In my experience, US citizens are completely blind to how much stuff like this makes citizens of other countries hate their government (which often, unfortunately, bleeds over to hate for US citizens; not that I condone hating any group of people based on the actions of their state)

The US has spent the last 12ish years betting that they're the only country that matters, but the end of result of that is that somehow when I talk to Australians in my age group the average person has a more positive opinion towards China even than the US.

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joxdosba 3 hours ago | parent | next [-]

The average American voter primarily uses their vote in an effort to hurt other people who might support a different team.

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ronsor 4 hours ago | parent | prev | next [-]

The default orientation of Americans toward government is already skepticism and distrust. The average person is questioning "why did you ever like the government in the first place?"

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themacguffinman 4 hours ago | parent [-]

I don't believe that at all, the average person voted for this government.

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nearlyepic 3 hours ago | parent [-]

The average person didn't vote.

	▲	themacguffinman 2 hours ago \| parent [-]
		If you're referring to voters staying home, staying home is a vote for their state's majority. There's no sense in which the average citizen in a democracy is not responsible for the outcome of a democratic vote.

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Aeolun 3 hours ago | parent | prev [-]

Is that any surprise? China has been very good about not fucking with other countries even though they absolutely have the capability to.

	▲	ViscountPenguin 2 hours ago \| parent [-]
		I think that really depends on which country you live in. My country has only had a few relatively minor spats with China, Vietnam less so.