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I used to be a patriotic American. Grew up in military/law enforcement family during Reagan era. Loved Reagan. Now, after pointless Middle Eastern wars, hyper-militarized policing, media lies, money over everything culture, Covid, 2020 election shenanigans, “woke” culture, etc., I’m just not feeling very patriotic anymore. Am I only the one who doesn’t feel very patriotic anymore? I can take or leave USA now. I will live and die here but it doesn’t feel special to me anymore.
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I used to be a patriotic American. Grew up in military/law enforcement family during Reagan era. Loved Reagan. Now, after pointless Middle Eastern wars, hyper-militarized policing, media lies, money over everything culture, Covid, 2020 election shenanigans, “woke” culture, etc., I’m just not feeling very patriotic anymore. Am I only the one who doesn’t feel very patriotic anymore? I can take or leave USA now. I will live and die here but it doesn’t feel special to me anymore.
You've basically become European. This is how a lot of Europeans have always viewed America.
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I love this country I just hate the libtards that are running the show....I feel sorry for young kids....they`re fucked and don`t even know it.
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I love this country I just hate the libtards that are running the show....I feel sorry for young kids....they`re fucked and don`t even know it.
this. America is in danger but still the greatest place to live. Anyone who disagrees surely must leave now.
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Ain’t just you.
I’m Canadian. Have come to not have one ounce of belief in or respect for our institutions.
The country in which I was conceived, birthed and raised no longer exists.
Now it’s a multicultural, Woke, Libtard hellhole.
Fuck the world.
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How can you feel good about a country where you feel bad for the kids who live there?
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How can you feel good about a country where you feel bad for the kids who live there?
Because IMO it is still the best place to live and I have faith that normalcy shall return....to a degree anyway.
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How can you feel good about a country where you feel bad for the kids who live there?
It’s hard but you don’t give up and you don’t give in. It’s exactly what they want you to do
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You’re not the only one, the globalists have demoralized us all. If I went to war on America’s behalf what would I be fighting for? Welfare checks? Race mixing? Gay pride? Black Lives Matter? Open borders? Uncontrolled spending and corruption? Transgender children? Everything is now rotten to the core, I choose to protect what little I have left now. Although it would take another country to actually invade.
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I used to be a patriotic American. Grew up in military/law enforcement family during Reagan era. Loved Reagan. Now, after pointless Middle Eastern wars, hyper-militarized policing, media lies, money over everything culture, Covid, 2020 election shenanigans, “woke” culture, etc., I’m just not feeling very patriotic anymore. Am I only the one who doesn’t feel very patriotic anymore? I can take or leave USA now. I will live and die here but it doesn’t feel special to me anymore.
You have to remember the premise is freedom. Regardless of how we got here and how politicians pervert it. The idea is to continuously improve the process. Thats American. To try and make things right.
All those things you listed are being done in America to Americans but they are not American. Yep bloody history, yep trampled rights, greed, corruption, government over reach. Always gonna be there....
But now more than ever being patriotic means supporting the ideals of freedom, justice, true equality (not equity which is ironically institutional racism) an objective legal system. Opportunities and pursuit of happiness.
You got to fight for these things. Theyre being corrupted and perverted.
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It’s hard but you don’t give up and you don’t give in. It’s exactly what they want you to do
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Definitely not just you. You summarized it very nicely
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I used to be a patriotic American. Grew up in military/law enforcement family during Reagan era. Loved Reagan. Now, after pointless Middle Eastern wars, hyper-militarized policing, media lies, money over everything culture, Covid, 2020 election shenanigans, “woke” culture, etc., I’m just not feeling very patriotic anymore. Am I only the one who doesn’t feel very patriotic anymore? I can take or leave USA now. I will live and die here but it doesn’t feel special to me anymore.
I think it depends on where you live in the U.S. I've always been in the midwest and where I'm at now has a huge military presence so there is still rationality mostly, and an "America! Fuck Yeah!" attitude. The black side of the main city is another story, and sadly the Hispanic part is going that way too. I love hispanic wowen so I've been to that part of town a lot in years past. Now they are intermingling with the nig nogs in relationships and in drug dealings. All of the bad news we see on tv here almost always comes from those two parts of the city.
If I wasn't on disability, I would move to Thailand. The lady that has cut my hair for roughly 30+ years has a son that moved there after getting his masters in psyc, and to work on getting his PHD while getting a job over there teaching English. He told her "Mom, I love you, but I will never live in America again. It's just too amazing here" So her, her husband, and his sister all went to visit, and she was like "yeah, I get it now". She showed me pics from their first trip, and some were amazing while others (like the streets and especially the electric grid look 3rd world) I looked on YT after that, and it's amazing what you can get over there compared to here as far as real estate and especially food. Plus I think steroids are totally legal. I might be wrong though as I never talked to her about that.
Anyway, to give an example, I live in a great suburb of the main city here in a really nice 2 bed and bath apt that is subsidized those on SS and SSDI like me. I pay just under $800 a month, and have the noise of one of the busiest streets in this part of town. My barbers son paid around $650-700 when he first moved to Thailand for a two bed motel that had a kitchen and everything, was on the beach, and it had an indoor and outdoor pool, plus a gym. He is now renting a house with 3 beds and 2 baths on the beach for around $800 if I recall right what she told me. When she showed me the pics of the places they ate at (there was 5 people eating) the table was loaded with food and booze on top of a building overlooking the ocean. I was like "holy shit Jamie, how much did you guys spend there?" and she told me with leaving a tip it was like $60-70 bucks. So basically you can eat awesom steak, chicken, seafood meals and get blasted for around 12-15 dollars a person. She also showed me pics of the food markets they went through. She had one of a huge steak skewer that looked delicious. I asked her how much it was, and she told me it was $1.50 US. I hate seafood tremendously to the point that even the smell makes me want to vomit, but back in the day my friends were all drug dealers and had to eat at the best places, so we went to alot of sushi restaurants. I would get two steak skewers with no sides that would equal the one she showed me and it was between $15-$20. That was over 25 years ago so I can't even imagine what it's like now as I have never gone back to a Japanese place since they went to prison.
Sorry, for the Matt type long ass post but I'm just trying to paint a pic with words. In short, would I fight and die for this country. "Fuck Yeah!"......for now. If the left takes over with their agendas, I probably only have 20 years or less in life so I would just deal with it. If I didn't have all the medical issues I have, my ass would have moved to Thailand a couple of weeks after her showing me the pics she did and all the wonderful stories she told me.
