Comments by "Ida Larsen" (@idalarsen2540) on "White House STEALS Credit From Cori Bush On Eviction Ban" video.
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This somehow never seizes to amaze me..
As a Norwegian (hell yeah, democratic socialism providing free healthcare and bans guns/heavily regulate other potential weapons to actually protect each citizen.. yet somehow we are not "pro-life", but corporate bought politicians refusing to even offer practically any basic care towards children, who likely was unplanned, thus not recieving of proper measures to optimalize it's health, being born into a system that charges your literal birth and everything else insane amounts, whilst ending up food insecure/homeless/worse, those people causing that.. are the "pro-life" ones? Shhhhhesh, gtfo, nonsensical.. people (monsters or smthn sounds more correct tbh).
I've been following American politics and state of affairs in general for a fair amount of years now (because unlike many/most americans.. the rest of us actually acknowledge the importance of staying at least generally updated on other countries, esp in a global pandemic, where soooo much craziness is going on, knowing far too well the massive influence America have internationally.. I've figured caring about anyone outside "their own" isn't really of any importance at all, and that it's a miracle if they know what's going on nationally, or even state-wise/locally at all, so..yup. There's been far too many times where americans have been outraged at me or other non-americans for that matter, simply for weighing in on american politics - despite just how much America LOVES to mess around in and with other countries, lol. America surely is the land of hypocracy, NOT the free! Unless you're a massive corporation tho, then you're certainly both hypocritical AND free, because "yay, hurray for corruption!!", smfh).
It's just crazy to me just the level of corruption taking place, barely facing any scrutony at all. I'm certainly aware that as a Norwegian I'm incredibly lucky and privileged simply by virtue of me randomly being born and raised here, but.. everything you guys view as "extremist, radical, progressive leftist" or whatever is just a given here.. like healthcare, abortion rights/atonomy rights in general, wellfare programs to anyone in need, no matter employment history, background etc., as well as housing benefits being incredibly common and considered yet another basic necessity met for those in need of rental help, how few homeless people we actually have, and those among us who've faced homelessness usually easily gets aid and a spot at high standard shelters, given help to get into actual properties as actual renters, whether we rent communal/from the state, the same state that gives us money for rent, food, bills, etc., or by private lenders, tho still funded/aided by the state as much as necessary, the list goes on and on.
No, we're far from "lazy", we just believe in both that all people matter and deserves at least having their basic needs met, as well as believing in investing in the people, instead of corporations and such, being the most valueable investment we make. By investing in even the most poor, the economy will be stimulated anyway as those funds will go back into society.. because.. of course it does (sure, some tiny fraction might be lost by dealing in the black market, like with drugs for instance, but that percentage is really insignificant, and we end up boosting our overall economy anyway), so that's a simple win-win for both people and the government and businesses, and we hold the same kind of principle when it comes to both education and healthcare, making it (almost enitrely) free and accessable to everyone is something we all benefit from. It's not about "handouts" and all that stupid stuff made as ignorant "arguments" from people blinded by capitalism and corruption, socialistic democracy truly works in PEOPLE'S favour, it's also ofc a good and extremely important point to male that it's by far the most humanitarian way of governence thus far, it just simply works as intended.
Sure, there are tons of things we can improve, not everything works wonders, which is just a reality and fact that can be applied to most things, but c'mon. That's just a caviat to democracy, nothing will ever be "perfect" as it's run by people, and no person is "perfect", and that's just the way it naturally works. What's good for us tho, an actual democracy that's not corrupt and bought, will constantly improve as both the world and people evolve, so naturally our democracy evolves with us. Our politicians have to do actual hard work and legitimately and noticeably improve our policies, as several parties have to work together, and we have many parties competing for their seats, it's not just a given that you'll keep your seat, due to a failed two-party system, rigging and gerrymandering like you guys have in America.
Nope, compared to American standards, even our most right leaning politicians are progressive, because they have to in order to stay in the game.
Look.. I know I'm really praising our system as if it was some kind of utopia, which it most certainly isn't - there's always tons to be done, and there's always loads of policies and such that are flat out bad and all that. Absolutely. It's just.. listening to just how corrupt, damaged and ineffective American "democracy" is, I just can't help but really appreciate how we do things, our values and principles. It's just not right at all when you're among the richest of the richest countries. It's in no way right or okay, and it certainly isn't a truly free or democratic country at all. There are several third world/developing countries I'd want to go to before America. America simply isn't safe enough.
My goodness.. I can't say I have much hope, but I certainly wish that the US will severly change, and actually live up to it's so-called "ideals" you claim to live and stand by. It's not like you haven't got the means and resources, 'cuz you really do have plenty. That's partly why it's so frustrating, I guess. Knowing how great America actually could be, but have had that opportunity denied due to greedy politicians and corporations.
It's one thing to not have the resources and not being able, it's just so different when the resources are in fact there, just not at all in the right hands of anyone.
Your greed isn't just ruining you either.. many of your actions have global effects, like easily seen with global warming and the management of covid (and it's vaccines, ffs). You could've been a world ideal, an actual "superpower"-natiom, but you chose evil instead, bringing rest of the entire globe down with you. Ughh. Be better, please.
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