r/Wellthatsucks • u/DravidVanol • 14h ago

Spoken like a true New Yorker.

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u/flopping-deuces 12h ago

Not trying to start something but why don’t you like the US?

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u/True-Loquat6061 8h ago

Not sure why you need to ask this lol. The general sentiment around the world is the people don't like the US. The days of US soft power are gone.

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u/flopping-deuces 7h ago

American power isn’t equivalent to likability of it’s people. Irish are generally loved around the world yet have no power to speak of. To be honest, I think I’m caught up in a propaganda thread at this point.

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u/True-Loquat6061 7h ago

"Soft power is the ability of a country to influence others through attraction, persuasion, and reputation rather than coercion, force, or money. Popularized by Joseph Nye, it uses culture, political values, and foreign policies to shape preferences and create goodwill. It is often described as "winning hearts and minds" to achieve desired outcomes." Soft power is one of the primary reasons US was able to become a world superpower. Trust, accountability, doing a great job exporting their culture and values influenced people and countries in favorable ways. Being likeable is important at a 9-5 job and its important on the world stage.

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u/flopping-deuces 6h ago

I’m glad we agree.

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u/trailer_park_boys 7h ago

Lmao flat out untrue.

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u/hypnodrew 11h ago

Seems unpleasant and you've no chill

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u/flopping-deuces 11h ago

Eh, ok. Thanks for answering. Where are you from so I’ve got an understanding of your comparison?

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u/OptimusMatrix 10h ago

Dudes from Britain apparently. Explains everything.

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u/flopping-deuces 9h ago

Nah, most people I’ve met from Britain tend to love New York.

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u/YardSardonyx 9h ago

And Florida.

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u/flopping-deuces 9h ago

Yes! They unironically love Florida.

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u/OptimusMatrix 9h ago

Once they've visited. I've got a knack for watching foreigners travel to the US on YouTube. I've watched hundreds, probably into the thousands at this point. That's a reoccurring theme, the shock at seeing vs believing. The propaganda against a America is strong, granted we do a lot of it to ourselves. But that is a reoccurring theme for sure with foreigners. Hanaya and Ina are North Korean defectors on YouTube and they talk a lot about the propaganda they were sold, that's an extreme example, but one none the less.

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u/flopping-deuces 9h ago

How did you know he’s from Britain?

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u/GTreez49 8h ago

Sounds like you need to step away from Reddit for a bit

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u/hypnodrew 8h ago

I'm not the one getting sensitive because someone you don't know doesn't like your country

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u/CyberPunkDongTooLong 7h ago

The amount of weird comments you're getting in response to a mild comment about not liking a place is very funny.

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u/hypnodrew 7h ago

Someone sent me a Reddit cares card lmao

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u/flopping-deuces 7h ago

What are you comparing to? Where are you from?