I don’t want to be a pariah in front of my people but honest to god… the kind of food insecurity that Americans experience in USA is a literal open buffet when compared to the starvation in these countries:
Sudan Yemen Afghanistan South Sudan Democratic Republic of Congo Somalia Nigeria Haiti Mali Syria Central African Republic Ethiopia Kenya
I point this out because ridiculous hyperbole makes us look as bad as… the opposition.
You’re not wrong and I think a lot of Americans miss that perspective. We’re bottom of list in comparison to “developed” with similarly wealthy economies, but we haven’t reached the poverty of poorest countries, yet. Right now we’re more comparable to an imperial power like Russia, but even then we’re probably falling behind (at least they have a strong labor market thanks to their war killing so many young men).
That said, it is entirely possible for us to reach that level of devastation if the coming depression is bad enough and we enter a prolonged period of war and instability following Trump. I wouldn’t bet money on it, but it is more likely than most want to believe.
I wouldnt be suprised if the USA’s food insecurity only exists for profit, as in they have enough domestic production, but choose to export high quality stuff and import low quality for the sake of corporate profit, AFAIK this actually happens with beef industry, they literally export high quality beef only to import lower quality argentinian and brazillian beef (mostly for things like burgers patties)
Cuba has a higher life expectancy than the US. Just because “US=rich” doesn’t mean that poor people in the US aren’t having a fucking hard time, massive inequality leads to this. Yesterday I saw a reel about a food program called “ugly potato day” and +15k people queued for hours to get some produce… In a single city… The USA is fucked.
Like, sure, colonial regions have it worse, but the root of the problem is the same: western capitalism fucked their lives.
Charity is the opposite of socialism. Socialism ensures that everyone works and everyone can sustain themselves, charity is what happens in capitalism. I don’t want people to rely on the good will of others and on motherfucking food stamps to survive.
I don’t want to be a pariah in front of my people but honest to god… the kind of food insecurity that Americans experience in USA is a literal open buffet when compared to the starvation in these countries:
Sudan Yemen Afghanistan South Sudan Democratic Republic of Congo Somalia Nigeria Haiti Mali Syria Central African Republic Ethiopia Kenya
I point this out because ridiculous hyperbole makes us look as bad as… the opposition.
You’re not wrong and I think a lot of Americans miss that perspective. We’re bottom of list in comparison to “developed” with similarly wealthy economies, but we haven’t reached the poverty of poorest countries, yet. Right now we’re more comparable to an imperial power like Russia, but even then we’re probably falling behind (at least they have a strong labor market thanks to their war killing so many young men).
That said, it is entirely possible for us to reach that level of devastation if the coming depression is bad enough and we enter a prolonged period of war and instability following Trump. I wouldn’t bet money on it, but it is more likely than most want to believe.
I wouldnt be suprised if the USA’s food insecurity only exists for profit, as in they have enough domestic production, but choose to export high quality stuff and import low quality for the sake of corporate profit, AFAIK this actually happens with beef industry, they literally export high quality beef only to import lower quality argentinian and brazillian beef (mostly for things like burgers patties)
A little research here will win the day.
Cuba has a higher life expectancy than the US. Just because “US=rich” doesn’t mean that poor people in the US aren’t having a fucking hard time, massive inequality leads to this. Yesterday I saw a reel about a food program called “ugly potato day” and +15k people queued for hours to get some produce… In a single city… The USA is fucked.
Like, sure, colonial regions have it worse, but the root of the problem is the same: western capitalism fucked their lives.
So… you witness a little socialism in the US and claim it’s fucked? This is progress.
Charity is the opposite of socialism. Socialism ensures that everyone works and everyone can sustain themselves, charity is what happens in capitalism. I don’t want people to rely on the good will of others and on motherfucking food stamps to survive.
Not to worry… to the MAGAs in line… it seems like socialism and hence pushes them just a little to the left… we will get there.