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I love this country I just hate the libtards that are running the show....I feel sorry for young kids....they`re fucked and don`t even know it.
That's a great quick summation of what I posted without the Thailand stuff. I fear for my niece and nephew who are both under 10. I'm close to 50, and with the way this country/world is going on top of my medical issues....I honestly don't think I want to live past 65 :-[ Sad to say, but true.
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It's the beginning of the end...losers lose, winners win.
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why anyone would want big government to control their life is beyond sane
cuckold, wimp, braindead libtard behavior
pubs want less gov intervention
libtards like to be controlled, dominated while being a beta-cuck
the handful of tards here who are lib prove it daily
their moist vagina's are dripping with tranny-jizz as we speak
confused about gender, could care less about our safety, borders, children, etc
woke kvnts who can go fvck themselves.
normalcy will be back (few years), this insane party is eating itself alive
though the real good ole days are long gone
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why anyone would want big government to control their life is beyond sane
cuckold, wimp, braindead libtard behavior
pubs want less gov intervention
libtards like to be controlled, dominated while being a beta-cuck
the handful of tards here who are lib prove it daily
their moist vagina's are dripping with tranny-jizz as we speak
confused about gender, could care less about our safety, borders, children, etc
woke kvnts who can go fvck themselves.
normalcy will be back (few years), this insane party is eating itself alive
though the real good ole days are long gone
We'll find out in November what "America" really wants assuming the elections are controlled/legal this time by every state. If Texas goes blue with all the retards from CA and other blue states moving there, and Beta gets elected governor..... this country is dead and the Constitution is just an old doc you can look up on the web.
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It's the beginning of the end...losers lose, winners win.
Its the beginning of the end... but it's not the end. And in this scenario, through distorted news, mass manipulation, corruption, the losers are winning for now.
But won't forever.
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Its the beginning of the end... but it's not the end. And in this scenario, through distorted news, mass manipulation, corruption, the losers are winning for now.
But won't forever.
it seems like they are winning if you listen to libturd msm
they are starting to fail each day
worst retards in history
people are abandoning the commies
especially parents who were libs then called terrorists
very retarded crew we got in the tranny-house
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Definitely not just you. You summarized it very nicely
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The Greek word patēr, which means father, was the basis for the word patris, or native land, and so patriotic came to mean "a love of country."
There's no country anymore, just a big corporation and we are consumers instead of citizens.
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I think it depends on where you live in the U.S. I've always been in the midwest and where I'm at now has a huge military presence so there is still rationality mostly, and an "America! Fuck Yeah!" attitude. The black side of the main city is another story, and sadly the Hispanic part is going that way too. I love hispanic wowen so I've been to that part of town a lot in years past. Now they are intermingling with the nig nogs in relationships and in drug dealings. All of the bad news we see on tv here almost always comes from those two parts of the city.
If I wasn't on disability, I would move to Thailand. The lady that has cut my hair for roughly 30+ years has a son that moved there after getting his masters in psyc, and to work on getting his PHD while getting a job over there teaching English. He told her "Mom, I love you, but I will never live in America again. It's just too amazing here" So her, her husband, and his sister all went to visit, and she was like "yeah, I get it now". She showed me pics from their first trip, and some were amazing while others (like the streets and especially the electric grid look 3rd world) I looked on YT after that, and it's amazing what you can get over there compared to here as far as real estate and especially food. Plus I think steroids are totally legal. I might be wrong though as I never talked to her about that.
Anyway, to give an example, I live in a great suburb of the main city here in a really nice 2 bed and bath apt that is subsidized those on SS and SSDI like me. I pay just under $800 a month, and have the noise of one of the busiest streets in this part of town. My barbers son paid around $650-700 when he first moved to Thailand for a two bed motel that had a kitchen and everything, was on the beach, and it had an indoor and outdoor pool, plus a gym. He is now renting a house with 3 beds and 2 baths on the beach for around $800 if I recall right what she told me. When she showed me the pics of the places they ate at (there was 5 people eating) the table was loaded with food and booze on top of a building overlooking the ocean. I was like "holy shit Jamie, how much did you guys spend there?" and she told me with leaving a tip it was like $60-70 bucks. So basically you can eat awesom steak, chicken, seafood meals and get blasted for around 12-15 dollars a person. She also showed me pics of the food markets they went through. She had one of a huge steak skewer that looked delicious. I asked her how much it was, and she told me it was $1.50 US. I hate seafood tremendously to the point that even the smell makes me want to vomit, but back in the day my friends were all drug dealers and had to eat at the best places, so we went to alot of sushi restaurants. I would get two steak skewers with no sides that would equal the one she showed me and it was between $15-$20. That was over 25 years ago so I can't even imagine what it's like now as I have never gone back to a Japanese place since they went to prison.
Sorry, for the Matt type long ass post but I'm just trying to paint a pic with words. In short, would I fight and die for this country. "Fuck Yeah!"......for now. If the left takes over with their agendas, I probably only have 20 years or less in life so I would just deal with it. If I didn't have all the medical issues I have, my ass would have moved to Thailand a couple of weeks after her showing me the pics she did and all the wonderful stories she told me.
Girls and sons who have not been loved by their fathers seek attention once teens and adults to compensate for what they didn't have originally. Fathers either left them alone, or were distant most of the time and not encouraging them. Some even despised them which would shape their personality and the way they interact with others for the rest of their life. They are extremistic in everything they do, always looking exaggeratly for attention (Hello Goodrum), and have troubles adapting to society's rules, because they also have troubles defining their own identity and respecting authority and hierarchy.
Also boys who got picked on by others during childhood and adolescence -often sons without a father figure- try to compensate by lifting weights, to develop muscles and survive in ther male world. They're insecure because they're girly, childish, feminine having been raised by a single mom. They lift obsessively hoping it will transform them into men, to compensate for their lack of influence from a father figure that was not there. Unfortunately they can get as big as they can but it doesn't cure their insecurity and who they truly are, how they grew up being raised by a single mom. They're not as manly as other men whatever they do, and they often have a big lack of masculine presence they don't know how to balance, hence often being borderline homosexuals while trying to get their manhood back through various manly activities (MMA, cars, weight lifting etc.).
