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American geography teacher preparing for class:

It's not only that.
I have the feeling that US mainstream media style is replicated in the comments, aimed at maximizing polarized drama instead of having balanced and grounded discussions.
I can't stand that type of talk.

It's also their problem defining what is important and what not. Posting everything that Trump says, is not news, it's a spam.

Their behaviour is not their fault, but it's still their responsibility.

Don't worry, we hate this country too :)

Though, we are part of the world last I checked, so while I understand an eye roll level of annoyance at US news being posted in a world news community, some of y'all need therapy with how angry you're getting. It's weird.

!world@lemmy.world has a rule against United States internal news, which is a nice balance for me, but it can still be dominated by news about ways that the US is affecting things around the world

Actually USA is a pocket dimension

Do US doesn't think it's part of the world, it thinks it's its own different world that only contains the US.

Because of the sheer amount of US-Americans, we curated seperate places for them, only containing US-American news, where they don’t mess up the rest.

USA users are also aggressive when you complain

It's another effect of the last few generations being raised on authoritarian teat. They're always right, and all dissenting opinions aren't just wrong, they're personal attacks.

I saw this shit in adults when I was growing up, in the US in the 90s. People here are straight-up brainwashed. I became a skeptic by age 12, and boy oh boy, did my teachers have a problem with it. I'd debunk myths and "old wives tales," especially when teachers spread them. I'd research and bring in evidence to support my points. Sounds like a great teaching opportunity, right? Not when the teachers lean authoritarian.

Even the best science teacher in my middle school couldn't admit to the class that he lied about swallowed gum staying in your stomach for seven years. He told me I was right in private, after I brought in two books and a magazine explaining that it was a myth. But the other kids? They didn't believe me, because teacher said it's true, so it must be true. As to the teacher, I guess it's just easier to control kids with a lie than to have a little humility, stand up for truth and science, and accept whatever happens after. It spoke volumes to me about where the adults around me stood. I already knew the kids were swallowing the propaganda, but seeing the adults have so little backbone angered me.

So yeah, we're pretty fucked as a culture. Needless to say, I stopped being surprised by the acceptance of fascism long ago. Too many people here like the idea of just being told things by someone speaking with confidence. To question that is to be a shit-stirrer and there will be consequences for it. This also explains why we accept terrible bosses and working conditions - it's all part of the same big picture.