and to government, to an almost equal extent. Labor has little power over their lives and their country.

America isn't a dictatorship. It's a nation of a hundred thousand micro-dictatorships, each presiding over everyone on their payroll.

EDIT: made wording less unjivey

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#8

Most of us are just normal folks, trying to get by - it's just 10% at each end of the political spectrum that are dingbats, but they get all the media coverage and give the rest of us a bad name.

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1 year ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Unfortunately, people going about their business quietly and being kind to others never makes the news.

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Americans Share Harsh Truths The Rest Of The World Is Probably Not Ready To Hear Yet, Here Are Their 30 Answers We aren't uncultured because we don't travel, it's just that our states are the size of your countries. I can drive 8 hours in my state, and still be in my state.and then you have Texas

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1 year ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Hmmm...dunno, 'bout the reasoning given here - Australia isn't a great deal smaller than the US and we're a long way from a lot of places, yet we're big on travelling and we definitely hold a lot more passports percentage wise than the US.

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"The entire political atmosphere of the country is just sad and nearsighted. There is no separation of church and state, and there is no religious freedom here anymore," Megan told us.

However, it’s not all doom and gloom when it comes to her homeland, the blogger stressed. Citizens want to create a better country for themselves and the generations to follow, and change is slowly coming. "I want people outside the US to know that most of the younger generations get it and we are fighting. But, we are fighting a two-party political system where one part leans towards extreme right-wing and the other is called a democrat but is still right-wing."

"We are fighting a broken system that doesnʻt represent our society well at all," she added. "And instead of voting on issues, we vote for people and the entirety of what they come with."

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Everyone likes to harp on our past of slavery but we didn't invent, nor were we the biggest ones to do it. If we cast a light upon other countries past they would look bad also. Humans in general are incredibly sh*tty throughout time.

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1 year ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

We have a horrible history when it comes to the treatment of our Indiginous people in Australia. And we still have a loooong way to go.

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Americans Share Harsh Truths The Rest Of The World Is Probably Not Ready To Hear Yet, Here Are Their 30 Answers Most New Yorkers aren't psychopaths

All of us are

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#12

Americans Share Harsh Truths The Rest Of The World Is Probably Not Ready To Hear Yet, Here Are Their 30 Answers That someone personally spent over $400 million on a replica of Noah’s ark in Kentucky. Like actually. I’m not even kidding. It’s several football fields long.

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1 year ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

This money spent on homeless, hungry and education could save so many. HATE when religion only glorifies itself.

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One positive trait Megan pointed out about fellow Americans was their sociability. She told us that people who visit the US often feel surprised at how genuinely friendly they are. "Even in today's tense climate here, people are still so sweet and it feels like you never meet a stranger. I have been living on the other side of the Atlantic for so long that it always shocks (and pleasantly surprises) me when I come back to the US."

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Americans Share Harsh Truths The Rest Of The World Is Probably Not Ready To Hear Yet, Here Are Their 30 Answers Europe has a racism problem as well. I moved from America to Europe and yall jump through so many hoops to pretend that America is the only place with racism despite how blaringly blatant it is in Europe.

Edit: obviously I know Europe is not a singular country, I just did not feel like listing all the European countries I've lived in or traveled too.

Editedit: If yall really wanna focus more on the fact that I said Europe instead of listing every country I've ever been to than on the racism thing then you're really just proving my point.

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Americans Share Harsh Truths The Rest Of The World Is Probably Not Ready To Hear Yet, Here Are Their 30 Answers Twitter/Reddit are probably the worst representation of american culture possible. Life outside these two platforms are completely different no matter what way you spin it. Reason being, extremist opinions are the ones that get the most fake internet points, so thats all you will ever see.

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1 year ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

I guess most people out there are more or less level-headed, but being one won't bring them any likes. As a political centrist, I regularly get banned for expressing my reserved opinion on both leftist and rightist platforms. Especially since recently...