They are often the ones that, in order to get respect from other males, will go the steroids route to get even "bigger", attempting to cure their insecurity, but being natural not being "enough", they still feel "too small", insecure, amongst other males. The lack of a father figure also often means they didn't have guidance to continue studies and are often working shitty manual jobs.
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You've basically become European. This is how a lot of Europeans have always viewed America.
European? The man’s not saying he’s a pussy, he’s saying he doesn’t feel patriotic
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EXACTLY what TPTB wanted
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We'll find out in November what "America" really wants assuming the elections are controlled/legal this time by every state. If Texas goes blue with all the retards from CA and other blue states moving there, and Beta gets elected governor..... this country is dead and the Constitution is just an old doc you can look up on the web.
Texas will not go blue. My community is one of the fastest growing if not the fastest in the state and the Californians we are getting so far really seem to know what they’re getting here and remember what they’re leaving. Many of them come and are relieved to be able to take a step back socially 30 or 40 years.
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I live in the UK and particularly after the covid hoax I feel especially disenfranchised.
Now as soon as they dropped the covid mandates within days all this shit with Russia. Understable to feel down with this shower of shit running our countries and what they have done to the population!
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I love this country to the point that it makes me sick to see what’s going down. This woke culture and this generation of wasted youth and utterly delusional liberals is disgusting. WTF do we do?
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I used to be a patriotic American. Grew up in military/law enforcement family during Reagan era. Loved Reagan. Now, after pointless Middle Eastern wars, hyper-militarized policing, media lies, money over everything culture, Covid, 2020 election shenanigans, “woke” culture, etc., I’m just not feeling very patriotic anymore. Am I only the one who doesn’t feel very patriotic anymore? I can take or leave USA now. I will live and die here but it doesn’t feel special to me anymore.
In Canada here but feel much the same. When I grew up it was more a melting pot. You were Canadian. The standard of living was real high. Houses and cars fairly cheap. People greeting you as you passed. Now you have all these different peoples that want to cancel everything even Christmas. My boss is Indian and totally pushes his own. The Muslim bosses push their own, the Jewish bosses push their own. Whites have become pussies and proud of it. I feel like I am in an airport more than my own country. A decent house here is 2 million Canadian. I make 130k a year and it means fuck all. I have an idea how people in San Francisco feel. When my kids all finish school I'm gone to live like a king for a quarter the price in another safe country.
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too much political correct shit going on now!!
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Very good and insightful post. I disagree with the homo part, but I can't dispute much else. My parents are still married, but they are not a couple really. Mom threatened to leave him multiple times, and told me the first time when I was 10 and sister was 2. I remember it like it was yesterday almost 40 yrs later. Sitting in Kohl's parking lot, and she was bitching like crazy about him that day. I told her to stop talking about him like that. She replied "you think he's such a fucking great guy? (my mom despises swearing btw) "I want to leave his ass bcuz of how he treats me and you, and he told me".... "Go ahead. I will never give a dime to you or those fucking kids"
I have never looked up to him since, and quite frankly he was never home enough to do so. Always working, drinking, golfing, or doing some DIY project. It didn't/doesn't make me want to suck cocks like prime or vince abcdefg ultra wanna be entrepreneur though.
The muscles part....totally agree with. I talked about that years ago on Mayhem. My dad was in the paper in WI lifting weights at the new rec center they opened to get it attention. I wanted to be bigger and better than him to the point where he could just see it so he would never lay a hand on me again. Around 17 about a year after I started and had put on about 30lbs naturally he tackled me blindsided, turned me over, choked me, slapped me, and started calling me a pussy right by the stairs. I took it at first cuz "hey, he's my dad and I'm supposed to obey", but then something snapped. I pulled him down close to me so I could get under his armpits I guess....honestly, it happened so fast I don't know what I was thinking...when I say I snapped, I truly mean it.....anyway, I didn't even know my strength then. I threw him off of me like he was a fucking leaf and hanging feet down the stairs while his head was at the top and I was choking him asking who is the pussy now? I let him up. He tried to come at me again. I said let's go mother fucker as I walked toward him. He started running around the kitchen as I tried to get to him while he begged my mom to call the cops....which she did. They came, they didn't even listen to me, or do anything to him. They told me I either had to find a place to stay that night or go to jail. Luckily, my best friend's parents considered me part of the family so I got to go there. Long story short I kept getting bigger and stronger, and my dad never fucked with me again physically, and I started getting hot chicks attention and their pussies. So it all worked out. ;D I can truly say NO HOMO for me. LOL!
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I love this country to the point that it makes me sick to see what’s going down. This woke culture and this generation of wasted youth and utterly delusional liberals is disgusting. WTF do we do?
I agree to the first part, and IDK is the answer to your question. I've been thinking about starting a thread regarding that for a few weeks, but I don't know what to call it? How do we conquer our gov't? How to regain our country? Rules for politicians going forward?
Would it even be a good thread with good ideas or would the commie cocksuckers on here just blow it up? Again, IDK ???
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My dad was in the paper in WI lifting weights at the new rec center they opened to get it attention. I wanted to be bigger and better than him to the point where he could just see it so he would never lay a hand on me again. Around 17 about a year after I started and had put on about 30lbs naturally he tackled me blindsided, turned me over, choked me, slapped me, and started calling me a pussy right by the stairs. I took it at first cuz "hey, he's my dad and I'm supposed to obey", but then something snapped. I pulled him down close to me so I could get under his armpits I guess....honestly, it happened so fast I don't know what I was thinking...when I say I snapped, I truly mean it.....anyway, I didn't even know my strength then. I threw him off of me like he was a fucking leaf and hanging feet down the stairs while his head was at the top and I was choking him asking who is the pussy now? I let him up. He tried to come at me again. I said let's go mother fucker as I walked toward him. He started running around the kitchen as I tried to get to him while he begged my mom to call the cops....which she did. They came, they didn't even listen to me, or do anything to him. They told me I either had to find a place to stay that night or go to jail. Luckily, my best friend's parents considered me part of the family so I got to go there. Long story short I kept getting bigger and stronger, and my dad never fucked with me again physically, and I started getting hot chicks attention and their pussies. So it all worked out. ;D I can truly say NO HOMO for me.
