• mechoman444@lemmy.world
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    2 hours ago

    I know, I know. People on this platform seem to hate America. Apparently, merely mentioning the country is enough to summon immediate vitriol. But the truth is, most of America doesn’t look like the worst parts of it. Sure, there are places that do, don’t get me wrong, and they’re usually clustered around some of the old industrial and automotive corridors.

    But I’ve driven through the Smoky Mountains and along the South Carolina shoreline, and honestly, calling the scenery breathtaking almost feels inadequate. There are places in this country where you can drive for hours with mountains rising around you, or watch the sun disappear over the coastline, and you’re reminded just how enormous and beautiful this place really is.

    And yes, our politics are horrific, and the orange man is almost cartoonishly evil. I’m not going to pretend otherwise. But America is more than its politics, more than its politicians, and certainly more than the loudest voices screaming about it online.

    There is something worth loving here. The landscapes. The people. The sheer variety of this country. The fact that you can drive across it and pass through entirely different worlds without ever leaving the same nation.

    America has plenty of things worth criticizing. But it also has plenty of things worth cherishing.

    And maybe those two things don’t have to be mutually exclusive.

    • FishFace@piefed.social
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      The reason people hate America… well. One reason people hate the United States of America is that (some) Americans don’t know that Canada is a different country.

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      Yes, there are lots of beautiful places in the Americas, people just don’t like the USA, the country.

      They are probably better off just going to Canada, Mexico, the Caribbean instead and skipping the USA politics.

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    16 hours ago

    My knowledge of London, Ontario is entirely guides by NotJustBikes so I may have a little bias

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    21 hours ago

    Funny thing is… there’s 10+ McDonald’s’ within walking distance of Big Ben.

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    21 hours ago

    I’m amazed there isn’t a New London.

    But then again, why would you leave the original london and go anywhere?

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    16 hours ago

    I can spot your account a mile away. (That’s a good thing)

    Also London Ontario has some nice areas and some shitty areas like anywhere else but it’s not a bad city all in all. I don’t think I’d move there but I’ve been many times and it’s alright.

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    17 hours ago

    We should just build a wall around onterrible so they can’t leak in to other provinces anymore