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Americans Share Harsh Truths The Rest Of The World Is Probably Not Ready To Hear Yet, Here Are Their 30 Answers Children are not your retirement fund

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We were also curious to learn about the biggest differences between her homeland and other cultures she noticed throughout her travels. When it comes to the main thing that makes people there stand out from the rest of the world, Megan said it’s definitely the amount of confidence they have in themselves. "You can instantly detect it from the other side of a room," she added.

"Other nationalities have their own opinions about this, but I honestly donʻt think it is anything bad, generally speaking. We grow up in a society where even the most introverted people are somewhat extroverted." Megan said that people in the US play sports, are part of clubs, and definitely don’t shy away from having dinner alone at a restaurant. "We donʻt speak softly, we talk to strangers, and we might be lost in a city — but we will look confidently lost and going in the wrong direction!"

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80% percent of all Americans don’t have $500 in their savings account

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1 year ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

I cant even afford to start a savings account. Currently i have $5 in the bank, no gas left in my tank, another work week and i don't get paid for another week. Bills are way too expensive, food is too expensive and gas right now is crazy.

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Y’all arent as smart as you think. Dont get me wrong, we are morons. But stupidity is a human trait, not just an American one.

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We do **stupid**s**t. But thankfully we don't think shark fins will make our d***s bigger.

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1 year ago (edited) DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Most traditional medicine is all placebo and should be banned. China has a lot to answer for when it comes to the decimation and brutality of animals for their horns, tusks, fins etc. Yes the rest of the world has issues when it comes to animal welfare but nowhere near as bad as China to be more specific.

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"America vs. the rest of the world" comparisons shared online by anyone with an internet connection are nothing new. People are always eager to chime in on the discussions about this topic, something that Megan finds pretty annoying and can’t seem to figure out. "We are a country of 325 million people (or more) with a totally different background and history than any other place on the planet. Even if there are similarities in (white) culture, it doesnʻt mean that we are the same."

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Americans Share Harsh Truths The Rest Of The World Is Probably Not Ready To Hear Yet, Here Are Their 30 Answers America isn’t the best by far, but as an African American I know the racism in other big countries is way more overt, I’ve experienced it and sadly realized America is one of the few places I can live in somewhat peace

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We are not a monolith. The difference in culture between states, even COUNTIES or TOWNS can be massive. Making a generalized statement about “Americans” is really just disingenuous

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1 year ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Making generalized, and usually highly stereotypical and based on TV which is mostly fantasy, including those erroneously called “reality”, statements about any country is fodder for keeping us bogged down in stupid non-issues. Let’s put all that aside, quit insulting each other, and start realizing we’re way more alike than different.

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Americans Share Harsh Truths The Rest Of The World Is Probably Not Ready To Hear Yet, Here Are Their 30 Answers America is more welcoming than most other countries.

For example, I've been living in Korea for almost three years. I could speak the language perfectly, interact with the community, learn the customs and traditions, and yet I still wouldn't be considered Korean, or even be looked at as a Korean citizen. I wouldn't belong, because I don't look Korean.

But in the U.S, you can be from pretty much anywhere and be accepted as an American. You might look African, Asian, European, but you would be considered American. And you would belong. And it's awesome.

The U.S is one of the most welcoming places in the world.

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1 year ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

I think this is the same for countries like Australia, New Zealand and the UK, yk, the multicultured ones that receive alot of immigrants

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Megan pointed out that negative comments about the US usually stem from the fact that the country’s news, media, and movies are blasted on TVs and screens across the world, "so most people have a rough idea of what is going on." Moreover, she explained that it feels like it almost became acceptable to ridicule and share harsh reactions about her native country. "Whereas if this happened to another place, it would not be so accepted."

"Interestingly enough, many of the comments come from people who donʻt even know their own political systems. I had people from Australia and Germany come at me a decade ago for same-sex marriage not being federally legal in the US. It was also illegal in both countries (and didnʻt get passed until after the United States made it legal)," Megan told us.

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Most Americans, be they liberal or conservative, are not nearly as hateful as you might assume from reading Reddit posts or watching American news programs.

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1 year ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

USA: Nobody is better than us at portraying ourselves in the worst light!

