While it can be pleasant to think that you and your household is an island, conventional wisdom and actual life experience would show that it’s simply not true. This becomes particularly visible whenever there is a major or minor election or just when the local intersection gets some slightly more complicated rule applied to it.
Someone asked “What's something current day America needs to understand?” and people shared their examples. So get comfortable as you read through, upvote your favorites and be sure to share your own thoughts in the comments below.
#1
YOUR OPINIONS AND FEELINGS ARE LITERALLY NOT THE SAME AS ACTUAL ESTABLISHED FACTS.
They’re just not.
F*****g IRKS me. The pure confidence some of you have saying whatever you feel like, and believing that deserves the same platforms as actual educated experts.
They’re just not.
F*****g IRKS me. The pure confidence some of you have saying whatever you feel like, and believing that deserves the same platforms as actual educated experts.
124points
#2
Knowledge is not elitism and not trusting experts will literally k*ll us all.
108points
#3
You are not temporarily embarrassed millionaires.
You are closer to being homeless than to being a millionaire.
A poor white person has more in common with a poor black person than with a rich white person.
Class solidarity above all else.
You are closer to being homeless than to being a millionaire.
A poor white person has more in common with a poor black person than with a rich white person.
Class solidarity above all else.
101points
#4
Once freedoms are lost they are likely gone for good. A democracy is not guaranteed and is fragile. It takes checks and balances to make sure there is no overstep. Unchecked power will destroy this experiment called the United States of America.
94points
#5
Russia is not a friend of Republican nor Democratic party nor the people of that matter. The goal of Russian state is to cause chaos and polarization within US. Well, this goes to anywhere in the world. Divide and conquer.
93points
#6
Social media is not your friend.
83points
#7
The importance of education.
77points
#8
Social media is designed to get you to engage with it and use it. It is not a source of news. It is a source of propaganda.
76points
#9
The politicians/party you vote for are not immune to criticism. If anything, you should hold your own politicians to a higher standard. They’re supposed to represent you, not the other way around.
75points
#10
How important it is to follow the global news to understand what can hit home. For example, most economies had high inflation after covid, not just the Biden administration.
69points
#11
That we no longer live in a country that was established for the people, by the people. It is a business, and has been run into the ground. Good luck everyone, may the odds be ever in your favor.
69points
#12
We are *very* dependent on what happens in the rest of the world.
Americans seem to want to believe we can put up the walls and forget about the rest of the world. But from the temperature of the ocean to the price of semiconductors, what happens across the world affects us. Instability in countries across the world affects us. We're the world's biggest economy, everything we do has international implications and those go both ways.
We do not get to opt out. Any attempt is just surrendering control.
Americans seem to want to believe we can put up the walls and forget about the rest of the world. But from the temperature of the ocean to the price of semiconductors, what happens across the world affects us. Instability in countries across the world affects us. We're the world's biggest economy, everything we do has international implications and those go both ways.
We do not get to opt out. Any attempt is just surrendering control.
66points
#13
That those who do not learn from their history are doomed to repeat it.
66points
#14
Just because someone is different doesn't mean they are an enemy.
63points
#15
That you need to do your research BEFORE the election, not after.
63points
#16
Voting in your local elections is more important than voting for president. Want that police reform? Education funding spread out? Someone in congress who wants to put on term limits? Local elections.
56points
#17
America needs to understand that empathy and open dialogue are key to bridging divides, not just picking sides.
56points
#18
Equality doesn’t mean someone else is getting more or special rights than you. Also that people need to mind their own business and focus on themselves instead and let people live their lives.
52points
#19
You can't vote away economic forces. The post ww2 economy is gone for very explainable reasons. Coal mining and steel plant jobs are going away for very explainable reasons. Nobody is at fault. Nobody has stolen anything. People want to vote away having to adapt to the future and this is simply not the way.
51points
#20
How to listen, and that words mean exactly what they mean not what you feel they mean.
49points