The American culture is uniquely garbage because of the unique history of having a frontier for self serving pieces of shit to murder a patch of land empty for themselves and assert their right to tell everyone to fuck off. When the frontier was exhausted the homestead became the small business. When the small businesses were absorbed, "you can't tell me what to do" became having a big truck and eating hamburgers with the motivation of spite.

[–] CrapConnoisseur@lemmy.frozeninferno.xyz 4 points 2 years ago (1 children)

We're also uniquely garbage because our nation was founded by a bunch of religious zealots who pissed off everyone in Britain with their dickishness so much that they were told to fuck off and be assholes somewhere else.

[–] Chipthemonk@lemm.ee -5 points 2 years ago (1 children)

You clearly haven’t read anything about the American revolution. Stop spewing your bullshit in an attempt to elevate your holy thank everyone mantra. Have you heard of taxation without representation? The stamp act? Freedom of expression?

If you think the British had it right and the American colonies were in the wrong, you are clearly ignorant. The constitution of the US, once it was formed, reshaped the entire world in a more positive way.

[–] spauldo@lemmy.ml 1 points 2 years ago (1 children)

I don't think (s)he was talking about the revolution so much as the founding of certain colonies. Massachusetts, for example.

[–] SocialMediaRefugee@lemmy.ml 1 points 2 years ago (1 children)

The pilgrims were very different from the puritans

[–] spauldo@lemmy.ml 2 points 2 years ago

The pilgrims were Puritans. Not sure where you got the idea that they weren't.

[–] SocialMediaRefugee@lemmy.ml 1 points 2 years ago (1 children)

Ah, you are upset it isn't authoritarian enough for your tastes?

[–] AntiOutsideAktion@hexbear.net 6 points 2 years ago

The most expansive police and military state that's ever existed? Are you high?

[–] can@sh.itjust.works 0 points 2 years ago (1 children)

And this is why I'm glad we're still federated.

[–] SnowdenHeroOfOurTime@unilem.org 0 points 2 years ago (1 children)

Huh

[–] can@sh.itjust.works -1 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago)

I enjoyed their comment. If I was on lemmy.world I'd never have gotten to read it.