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Americans Share Harsh Truths The Rest Of The World Is Probably Not Ready To Hear Yet, Here Are Their 30 Answers M*A*S*H is better without the laugh track.

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1 year ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Most things are . . . but it would make viewing Congressional Hearings a whole lot more entertaining, also inserted during political speeches, and most religious news.

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Not all Americans have money

Edit: most don't

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1 year ago (edited) DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Most don't while a large number works hard at multiple jobs just to slow down the sinking.

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"We are a big country and our views are anything but homogenous. Many of us are fighting as hard as we can against a system that is set up for the wealthy white man," she said. "But it is not an easy fight, especially when the system does 'work' for some people and they have the mentality of 'if it ainʻt broke, why fix it.'"

#25

We won't stop until the rest of you are as fat as us.

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Americans Share Harsh Truths The Rest Of The World Is Probably Not Ready To Hear Yet, Here Are Their 30 Answers Americans are not the only annoying tourists in the world. We can be bad sure, but I have met PLENTY of [jerks] from all sorts of countries visiting.

Sometimes reading through Reddit you get the sense that the only people in the world with bad travel manners are Americans.

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1 year ago (edited) DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

The worst tourists I have come across are actually Asians. Edit: as some have pointed out, Asian is to broad of a term. My apologies. I am mainly talking about Chinese. I am not saying all Chinese either, it's just they do have a reputation of being disrespectful and rude as tourists.

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Americans Share Harsh Truths The Rest Of The World Is Probably Not Ready To Hear Yet, Here Are Their 30 Answers The use of the Metric system is way more prevalent than you think.

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1 year ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

The only thing that gets me about this is when I'm watching repair vids on YouTube. Yeah, this wood is 20/13ths of an inch. Cool bro, how many mm is that?

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Americans Share Harsh Truths The Rest Of The World Is Probably Not Ready To Hear Yet, Here Are Their 30 Answers Henry Winkler gets even cooler after happy days.

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1 year ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

I had a developmentally disabled girl who went to a convention with her dad where Henry Winkler was going to be. He picked her out of the crowd and went to give her a kiss on the cheek and she went Yuck and wiped it off. Everyone was laughing including Mr Winkler. So I believe that he's a great great guy.

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Most people in the US do NOT have guns. The reason for the "There are 400,000,000 guns in the US" is because guns are counted when they are sold, but they are not counted when they are destroyed, broken or disposed of (legally or illegally) so when you have a number that only goes up, guess what. It gets really big. It's also possible guns are double counted when one owner sells a gun to another person. Also, most gun owners own more than one gun, so you can't just divide the number of guns by the number of people because you have that one guy with 20 guns.


So, when you come to visit, relax. There aren't cowboys and gangbangers on every street corner.

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1 year ago (edited) DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

From a Gallup poll: Thirty-two percent of U.S. adults say they personally own a gun, while a larger percentage, 44%, report living in a gun household ". While *technically* is true that "most people in the US do NOT have guns", 32% of the population (45% of the male population) owning at least one firearm is a huge percentage. It's 10 times higher than the European average (including Switzerland where most army-age males have a state issued rifle), and three times as much as mfking AFGHANISTAN.

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1 year ago (edited) DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

@censorshipsucks actually, they have a bit over 1,2 guns per living person in America, be it an adult, newborn child, immigrant etc. Those guns are owned by 32% of Americans. Removed the weapons in use by police and safety forces, the average gun-owning american owns about 2,75 guns. Males own weapons at a rate of about 2.5 times the women, and Conservative leaning Americans own weapons at about three times the rate of Liberals.

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1 year ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

As an American, I disagree. The gun problem here is f*****g insane. No number of dead children will convince Republicans that they shouldn't have high-powered high-capacity assault weapons.

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So if we killed people with knives, hammers or bare hands it would be better?

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1 year ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

The problem with guns is not the amout of guns. It's the access and culture around them. There are a lot of rifles in France, because a lot of people hunt, yet you don't see them using them all the time for mass shootings.

