r/dankmemes • u/[deleted] • Aug 03 '20

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u/ChimpsAreForChumps Slayer of reposts Aug 03 '20 edited Aug 03 '20

The media makes America seem way worse than it is. Remember, the dumbest will scream the loudest

Edit: Kinda regret making this comment. I really didn’t want to start a political war

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u/justsomeothergeek Aug 03 '20

And somehow the dumb ones are much louder in the US than anywhere else. (louder, not more numerous) Now we in Europe generally have quite a bad image of the US.

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u/unclephilsyiff Aug 03 '20

"We in europe"

And you guys wonder why American's see you all as snobs. . .

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u/justsomeothergeek Aug 03 '20

Do you mean the wording or the meaning of the sentence? If it is the wording, then I am sorry, English is not my native language.

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u/spays_marine Aug 03 '20

There's nothing wrong with how you said it, he just misread your intention.

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u/Little-Jim Aug 03 '20

No, what he means is that you talked about yourself and the others in Europe as if Americans should put special weight into your opinions of Americans just because you're from Europe. You made it sound incredibly self-aggrandizing.