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Saw this on facebook. (Original Post) Swede Jun 24 OP
Yep. We got the bad deal on that one. chouchou Jun 24 #1
Dunno. They've had their share of shit politicians, too. 3Hotdogs Jun 24 #2
Aw.....comeon... canetoad Wednesday #10
Rofl Joinfortmill Jun 24 #3
They've devolved into faith without works. surfered Jun 24 #4
Indeed they have. Modern Pharisees, so self-righteous in their proclaimed ideology. Too bad they do not see PatrickforB Jun 24 #9
Actually, Georgia started as a penal colony... Wounded Bear Jun 24 #5
Nothing is Shite as Traitor. Cha Jun 24 #6
Ain't that the truth Picaro Jun 24 #7
Perfect description. 100 percent. love_katz Jun 24 #8
It's starting to look canetoad Wednesday #11

chouchou

(2,070 posts)
1. Yep. We got the bad deal on that one.
Tue Jun 24, 2025, 10:55 PM
Jun 24

Supposedly (US News) The United States ranks # 3 overall and Australia comes on #5.
But, that was before this "thing" became President.

PatrickforB

(15,239 posts)
9. Indeed they have. Modern Pharisees, so self-righteous in their proclaimed ideology. Too bad they do not see
Tue Jun 24, 2025, 11:59 PM
Jun 24

that they are merely being used as shills for the billionaire parasites to drive wedges. If we all hate one another, after all, then the billionaires will get to keep picking our pockets and cheating us every which way but loose. I pay a lot in taxes, and it doesn't seem like I'm getting much for that because of the Wall Street corruption that has polluted DC.

Cha

(312,539 posts)
6. Nothing is Shite as Traitor.
Tue Jun 24, 2025, 11:10 PM
Jun 24

If by "puritans" he means Vicious insane Psychotic Cult.. then Yes.

Picaro

(2,073 posts)
7. Ain't that the truth
Tue Jun 24, 2025, 11:16 PM
Jun 24

This one hits hard. Never thought about it that way.

They’re not perfect. But when they had a mass shooting they were rational about it. Passed laws banning assault weapons and had a gun buy back. Their nation looked into its heart and said “never again”. And it hasn’t happened again.

I live in Texas and we had Uvalde and the response here is the elimination of red flag laws. So, of course, it will happen again.

love_katz

(3,101 posts)
8. Perfect description. 100 percent.
Tue Jun 24, 2025, 11:45 PM
Jun 24

We got the self-righteous fundy fanatics who are perfectly willing to scapegoat and accuse others of their own wrong doing, as well as jail, torture and execute anyone who dared to disagree with their oppressive and toxic beliefs ( see the Salem witch trials, as well as other religious persecutions in our countrie's history).
I guess the descendants of people who were forced from their homelands, given mock trials and fake convictions, and then "transported" to a penal colony, still have memories passed down through the generations and are capable of choosing a bit more in the way of justice and mercy.

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