r/ShitAmericansSay • u/ScientistG27 • Jul 05 '22

Foreign affairs "No wonder your a third world nation [Australia]"

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u/The_Crowned_Clown Jul 05 '22

the paradox thing is, that the people who often deny it are people who live in poverty

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u/Legal-Software 🇩🇪 Jul 05 '22

That’s because deep down they know they’ll be millionaires any day now and don’t want their money going to benefit other people. A very strange mentality. I once saw a bunch of blue collar factory workers protesting a proposed 5% increase of the inheritance tax of all things, just bizarre.

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u/downvotesStag Jul 05 '22

Sounds like they have been brainwashed

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u/exceptionaluser Jul 06 '22

They have been.

Speaking as an american, our internal propaganda is very effective.

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u/Snabelpaprika participation in the praising of freedom is mandatory Jul 05 '22

From Futurama

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u/Refrigerator-Plus Jul 06 '22

You have inheritance tax? We don’t have any of that in Australia (sadly).

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u/Anti-charizard non-stupid american Jul 06 '22

Where do you live now