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[-] Potatisen@lemmy.world 48 points 4 months ago

Feel like US is 15 years behind on a lot of things, education, healthcare, social programs, infrastructure maintenance, etc.

[-] XTL@sopuli.xyz 13 points 4 months ago

I think you're missing a digit there.

[-] PopOfAfrica@lemmy.world 11 points 4 months ago* (last edited 4 months ago)

Capitalism only functions in an environment of competition. Because of our absolute domination of the Soviet Union, we've had no need to improve.

There's a reason wages were so high back in the day compared to now. It's because if people didn't get paid what they were owed, then we would lose mindshare to communism.

[-] naturalgasbad@lemmy.ca 24 points 4 months ago

Fortunately, China is 30 years behind on natural gas. Suck it, losers.

[-] clutchtwopointzero@lemmy.world 15 points 4 months ago

Hahahaha... China is also behind fracking and all stuff that happens to aquifers. Losers..

[-] Gradually_Adjusting@lemmy.world 7 points 4 months ago

Says @naturalgasbad@lemmy.ca, famously Lemmy's most politically neutral user 🤣

[-] naturalgasbad@lemmy.ca 15 points 4 months ago

stop you're making me blush

[-] yogthos@lemmy.ml 5 points 4 months ago

by politically neutral you mean having biases that match your own presumably

[-] CrimeDad@lemmy.crimedad.work 3 points 4 months ago

If any country (with exceptions) is behind on nuclear power, then the whole world is behind. Not good!

[-] Frederic@beehaw.org -3 points 4 months ago

Pretty sure China is behind France

[-] yogthos@lemmy.ml 6 points 4 months ago

pretty sure you just made that up

[-] CrimeDad@lemmy.crimedad.work 4 points 4 months ago

The greatest humiliation.

this post was submitted on 18 Jun 2024
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