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The muscles part....totally agree with. I talked about that years ago on Mayhem. My dad was in the paper in WI lifting weights at the new rec center they opened to get it attention. I wanted to be bigger and better than him to the point where he could just see it so he would never lay a hand on me again. Around 17 about a year after I started and had put on about 30lbs naturally he tackled me blindsided, turned me over, choked me, slapped me, and started calling me a pussy right by the stairs. I took it at first cuz "hey, he's my dad and I'm supposed to obey", but then something snapped. I pulled him down close to me so I could get under his armpits I guess....honestly, it happened so fast I don't know what I was thinking...when I say I snapped, I truly mean it.....anyway, I didn't even know my strength then. I threw him off of me like he was a fucking leaf and hanging feet down the stairs while his head was at the top and I was choking him asking who is the pussy now? I let him up. He tried to come at me again. I said let's go mother fucker as I walked toward him. He started running around the kitchen as I tried to get to him while he begged my mom to call the cops....which she did. They came, they didn't even listen to me, or do anything to him. They told me I either had to find a place to stay that night or go to jail. Luckily, my best friend's parents considered me part of the family so I got to go there. Long story short I kept getting bigger and stronger, and my dad never fucked with me again physically, and I started getting hot chicks attention and their pussies. So it all worked out. ;D I can truly say NO HOMO for me. LOL!
Dude, this is almost a mirror image of the shit I went through while growing up.
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"There are 46.8 million millionaires worldwide (measured in USD)
Most are in the US: Of those, 40% or 18.6 million individuals are in America.
After the US at 40%, the following highest five countries for millionaires are China at 10%, Japan at 6%, the United Kingdom at 5%, Germany at 5%, and France at 4%."
https://www.yourwealth.com/want-to-become-the-millionaire-next-door-top-traits-most-millionaires-possess/
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I have never had a friend tell me their dad kicked their ass. I was bigger than my dad by the time I was 15 and didn't like him much. Later on when I hit 30, I learned to accept people for who they are. We got along fine for many years.The problem with parents is that birds of a feather flock together. If dad is a prick, it takes a broken woman to put up with it. Having a tough dad beating on you in an alcoholic stupor must be hell on earth.
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Is it just me?
It's just you, bro.
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"There are 46.8 million millionaires worldwide (measured in USD)
Most are in the US: Of those, 40% or 18.6 million individuals are in America.
After the US at 40%, the following highest five countries for millionaires are China at 10%, Japan at 6%, the United Kingdom at 5%, Germany at 5%, and France at 4%."
https://www.yourwealth.com/want-to-become-the-millionaire-next-door-top-traits-most-millionaires-possess/
Good post.
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Kill every single politician above the rank of mayor.. That's a starting point.
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"There are 46.8 million millionaires worldwide (measured in USD)
Most are in the US: Of those, 40% or 18.6 million individuals are in America.
After the US at 40%, the following highest five countries for millionaires are China at 10%, Japan at 6%, the United Kingdom at 5%, Germany at 5%, and France at 4%."
https://www.yourwealth.com/want-to-become-the-millionaire-next-door-top-traits-most-millionaires-possess/
I can tell you this, having a $1M net worth in many places in the US does not equate to some terrific standard of living.
I’d rather live in a place where a family could live relatively comfortably on one salary
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I will believe in God when I awaken to a world without libtardian cuckolds. When the cRapture flushes them away. All of them.
Shit. I will accept Covid as "deadly" if it would only kill every single fucktard liberal on the planet, including the twatlings here. I am American.
Not German-American. Not Cashew-American. Pure American and proud of it. I look foward to reading about Hollyweird and other liberals areas being destroyed by their pets, e.g., BLM et al. And those same pets can wipe out their "massahs" just prior to lemming up and jumping off into the ocean to fag-paddle around until they drown or are eaten by what they must surely call the "Inadequate Shark of Non-Color" and perhaps a few Killer Whales and for the pervs, they can get eaten by Sperm Whales. Make 'em all white like Moby Dick and I am certain they will cream themselves prior to being bitten in half and swallowed.
So God? Are you there? It''s me...Margaret. Get off your throne and wipe out these hideous creatures you allowed to breed. Then I will know that you are God and not just some worthless story or long dead alien being that for some reason allowed your "sons" to mate with primitive women and then fuqued up further by creating a mess by not taking a heavy hand on this rock.
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Dude, this is almost a mirror image of the shit I went through while growing up.
Same here. That along with a lot of older, bigger kids growing up from about 4 years old on.
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This is pretty much where I am.
You’re not the only one, the globalists have demoralized us all. If I went to war on America’s behalf what would I be fighting for? Welfare checks? Race mixing? Gay pride? Black Lives Matter? Open borders? Uncontrolled spending and corruption? Transgender children? Everything is now rotten to the core, I choose to protect what little I have left now. Although it would take another country to actually invade.
You've basically become European. This is how a lot of Europeans have always viewed America.
I agree with him but I think Europe is even worse with zero entrepreneurship. I recently saw a stat that out of the top 30 Tech companies in the world, only one European.
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You have to look at America like you are an immigrant. Don't worry about the political bs, it doesn't matter. Create, achieve, inspire others. It's all still wide open. If you're not inspired living in America, you're not doing it right.
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Same here. That along with a lot of older, bigger kids growing up from about 4 years old on.
I had two terrorized sisters.
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I had two terrorized sisters.
My older sister's good looks saved me a few times growing up in Hawaii. Those Samoan assholes would ask if I thought I could get them a date with her and I would reply, "Not if I'm dead" and they would let me go. Fortunately they had the attention span of a gnat and would soon forget and the entire episide might be repeated a few days or weeks later. I am not smart but those guys were morons. ;D
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I can tell you this, having a $1M net worth in many places in the US does not equate to some terrific standard of living.
Likewise, having a $1M net worth in many more places in the US does equate to a comfortable standard of living, and Americans have the freedom to move to any of those places whenever they want to.
In addition, a $1M net worth is only a milestone. With a portion invested in appreciating assets, that $1M quicky turns into $3M, then $5M, etc. It's the power of compounding and the snowball effect. The 1st million is always the hardest.
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Lefitst commies infiltrated the country. They took over the the news media, the entertainment media, and the education system. It's been 24/7 Maxist propaganda ever since. They brainwashed Americans into hating themselves and their history. They dumbed Americans down to the point where 2 or 3 generations of young people couldn't find their ass with both hands. We now have an incompetent, borderline useless population of Americans that are easy to fool and easy to control.