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1 year ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Yeah, don’t tell me to relax when innocent school children were murdered and the US gives more rights to gun holders than women.

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1 year ago (edited) DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

This is directed at MsGendered who has been downvoted into not even being able to answer, but you need an answer. What rights do women not have??? You're JOKING right?? How about the absolute most basic right that should be given every human being. The right to have a say about what happens to our own god damned BODIES!!! Supreme Court took that away to the point where some of us can get arrested for terminating a pregnancy that could kill us! How's that for not having rights?

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1 year ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

This. I have a neighbor. One man owns 80 guns. FFS. He's "typical" of the gun fetishists. Legit collectors, btw, will f*ck the guns up so they can't be used. This guy thinks he'll single-handedly ward off the alien invasion from Planet X.

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1 year ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Lived in Australia most of my life... never heard a gun shot in public. Lived in England and Europe for a couple of years... never hears a gunshot in public. Lived in US for 6 months. Witnessed a gun battle in the parking lot of my apartment building and was involved in a shopping mall lockdown after gun shots fired. So forgive me if I don't believe you.

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1 year ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

This is the truth. I have a couple of friends who are "gun nuts," because they collect them as a hobby and enjoy occasional target practice. Most of us do not have guns.

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Purple3262
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1 year ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Just this minute listened to news of ANOTHER (317th) mass shooting THIS YEAR! I would not relax.......

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1 year ago (edited) DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Why are guns so widely available??? Like they were designed to kill they should be more protected. You should have to have licenses for getting the gun, a license for what your going to do with the gun, a state approved spot for the gun (gun safe, or something in that likeness) the person getting the gun should also have to take time off work, go to somewhere they don’t live and spend the night, and do a lot of paperwork to get it. Then have to schedule and get approved by the state to go on hunting trips or use it in other ways then self defense

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1 year ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Not even at 4th of July Parades? Want to know how many school shootings there have been in Australia over the last 30 years? None, not one, zero. Your country has a serious gun problem.

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1 year ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

We are aware. What do you want us to do about it? I'm seriously asking. We hate the gun violence. No one wants innocents shot. What do you want us average citizens to do? Everyone wants to yell "you dumb Americans and your guns!" But it's just random evil people. We have a huge population, 330 million. Australia has 25 million, a fraction of the people we have. So yes, we have shootings that are horrific. We also have 329,999,000 citizens who have not and will not ever harm anyone in a random shooting. Please, stop acting like we citizens have any power of the situation. It's lobbyists and the NRA and the government.

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1 year ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Your mass shootings say something different and all those cases were a child shoot someone cause there was a weapon in the house. This is not happening in european contries. So why?

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1 year ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Also, politicians from a certain party, who were, and still are, in the back pocket of the NRA, pressured to have the federal government NOT keep tabs on gun-related issues, as well as domestic terrorism, which to them didn’t exist. The onus of compiling those statistics fell on states, as well as private watchdog organizations.

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1 year ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

But most people in the US that own guns have two, three, four, dozens. Why is that?

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1 year ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

I don't know about most of then, but I am pretty sure a certain percentage are preparing for civil war.

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Helen Roberts
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1 year ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

I want to understand this but it doesn't make sense to me that something which requires a licence is not monitored for disposal. As an example cars in the UK are registered and that passes from owner to owner until the last person declares it off the road or if it's involved in an accident the insurance company does. They aren't counted twice or three times because it's changed hands and then crushed without anyone knowing unless it's illegal.

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Tree Of Rage
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1 year ago (edited) DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Ahh I see where your confusion comes in. You don't need a license to buy a gun, and you can gift someone a gun and tell litteraly noone

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Marilyn Ransberry
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1 year ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Well I am not so sure. After years of wintering in Florida we discovered that most of the people we met owned guns. People we never would have thought to have them.

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Mark Buckrell
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1 year ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

I read: That is not the number, but not: This is. There are still a sh*t-ton of guns.

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Peta Hurley-Hill
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1 year ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

There may not be " cowboys and gangbangers on every street corner" but there have been 309 mass shootings in this year alone. Children in most American schools do "shooter drills".. Australia has never had a school shooting.

