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    1 month ago

    Try being trans, gay, or black here then get back to me.

    Edit: or poor. Or homeless. Or neurodivergent. Or mentally ill.

    Actually you know what, just go fuck yourself, how’s that?

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      I’ve got real bad news about how the rest of the world feels about those things then.

      As sad as it is, America is one of the most progressive and diverse nations in the world.

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      just go fuck yourself, how’s that?

      This also seems incredibly dramatic

      I’m not trying to say that the US is perfect, but do you honestly believe that the US is the “worst” place to be any of the things you listed?

      There are plenty of places in the world you would be put to death for being gay. Try asking an immigrant from literally any of those countries if they prefer the US and get back to me.

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          You’re actually arguing that the difference between being put to death and not is a “millimeter off the floor”? That is some privileged nonsense, frankly.

          I agree that the US has problems, but hyperbolic doomerism is hardly conducive to changing any of that.

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            I’m saying “Some places are worse” is not an argument that “This is fine”.

            The point being discussed is that this is a terrible law and an example of Mississippi being a shit hole. You are just side tracking the conversation because you don’t understand the function of hyperbole in speech and think talking about how “The US isn’t literally the worst place to live” is somehow a helpful or useful conversation to have in light of the topic art hand.

            The US has problems, and insisting that some places are worse is hardly conducive to changing any of that.

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              The point being discussed is that this is a terrible law and an example of Mississippi being a shit hole

              This is not the comment I replied to. The comment I replied to was essentially saying that MS and therefore the US are not worth visiting, and I think that’s silly.

              “This is fine”

              I didn’t say this. I actually agree with you that the MS law is terrible, but trying to push back on the general sentiment of the original comment I replied to: saying the US is the “worst” because of something that Mississippi does.

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                I actually agree with you that the MS law is terrible, but trying to push back on the general sentiment of the original comment I replied to

                Right: side tracking from the conversation at hand to insist hyperbole is not literal. That does not help and only serves as a distraction.

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                  You realize that a comments section can have more than 1 discussion going on in it, right? It’s not a “distraction” to talk about something else or disagree with a part of someone’s comment.

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                    It’s still a distraction from the topic at hand. I’ll also note that you don’t appear to have any comments in this comment section other than “The US isn’t the worst country” so what is it you think you are adding to the discussion here? Hyperbole is bad because someone might get confused?