Meanwhile politicians made bad self-serving decisions for decades in order to loot the country and line their own pockets. They imported tens of millions of third world morons that couldn't give a fuck about America and are only here to leech off of our system and abuse our good will. Millions of people living in this country will laugh and celebrate our downfall.......until they realize that the flow of free money and free shit has ended.
Exacerbating the problem is the rise of big tech like Facebook and Google. They are only too eager to work with the government and help them censor, block, ban, control, and enslave the people. Technology has made it almost impossible to get out from under the oppressed state that we have found ourselves in. Everything you say and do online is recorded and stored forever. Your phone calls, texts, and emails are all monitored by the NSA. Your phone spies on you. Every time you walk out of you front door you are being recorded by video cameras. There is no escape.
The only way out is for things to get so bad that the people rediscover the value of being free and re-take control of our systems and institutions......but that will probably take 50 years to happen.
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You have to look at America like you are an immigrant. Don't worry about the political bs, it doesn't matter. Create, achieve, inspire others. It's all still wide open. If you're not inspired living in America, you're not doing it right.
Good post.
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I believe countries like people have a lifespan. In some ways the US is a victim of its own success. The size of the private sector allowed for an oversized government to form which at this point is strictly self serving.
When the inevitable collapse happens it will be well deserved.
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Lefitst commies infiltrated the country. They took over the the news media, the entertainment media, and the education system. It's been 24/7 Maxist propaganda ever since. They brainwashed Americans into hating themselves and their history. They dumbed Americans down to the point where 2 or 3 generations of young people couldn't find their ass with both hands. We now have an incompetent, borderline useless population of Americans that are easy to fool and easy to control.
Meanwhile politicians made bad self-serving decisions for decades in order to loot the country and line their own pockets. They imported tens of millions of third world morons that couldn't give a fuck about America and are only here to leech off of our system and abuse our good will. Millions of people living in this country will laugh and celebrate our downfall.......until they realize that the flow of free money and free shit has ended.
Exacerbating the problem is the rise of big tech like Facebook and Google. They are only too eager to work with the government and help them censor, block, ban, control, and enslave the people. Technology has made it almost impossible to get out from under the oppressed state that we have found ourselves in. Everything you say and do online is recorded and stored forever. Your phone calls, texts, and emails are all monitored by the NSA. Your phone spies on you. Every time you walk out of you front door you are being recorded by video cameras. There is no escape.
The only way out is for things to get so bad that the people rediscover the value of being free and re-take control of our systems and institutions......but that will probably take 50 years to happen.
perfectly said P4W!
spot on
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It goes back further: The creation of the Fed, the new deal, ww11 price controls which inadvertently created employer based healthcare which has bankrupted the healthcare system.
The country is basically a gut which needs to be torn down and started over.
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This is pretty much where I am.
I agree with him but I think Europe is even worse with zero entrepreneurship. I recently saw a stat that out of the top 30 Tech companies in the world, only one European.
Working life is far easier in Western Europe, so people are too comfortable and don't want to take risks.
If you work more than 35-40 hours a week or have a second job people would think you're crazy.
Also things like job security, sick pay, holiday pay is far more generous. Unemployment benefits and healthcare are far more accessible too.
If you're "struggling" is western Europe you're either an addict of some sort or have some kind of mental illness.
In the US you only get that level of security in your life by bending your back. Either you make it (American dream) or break it trying.
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Dude, this is almost a mirror image of the shit I went through while growing up.
Thanks for backing me up bro. Honestly, I typed all that out and almost cancelled it out as I thought it was too personal. I remembered we had a good thread on Mayhem back in the day about why people got into weightlifting and whatever direction that took them, and it there were some that took the "I'm a bad ass, and wanted to be the best" approach, and others kinda let some things out. I always wanted to ask the first group that claimed to be bad ass that wanted to be badder, why? But, I knew it would have just been more bravado bs.
Never shared that in depth story, and glad I got it off my chest when I hit "post". I think on Mayhem I just mentioned being short, getting bullied, and girls saying "he's really good looking, but he's too short/small (not my dick..it's a monster...ok, not really LOL) Funny thing how girls say "eww...big muscles are gross, and then all of the sudden still bein short and the same person that the same girls knew were like "hey....." at every party I went to. Then when I got a job at Gold's.............ez pickings. Ahhhh....the good old days.
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Thanks for backing me up bro. Honestly, I typed all that out and almost cancelled it out as I thought it was too personal. I remembered we had a good thread on Mayhem back in the day about why people got into weightlifting and whatever direction that took them, and it there were some that took the "I'm a bad ass, and wanted to be the best" approach, and others kinda let some things out. I always wanted to ask the first group that claimed to be bad ass that wanted to be badder, why? But, I knew it would have just been more bravado bs.
Never shared that in depth story, and glad I got it off my chest when I hit "post". I think on Mayhem I just mentioned being short, getting bullied, and girls saying "he's really good looking, but he's too short/small (not my dick..it's a monster...ok, not really LOL) Funny thing how girls say "eww...big muscles are gross, and then all of the sudden still bein short and the same person that the same girls knew were like "hey....." at every party I went to. Then when I got a job at Gold's.............ez pickings. Ahhhh....the good old days.
I`ve hared my story about my abusive drunk father on here a couple of times....it does feel good to get it off your chest.
I worked in a strip bar later in life and my side job was being the girl that danced there`s gynocologist. :D
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I`ve hared my story about my abusive drunk father on here a couple of times....it does feel good to get it off your chest.
I worked in a strip bar later in life and my side job was being the girl that danced there`s gynocologist. :D
I never saw that. You had a different name on Mayhem (Ski, I believe) so it actually took me a bit of time to realize it was you on here once MM went away. I don't remember what finally made it click. I don't feel like you should have to re-share with everyone again, but if you know where it is and can copy and paste in a PM to me I would appreciate it. We've already shared other "demons" so I think we have a lot in common,.....always have,
My dad is over 70 now, was an asshole, and a abusive, selfish, arrogant fuckhead, that knows everything even though he dropped out of HS and got a GED. I called to speak with him a couple days ago to see how he was doing after having 3 stents put in (partly out of concern, partly to "bury the hatchet" so to speak, and partly bcuz I was having some of the same issues as him that made him go to a cardiologist). That mother fucker laid into me right from the word hello and I ended it with "tell mom if she needs me to help set up your funeral I will do it, but I will not be attending to listen to your daughter (who tried to kill herself bcuz of him btw, but now that she has kids she is everything to him) talk about what a good guy you were, cuz you're not, and that's why you have zero friends so have a nice rest of your life. We will never talk again, Goodbye"
Would like to hear your old ass' sage advice on how you handled it and got past it other than the alcohol,,,,,,I mastered that route as well.
