Other way around. Our nation has always been less free than NK. We have more malnutrition, more citizens imprisoned, and at war with more nations. We set the bar. Kim wishes he had as much power as Trump does over his Americans. Most Americans go along with the lack of freedom because they have no idea what true freedom actually feels like.
OF COURSE we would have more malnutrition, more citizens imprisoned, and have been at war with more nations. Your statistics are silly.
USA has over 300 million people in it. North Korea has less than 10% of the population... so yeah, the US has more malnutrition and citizens imprisoned, and everything else, too. 10x more would be expected, at least.
The USA has been around for 250 years, and North Korea has been around for less than 80 years. So, to be at war with more nations is also to be expected, USA has been around almost 4x longer. Also, WW1 and WW2 both happened before North Korea was a nation.
So, even if you're correct on data (malnutrition, imprisoned, wars), it's meaningless and in no way indicative of "freedom".
2 out of 3 of your points relies on data that we can only get from North Korea. So I have my doubts.
The US is generally pretty open with statistics like those since each individual state needs to report both the number of prisoners and the number of people below the poverty line in order to get that sweet sweet federal money allocated.
Also malnutrition? Kinda the opposite given rising obesity rates. In the food department the struggle is about accessing quality and stable nutrition. But in terms of calories people get enough
Trump arresting Citizens over the Reflecting Pool while SHIELDING People who Raped Children with Jeffrey Epstein is how you KNOW Trump is doing EVERYTHING he can to BRING DOWN EPSTEIN!
It's not surprising, the US has the highest incarceration rate worldwide. Wealth grants access to legal representation. Mass incarceration disproportionately affects poorer people. Could incarceration be compared to slavery? Jail more poor people? Make America Great Again.
Well the people being arrested clearly were cutting the pool lining because daddy Trump said they did it.
Way more evidence than some pile of moldy Epstein papers, emails, address books, flight logs, victim testimonies, parent complaints, video evidence, photo evidence, self incriminating statements from named individuals, employee statements. Also having Ghislaine Maxwell in "custody".
They just haven't identified any people in all that evidence that are not rich and powerful yet, but they'll get to the bottom of it and find the real culprits who are not a part of the child rape club.
Also you know, they think these people are pool terrorists. That's enough.
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Chivera@lemmy.world · 86 pts · 48d
We're reaching North Korea levels of freedom
NatakuNox@lemmy.world · -28 pts · 48d
Other way around. Our nation has always been less free than NK. We have more malnutrition, more citizens imprisoned, and at war with more nations. We set the bar. Kim wishes he had as much power as Trump does over his Americans. Most Americans go along with the lack of freedom because they have no idea what true freedom actually feels like.
Mulligrubs@lemmy.world · 18 pts · 48d
OF COURSE we would have more malnutrition, more citizens imprisoned, and have been at war with more nations. Your statistics are silly.
So, even if you're correct on data (malnutrition, imprisoned, wars), it's meaningless and in no way indicative of "freedom".
This is the best you can come up with? Lame
ProfThadBach@lemmy.world · 6 pts · 47d
Dude you can't argue with tankies. They do not care.
arrow74@lemmy.zip · 11 pts · 48d
2 out of 3 of your points relies on data that we can only get from North Korea. So I have my doubts.
The US is generally pretty open with statistics like those since each individual state needs to report both the number of prisoners and the number of people below the poverty line in order to get that sweet sweet federal money allocated.
Also malnutrition? Kinda the opposite given rising obesity rates. In the food department the struggle is about accessing quality and stable nutrition. But in terms of calories people get enough
CorrectAlias@piefed.blahaj.zone · 10 pts · 48d
Do you know what "per capita" means?
stickyprimer@lemmy.world · 8 pts · 48d
This person doesn’t even know what “means” means.
BigMacHole@thelemmy.club · 67 pts · 48d
Trump arresting Citizens over the Reflecting Pool while SHIELDING People who Raped Children with Jeffrey Epstein is how you KNOW Trump is doing EVERYTHING he can to BRING DOWN EPSTEIN!
-Republicans but LITERALLY!
ripcord@lemmy.world · 2 pts · 48d
And releasing criminals
osanna@lemmy.vg · 1 pts · 48d
Too coherent to be a dumpy post
Corvidae@lemmy.world · 27 pts · 48d
It's not surprising, the US has the highest incarceration rate worldwide. Wealth grants access to legal representation. Mass incarceration disproportionately affects poorer people. Could incarceration be compared to slavery? Jail more poor people? Make America Great Again.
BeardededSquidward@lemmy.blahaj.zone · 19 pts · 48d
Slavery is still legal in the USA if they're in jail.
Doomsider@lemmy.world · 4 pts · 48d
Over half of US prisoners are minorities. This is not by accident and not because they are poor.
ThunderQueen@lemmy.world · 4 pts · 48d
green_goglin@thelemmy.club · 2 pts · 47d
Incarceration rates = profit for Private Prison stakeholders. US quite literally has publicly traded incarceration rates.
ButtermilkBiscuit@feddit.nl · 25 pts · 48d
As a reminder, fuck the police
MeatPilot@sh.itjust.works · 22 pts · 48d
Well the people being arrested clearly were cutting the pool lining because daddy Trump said they did it.
Way more evidence than some pile of moldy Epstein papers, emails, address books, flight logs, victim testimonies, parent complaints, video evidence, photo evidence, self incriminating statements from named individuals, employee statements. Also having Ghislaine Maxwell in "custody".
They just haven't identified any people in all that evidence that are not rich and powerful yet, but they'll get to the bottom of it and find the real culprits who are not a part of the child rape club.
Also you know, they think these people are pool terrorists. That's enough.
quick_snail@feddit.nl · 15 pts · 48d
...in the US"
Loads of powerful people around the world have been arrested over the Epstein files.
It's just countries that are run by pedophiles that seem to have immunity
Gonzako@lemmy.world · 5 pts · 47d
Only case I know is the swedish prince thing. Who else?
quick_snail@feddit.nl · 2 pts · 47d
The UK prince thing
Lushed_Lungfish@lemmy.ca · 5 pts · 47d
You misunderstand. See, to MAGA and Republicans in general, if you are not a disgusting child rapist pedophile, you are not an American.
CharlesDarwin@lemmy.world · 5 pts · 48d
Priorities.
some_guy@lemmy.sdf.org · 3 pts · 48d
The clear mark of a functioning government, am I right?
MrsDoyle@sh.itjust.works · 2 pts · 47d
Vandals in action
Iambus@lemmy.world · 1 pts · 48d
They deserved to be arrested
anon_8675309@lemmy.world · -3 pts · 47d
You Ill?
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Radicalize the frogs!
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