All going according to plan it seems.

  • ExistingConsumingSpace@midwest.social
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    15 hours ago

    As an American, I couldn’t care less. Our taxes fund this research, and yet we receive zero benefit from it. The only people that benefit are the wealthy and citizens of other western countries. Fuck 'em.

    • AbsolutelyNotAVelociraptor@piefed.social
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      15 hours ago

      You’ve been voting for that kind of system for decades now.

      Meanwhile, the civilised world has free healthcare where we pay with our taxes so everyone can benefit from research.

      But don’t worry, research will keep happening, just not at home for you.

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        14 hours ago

        I haven’t been voting for this shit. Typical smug ass Europeans. You’re just as bad as white America, going the same way internally, and commit just as many crimes. You aren’t better, you’re just the drummer.

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          You are right, voting isn’t the right word. You’ve let this happen by not keeping your politicians accountable. You’ve let corporations legally shove money into the pockets of politicians so they would work in the interest of the corporations not the people. The government could easily make that funding benefit you, they simply don’t because you let them get away with it. This has been decades in the making because generations of Americans have let politics slip.

          You can call Europeans smug all you want but it’s not our shit that smells. You, the Americans, have let this happen, not us.