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Maurettis
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1 year ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

You can't buy a weapon in convenience stores anywhere as easy as the US. THAT'S THE REAL ISSUE

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Tree Of Rage
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1 year ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

You can't buy a gun at a continence store.... what tf are u talking about.

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Rosie Buckingham
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1 year ago (edited) DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Dude down the street from us just s**t his brother in bed 9 times and then himself, the cops found 52 other guns in his house. There's collecting and then there's batshit crazy.

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Paul Pienkowski
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1 year ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Except my city. Just the last two days, we had FIFTEEN shootings, 5 fatal. St. Louis. Murder capitol of the US. But we have great ravioli and pizza!

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Spider
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1 year ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

This is just telling me we don't know how many guns we have. That's much more scary.

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Don Hummy
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1 year ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Yet you need to have signs to tell people not to bring their guns inside the store. So seems more like you do have far too many people with guns.

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BadCat
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1 year ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

I don't think the number of guns is why people think most Americans own guns. It's constantly advertised in media y'all do.

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Josurf
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1 year ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Still ...a whole lot of shooting incidents and mass shootings.

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Tree Of Rage
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1 year ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

I've lived here my whole life and I've never been shot. I hear this from foreigners all the time. They talk about school shooting and say that's why they don't want to come. Where you planning on hanging around schools? Cause that's suspicious af.

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Faith Love-robertson
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1 year ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

There are still a huge number of people in the US who have access to guns. Consider a gun owner that has a family of a wife and 3 kids- that is 5 people with access to one person's gun. Many mass school shootings involved weapons that did not belong to the shooter but were owned by a relative.

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Kyla Copp
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1 year ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

We see scared white guys with machine guns trying to buy a donut and coffee but ok.

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Judit Hajdu
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1 year ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

just do not go to shopping centers, supermarkets or any other public places without beeing prepared to be shot by a lunatic

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J
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1 year ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

I bet there are guns on every street corner, they are not always on display.

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Rob Williams
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1 year ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Sadly, events show that you don't need one on every street corner. One in a town is more than enough.

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kat lia
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1 year ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

the problem is it is so easy to purchase a gun in US even you are have a violent mental issues

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Kristopher Still
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1 year ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

As of 2020 -- 32% of people own a gun and 44% of people live in a "Gun household" thats still a huge percentage considering id rather be seeing 0-2% max

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Wang Zhuang
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1 year ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

One of my Chinese colleagues asked me the other day if I own a gun. I do not and never have. I told him this, but added that if I wanted to get one in the US, it would be fairly easy.

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Stijn Kraft
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1 year ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Having the guns is not the issue. Many Swiss have guns. The regulation (or lack thereof) is the issue, and the poverty and bad mental healthcare.

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Kusotare
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1 year ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

I don't know what proportion of the US owns guns. I'm confident, though, that a lot of US gun owners think the NRA are a bunch of raging racist idiots.

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Al Connor
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1 year ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

ya not convinced on this one, there are just way to many guns in your country, there have been more mass shootings in your country than we have had days in the year so far :(

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Powerful Katrinka
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1 year ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

There are approximately 20,000,000 American gun owners who possess at least one AK-15 style rifle. There are not only way too many guns, but way too many guns whose sole purpose is to kill as many people in a short amount of time possible.

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CUTTLEFISH PEGASUS
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9 months ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Most people have guns use them for hunting for food to feed the family. (Few may be used for protection from bad people). The idiots & bad people that use them in other ways should not have had them in the first place and get them illegally. Normal people dont make headlines

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1 year ago

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censorshipsucks
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1 year ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

countries with worse gun death rate than usa:  El Salvador;  Jamaica;  Eswatini;  Honduras;  Venezuela;  Brazil;  Guatemala;  Colombia;  Mexico;  South Africa;  Panama;  Philippines;  Barbados;  Costa Rica;  Paraguay;  Uruguay

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Suzanne Tilson
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1 year ago

I actually feel safer.....at Walmart

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1 year ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

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