10 Reasons You Didn't See This Coming

[PeteS in CA]

10 Reasons You Didn't See This Coming

https://www.konstantinkisin.com/p/10-reasons-you-didnt-see-this-coming

For my British and European friends who are "shocked" and "surprised", here are 10 reasons you didn't see this coming. Read this short post and then read the replies from our American friends who will confirm what I'm saying.

1. Americans love their country and want it to be the best in the world. ...

2. Unlike Europeans, Americans have not accepted managed decline. They don't have Net Zero here, ...
...
4. Unlike you, Americans do not believe in socialism. They believe in meritocracy. ...

5. Americans are the most pro-immigration people in the world. ...

6. Americans are sensitive about racial issues and their country's imperfect history. They believe that those who are disadvantaged by the circumstances of their birth should be given the opportunity to succeed. What they reject, however, is the idea that in order to address the errors of the past new errors must be made. DEI is racist. They know it and they reject it precisely because they are not racist.

The guy says a lot in a little. Points #3 and 7-10 are well worth reading, but Fair Usage. As several commenters niggled, each item "should" be qualified with, "Most Americans ...", but sheesh, readers had to be told that?

[mountaineer]

Good essay. Also a good point:

10. America is a country whose founding story is one of resistance to government overreach. They loathe unnecessary restrictions, regulations and control. They understand that freedom comes with the price of self-reliance and they pay it gladly.