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I`ve hared my story about my abusive drunk father on here a couple of times....it does feel good to get it off your chest.
I worked in a strip bar later in life and my side job was being the girl that danced there`s gynocologist. :D
Oh, and btw....when you do pm me can you explain the gynocologist story a bit better. I've read it three times now, and still don't get it. It's like my uncles dad, who was my sisters wife's 2nd cousin, who knew a guy that fucked my other aunt kinda of thing. LOL
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I never saw that. You had a different name on Mayhem (Ski, I believe) so it actually took me a bit of time to realize it was you on here once MM went away. I don't remember what finally made it click. I don't feel like you should have to re-share with everyone again, but if you know where it is and can copy and paste in a PM to me I would appreciate it. We've already shared other "demons" so I think we have a lot in common,.....always have,
My dad is over 70 now, was an asshole, and a abusive, selfish, arrogant fuckhead, that knows everything even though he dropped out of HS and got a GED. I called to speak with him a couple days ago to see how he was doing after having 3 stents put in (partly out of concern, partly to "bury the hatchet" so to speak, and partly bcuz I was having some of the same issues as him that made him go to a cardiologist). That mother fucker laid into me right from the word hello and I ended it with "tell mom if she needs me to help set up your funeral I will do it, but I will not be attending to listen to your daughter (who tried to kill herself bcuz of him btw, but now that she has kids she is everything to him) talk about what a good guy you were, cuz you're not, and that's why you have zero friends so have a nice rest of your life. We will never talk again, Goodbye"
Would like to hear your old ass' sage advice on how you handled it and got past it other than the alcohol,,,,,,I mastered that route as well.
How did you dad take your response?
I’m sure he’s a narcissist and can’t acknowledge what you said but takes credit for who you are and that he made you the man you are today. You have no appreciation, etc…
Our childhood father experience sound similar.
Also Wes meant he was a bouncer who hooked up with the strippers. He was their “gynecologist” inspecting their privates. It was worded weird.
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How did you dad take your response?
I’m sure he’s a narcissist and can’t acknowledge what you said but takes credit for who you are and that he made you the man you are today. You have no appreciation, etc…
Our childhood father experience sound similar.
Also Wes meant he was a bouncer who hooked up with the strippers. He was their “gynecologist” inspecting their privates. It was worded weird.
Thanks Dave, that`s exactly what I meant to say ...no clue how I fucked it up that bad. LOL ;D
myt1, I`ll PM you soon old buddy.....take care.
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I worked in a strip bar later in life and my side job was being the girl that danced there`s gynocologist. :D
What kinda shit did you get involved with? Pap smears? Yeast infections? HPV screenings?
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The world at large is in a difficult space and I try not to be too judgmental about the US versus others nations. Whether your perspective comes from the Left or from the Right, it is true we have major problems: crime and homelessness, falling life expectancy and obesity and addictions, guns and drugs, etc. But look around the world and tell me where you would rather be. Africa or most of Asia: forget it. Russia or China: I don’t think so. South or Central America: generally f…up with way worse income inequalities and even violence than we have. The Middle East: Lebanon meltdown, Syria falling apart, Iran or Iraq: I don’t think so. So that leaves pockets of Europe and maybe a couple of places in the East like Japan, Korea, Thailand, Australia. Some of those may be marginally better off and Europe definitely showing more balls than in the past with the Ukraine travesty. But for me, I still go with the USA: 200 years of freedom and democracy, way ahead on innovation and cultural dynamism, still the primary world immigration destination (“beacon on the hill” if you work hard as Reagan expressed), lots of creativity and restlessness as has always been the case.
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How did you dad take your response? The ultimate last part, I posted? Don't know and don't care. I just hung up on him. I had heard enough of his b.s. during the "conversation"
I’m sure he’s a narcissist and can’t acknowledge what you said but takes credit for who you are and that he made you the man you are today. You have no appreciation, etc… Yes he's a narcissist. We really haven't spoken except when forced when family from out of town comes, and holidays since my neice and nephew were born....even then we just would ignore each other. Like I send tihe calll was made by me to try to make sure things ended differently, to see how his first post surgery rebab went? As soon as I said, hey mom told me your on all these meds now which led to him saying "yeah like I'm going to listen to a steroid user" Other than legit TRT I haven't used "steroids" for 18 years, and I managed or was asst mgr at a health food store for 5 years. He told me I was just a big disppoint to him, and I was like dude "I was making more per year than you since I was 28...You literally know hardly anything about me as a person or what I''ve done" He kept bringing up the past, and I would laugh becuase he was just propping himself up, so I'd correct him on what things really were. He would then tell me I was weak and living in the past, bcuz if his dad did those things he would just take it out of respect.....which is a lie. At 17 he hated and feared his dad so much he dropped out of HS, and somehow enlisted for Vietnam. He was a fucking ambulance driver, but talks like he was some kind of war hero. And yeah, there was a lot of "you don't know how good you had it" Even though everything I wore came from garage sales until 15, and I had to buy my own food cuz it was "special" at around the same age when I joined the gym. All he did was put a roof over our head which was one of those old DIY kits bought out of Ward's or Sears catalogs back in the late 70's. Was I provided for as far as basic needs? Sure, even though we lived at the same address, did I ever have a Dad? Nope! I'm leaving out a lot of personal shit as I dealt with the more severe stuff in therapy, and don't feel like reliving it. People have dealt with worse though....just confirming your analysis is the most basic and painless way.
Our childhood father experience sound similar.
Sorry to hear that, but that was my point about why a lot of dudes got into bb'ing. Insecurity, no dad, bad all around family, or just wanting to be able to protect yourself kind of things.
Also Wes meant he was a bouncer who hooked up with the strippers. He was their “gynecologist” inspecting their privates. It was worded weird.
