Often times they are shocked that I don’t like America, and when I tell them they destroyed my country and it’s why I’m here, they get uncomfortable because they can’t openly be smug since I’m not white. They’ll say some shit like “I’m sorry that happened. But the US has changed and we’re improving” which usually makes me laugh. Then they just do that patronizing frowny face :powercry-1: and say “I’m sorry you feel that way.” Their civility fetish prevents them from saying “well you deserved it” that’s for sure.

Online though, they don’t care lol. They’ll drop their mask as soon as you annoy them

  • krammaskin [none/use name]
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    2 years ago

    I had some success with radicalizing my neighbors in Brooklyn and I credit it to no small part with that I'm both Swedish and brown. This is a super combo for libs. I tick off other lib credentials as well such as I'm an engineer and my wife is a STEM professor. They usually refer to racism as the main reason why social improvement is impossible in the US and they become amazed to learn that Sweden has an immigrant population of about 30%.

    So when I say, "Why don't you just fire police officers who have been involved in deadly shootings (no matter how justified it was)? Wouldn't that help? Of course but they object that that is impossible, I then point out that "Well, there you go - it's not racism that is the main problem then".

    Now they are all miserable. Yay, me!