The U.S. is a very nice place to live.

The advertising industry.

Nah it's been a shit hole for centuries, both culturally and politically. Fun fact most of my ancestors were in North America before the United States existed, hasn't stopped dipshits from trying to "Americanize" us.

now that the DOJ doesn't prosecute for it anymore, we're way better at corruption. the rich take so much more of our taxes.

Today all the things are gone
I'd worked for all my life
And its hard to start again
With no children and my wife
I'd rue my cursed stars
To be living here today
'Cause the flag now stands for serfdom
And freedoms been taken away

And I'm ashamed to be an American
Where folks pretend their free
And I won't forget, the men who lied
Who took that life from me
And I'd gladly stand up
Next to you and regain her still today
'Cause ain't no doubt I used to love this land
God help the USA

From the lakes of Minnesota
To the hills of Tennessee
Across the plains of Texas
From sea to shining sea
From Detroit down to Houston
And New York to L.A
Well there's disgust in every American heart
And it's time we stand and say

I was never nieve enough to think we are all equal. But I did think we where making progress in that direction and maybe we still are. But these last few years have been heart breaking

Used to be proud of the US? Why? Because of what? The many wars they started all those years, the inequality, mass shootings, war crimes, crimes against humanity in the incarceration system and with immigrants, still legal slavery (when incarcerated), the corruption, or the abuse of power on the world stage? Because that's been happening at least since the second World War. You know, when they dropped not just one but two nukes.

Edit: seeing the dislikes people don't like to be called out for being the bully? The US isn't a turd going down the drain, the US is the modern day fascist regime doing a Hitler 101. And all Americans do is complain they can't do anything and are the victim while the rest of the world is set on fire by the pedophile tyrant they chose back into office after the first term disaster.

Stop complaining, use your fucking second amendment, it's the reason you kept it: rise up against a hypothetical tyranical regime. All those deaths during the years at school shootings etc. were all worth it apparently. Well go on then eh. Now you have one. Clean up your own mess.

Maybe not the government, but look to the people.

Instead of trying to feel good, make it good. Go forth and organize for the better future that you wish to see.

The protests in Oregon and Minnesota show that we are still America despite the MAGA separatists attempt to destroy us. And although this current chapter sucks hardcore, we now see our neighbors and "friends" for what they really are.

The separatists really thought they could just steamroll us. But, it didn't go according to plan. We also scare the whole cabinet enough that they are living on military bases because they literally fear for their lives.

MAGA is eating itself alive which is the only outcome of a movement based entirely on hatred and destruction. So, we are showing our resolve. That's the undercurrent that shows we still have some good left in us.

what did you use to be proud of?

MLK jr and the civil rights movement are just as much a part of America as Jim Crow and slavery. ICE is America but so is every protester fighting it. Lincoln is America. The KKK is America. Trump is America. Luigi is America.

The thing about people is we like to make things simple and put things in a box, and not have exceptions. But that's almost never true, and the US is a land of contradictions. We're very good people, and we're very bad people.

So yeah, it's going down the drain, but it's always been going down the drain. It's also going to get better, and it always has, little by little. Hopefully we can weather this storm and rebuild.