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Thanks! I saw Wes confirmed that. Totally went right over my head! :-\
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The world at large is in a difficult space and I try not to be too judgmental about the US versus others nations. Whether your perspective comes from the Left or from the Right, it is true we have major problems: crime and homelessness, falling life expectancy and obesity and addictions, guns and drugs, etc. But look around the world and tell me where you would rather be. Africa or most of Asia: forget it. Russia or China: I don’t think so. South or Central America: generally f…up with way worse income inequalities and even violence than we have. The Middle East: Lebanon meltdown, Syria falling apart, Iran or Iraq: I don’t think so. So that leaves pockets of Europe and maybe a couple of places in the East like Japan, Korea, Thailand, Australia. Some of those may be marginally better off and Europe definitely showing more balls than in the past with the Ukraine travesty. But for me, I still go with the USA: 200 years of freedom and democracy, way ahead on innovation and cultural dynamism, still the primary world immigration destination (“beacon on the hill” if you work hard as Reagan expressed), lots of creativity and restlessness as has always been the case.
Our freedoms are being, and are planning to be taken away. I'm not so sure we are ahead on innovation anymore since all our companies want to do business in China and have to give away their trade secrets and data to do so. China in turn utilizes what they can and/or just reverse engineers everything to see back something similar to us and the rest of the world. As far as democracy....eh, see 2020, 2022, and 2024 b4 we still can say that's true ??? If by cultural dynamism you are referring to diversity? I thought it was great until Obumma and the left started using that in cahoots with MSM to divide us as much as possible.
Altogether, a great post by you, but I do question how long some of the positives you mentioned either are true or will stay true? Remember China's saying "whoever controls the data, will rule the world"
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if this doesn't get you back in the spirit nothing will.
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Thought this was cool to see. I guess I always thought most soccer fans leaned left.....guess I was wrong. He actually plays the vide a couple of minutes in.
Maybe, all hope isn't lost?!
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Covid was the deal breaker for me. As one of the people here who spotted the scam at the outset, I’ve had to sit through two years of being lied to, having my intelligence insulted and being told I was unpatriotic because I had the nerve to question the narrative.
In my book, once you scam me, I owe you nothing.
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Covid was the deal breaker for me. As one of the people here who spotted the scam at the outset, I’ve had to sit through two years of being lied to, having my intelligence insulted and being told I was unpatriotic because I had the nerve to question the narrative.
In my book, once you scam me, I owe you nothing.
My career got slammed, i lost friends, fights w family members, you name it.
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My career got slammed, i lost friends, fights w family members, you name it.
And you even got the shot.
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My career got slammed, i lost friends, fights w family members, you name it.
Yep, I've never seen anything divide our country to such an extent as covid/the jab divide our nation so quickly. Wars did less to do so then this, and took longer to do so.
I was going through/organizing a ton of papers this morning and GMA3 was on in the background. They brought up that the next segment was going to be about the Ivermectin controversy after the break. I thought "oh good, they got ahold of the studies showing Ivermectin's effectiveness that Dr. Campbell posted on his channel showing they were totally wrong" Nope, still more lies talking about how never proven, and still calling it a vet drug / horsepaste.
Fuck they showed human grade bottles and packages that are prescribed to humans, and still could not admit those were for humans and the success many places have had with it. Bunch of fuckery that won't end until Pfizer can sell every last shot they've got stocked up.
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The world at large is in a difficult space and I try not to be too judgmental about the US versus others nations. Whether your perspective comes from the Left or from the Right, it is true we have major problems: crime and homelessness, falling life expectancy and obesity and addictions, guns and drugs, etc. But look around the world and tell me where you would rather be. Africa or most of Asia: forget it. Russia or China: I don’t think so. South or Central America: generally f…up with way worse income inequalities and even violence than we have. The Middle East: Lebanon meltdown, Syria falling apart, Iran or Iraq: I don’t think so. So that leaves pockets of Europe and maybe a couple of places in the East like Japan, Korea, Thailand, Australia. Some of those may be marginally better off and Europe definitely showing more balls than in the past with the Ukraine travesty. But for me, I still go with the USA: 200 years of freedom and democracy, way ahead on innovation and cultural dynamism, still the primary world immigration destination (“beacon on the hill” if you work hard as Reagan expressed), lots of creativity and restlessness as has always been the case.
You're right for now.
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Lefitst commies infiltrated the country. They took over the the news media, the entertainment media, and the education system. It's been 24/7 Maxist propaganda ever since. They brainwashed Americans into hating themselves and their history. They dumbed Americans down to the point where 2 or 3 generations of young people couldn't find their ass with both hands. We now have an incompetent, borderline useless population of Americans that are easy to fool and easy to control.
Meanwhile politicians made bad self-serving decisions for decades in order to loot the country and line their own pockets. They imported tens of millions of third world morons that couldn't give a fuck about America and are only here to leech off of our system and abuse our good will. Millions of people living in this country will laugh and celebrate our downfall.......until they realize that the flow of free money and free shit has ended.
Exacerbating the problem is the rise of big tech like Facebook and Google. They are only too eager to work with the government and help them censor, block, ban, control, and enslave the people. Technology has made it almost impossible to get out from under the oppressed state that we have found ourselves in. Everything you say and do online is recorded and stored forever. Your phone calls, texts, and emails are all monitored by the NSA. Your phone spies on you. Every time you walk out of you front door you are being recorded by video cameras. There is no escape.
The only way out is for things to get so bad that the people rediscover the value of being free and re-take control of our systems and institutions......but that will probably take 50 years to happen.
Great post as always P4W! If it goes on past 2026 with a GOP House, Senate, and Prez in place though that at least finish the wall, get drilling/Keystone going here, finally put in term limits, and only allow 401k's while they hold office with no individual stocks that they or their spouses can trade. Those are just a few ideas, but without those as minimal....there's no turning back, especially in 50 years. Those of us that remember our grandpa's that fought in WWII while our grandma's worked in plants to keep the country going will never have the stories they told us or the ability to tell them the way they did that inspired our generation to appreciate America.
Everyone is so freaked out about WWIII because we know it will end up in a nuclear firefest that decimates most of humanity so it will either never happen, or it will and most of us will die so it won't fucking matter anyway.
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"There are 46.8 million millionaires worldwide (measured in USD)
Most are in the US: Of those, 40% or 18.6 million individuals are in America.
After the US at 40%, the following highest five countries for millionaires are China at 10%, Japan at 6%, the United Kingdom at 5%, Germany at 5%, and France at 4%."
https://www.yourwealth.com/want-to-become-the-millionaire-next-door-top-traits-most-millionaires-possess/
Despite challenging economic conditions, the U.S. keeps producing more millionaires. The total number of U.S.-based millionaires more than doubled from 2020 to 2023, reaching nearly 22 million individuals.
How have so many people reached this major financial milestone? It wasn't through get-rich-quick trends like going all in on crypto or launching an app. Most people are achieving the American dream by prioritizing their retirement savings.
Underspending: Automatic contributions from each paycheck help you prioritize saving money and teach you to live off less than your full income.
Staying level-headed: Consistent investing helps you see the bigger picture and reduces the temptation to make impulsive (and expensive) moves based on headlines and trends.
Free money: Many retirement plans come with an employer match. In other words, when you contribute, your employer puts free money into your account.
Risk-based adjustments: The majority of retirement plans automatically adjust your portfolio based on your age and when you plan to retire, also known as target-date investing.
https://finance.yahoo.com/personal-finance/banking/article/the-number-one-way-americans-are-becoming-millionaires-191057199.html
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This is pretty much where I am.
I agree with him but I think Europe is even worse with zero entrepreneurship. I recently saw a stat that out of the top 30 Tech companies in the world, only one European.
That’s a good thing. Big Tech is a scourge of humanity.
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Despite challenging economic conditions, the U.S. keeps producing more millionaires. The total number of U.S.-based millionaires more than doubled from 2020 to 2023, reaching nearly 22 million individuals.
How have so many people reached this major financial milestone? It wasn't through get-rich-quick trends like going all in on crypto or launching an app. Most people are achieving the American dream by prioritizing their retirement savings.
Underspending: Automatic contributions from each paycheck help you prioritize saving money and teach you to live off less than your full income.
Staying level-headed: Consistent investing helps you see the bigger picture and reduces the temptation to make impulsive (and expensive) moves based on headlines and trends.
Free money: Many retirement plans come with an employer match. In other words, when you contribute, your employer puts free money into your account.
Risk-based adjustments: The majority of retirement plans automatically adjust your portfolio based on your age and when you plan to retire, also known as target-date investing.
https://finance.yahoo.com/personal-finance/banking/article/the-number-one-way-americans-are-becoming-millionaires-191057199.html
Yes, the US has a great disparity of wealth among its populace. This is a bad thing
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What this thread fails to take into account is, “well, where else would you really rather live and feel “patriotic”. Most of the world is really screwed up unfortunately. Asia, OK maybe Thailand where I have never been. Aren’t most Thais still pretty poor, lots come to USA? China NO. India NO. Middle East NO. South America or Central America NO. Russia NO. Africa NO NO NO. So where does that leave you. Europe or Australia or New Zealand. Those are the groups that go on and on about how awful we have become (most everybody else just keeps wanting to come here). To some extent, maybe they have a point. They may be great to visit but most Americans look forward to the sense of freedom and the expansiveness and creativity of getting home. And dig down a little bit and those places really have a lot of the same issues we do. France and Germany, for example are a big mess at the moment.
I remain patriotic. 200 years and still counting!
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Yes, the US has a great disparity of wealth among its populace. This is a bad thing
Did you read the post? Most of these new millionaires are ordinary, working Americans who earned, saved, and invested wisely in their retirement account.
This is a wonderful thing. America, HECK YEAH!!!!
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People often talk about Thailand and how wonderful it is, how cheap it is, etc.
Is it wonderful for everyone or only those who go there with lots of money made elsewhere?
If you landed in Thailand without money how would you make money there legally?
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I used to be a patriotic American. Grew up in military/law enforcement family during Reagan era. Loved Reagan. Now, after pointless Middle Eastern wars, hyper-militarized policing, media lies, money over everything culture, Covid, 2020 election shenanigans, “woke” culture, etc., I’m just not feeling very patriotic anymore. Am I only the one who doesn’t feel very patriotic anymore? I can take or leave USA now. I will live and die here but it doesn’t feel special to me anymore.
&t=83s It's just you. We're in the golden age of AmeriKa now, sit back relax and enjoy the show.
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People often talk about Thailand and how wonderful it is, how cheap it is, etc.
Is it wonderful for everyone or only those who go there with lots of money made elsewhere?
If you landed in Thailand without money how would you make money there legally?
you cant own property out there, thats why these old fuckwits buy houses in their thai brides name and then her brothers kill them
I know that for a fact first hand
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you cant own property out there, thats why these old fuckwits buy houses in their thai brides name and then her brothers kill them
I know that for a fact first hand
The Thai bride's brothers kill the white husband, to keep the houses for themselves? :o
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The Thai bride's brothers kill the white husband, to keep the houses for themselves? :o
yep, happend to a guy I knew, married a thai girl, few months later found him hanging in the garage, cops came said suicide, he was covered in bruises and had been beaten up before he was strung up
Cops over there likely get a cut of the cash
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yep, happend to a guy I knew, married a thai girl, few months later found him hanging in the garage, cops came said suicide, he was covered in bruises and had been beaten up before he was strung up
Cops over there likely get a cut of the cash
SEE Arturo Gatti the boxer.
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you cant own property out there, thats why these old fuckwits buy houses in their thai brides name and then her brothers kill them
I know that for a fact first hand
I'm sorry they killed you bro
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I'm sorry they killed you bro
;D
I heard the story first hand from his friend who was there when he died. ;)
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you cant own property out there, thats why these old fuckwits buy houses in their thai brides name and then her brothers kill them
I know that for a fact first hand
Is it that you can own half, or 49%?
How did this Aussie gangster dare to do this and then get away with it? :D
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Is it that you can own half, or 49%?
How did this Aussie gangster dare to do this and then get away with it? :D
i=Gn_rm10K-6jVbt3x
hes not going to last long
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I heard the story first hand from his friend who was there when he died. ;)
That's not first hand.
And his friend was there when the guy was murdered?
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That's not first hand.
And his friend was there when the guy was murdered?
he got the story first hand as he was at the crime scene because he got a call from the guys wife
I got told the story as a first hand account, you could argue if you were a pedantic twat that I got it second hand as I wasnt there but you get my drift.
he was a primary source...
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he got the story first hand as he was at the crime scene because he got a call from the guys wife
I got told the story as a first hand account, you could argue if you were a pedantic twat that I got it second hand as I wasnt there but you get my drift.
he was a primary source...
Wait, wut? You said he was there when the guy died.
Anyway, so you got the story 1st hand, the guy who told you got the story zero hand, and the wife got the story at negative 1st hand?