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Yeah, so this happened. (i.imgur.com)

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[–]NoNeedForAName 30 points31 points ago

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Wait...we didn't give a shit? Coulda fooled me.

[–]seabass101dg 171 points172 points ago

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This is such a stupid generalization.

[–]dylanwtn 112 points113 points ago

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Everyone who makes a sweeping generalization is an asshole.

[–]HolyTak 8 points9 points ago

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Why does he think America (in general) is freaking about this trolling going around on facebook?? I haven't really seen anyone complaining

[–]vondage 8 points9 points ago

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"are they actually charging?" - "no, it's a rumor." - "oh, okay."

[–]muayguy 0 points1 point ago

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I think the point is that they don't care (or don't care enough to do something about it) about the banks stealing money...the FB part was "a color note"

[–]Fancy_Lad 11 points12 points ago

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Ha haaa

[–][deleted] 2 points3 points ago

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So true. You are unique snowflake, just like everyone else.

[–][deleted] 3 points4 points ago

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Your popular cynical sounding comment has deprived the greater reddit population with what should have been incite-full knowledge on not only how much more Americans care about their Facebook accounts than how their tax dollars are spent, but you probably also kept a few more people thinking that way. So thanks for NOT helping in that department.

[–]Radico87 1 point2 points ago

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of stupid generalizers

[–]gifforc 0 points1 point ago

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you misspelled generation.

[–]kcg5 -1 points0 points ago

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This truly deserves to be the top comment. Well done.

[–][deleted] -1 points0 points ago

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umad?

[–]nayrius 18 points19 points ago

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Just because the news says it is, does not mean what you think it means.

[–][deleted] 5 points6 points ago

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Wait so I don't have to pay $9.99 for facebook?

[–]abledanger 6 points7 points ago

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Facebook won't charge if you get 10,000 Likes.

[–]FlyingPasta -2 points-1 points ago

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And dance on a living room table naked.

[–]lupin96 1 point2 points ago

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Since i started tagging every single bronie, i see you guys Fucking everywhere.

[–]FlyingPasta 1 point2 points ago

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I just joined the bronies today! You sir are a ninja tagger.

[–]lupin96 0 points1 point ago

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Like this? (Yes, i know, wrong discipline.)

[–]FlyingPasta 0 points1 point ago

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Yes, professor lupin :)

[–]parttimeninja 0 points1 point ago

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One of my FB friends said something like this. I guess he stole it.

[–]FlyingPasta 0 points1 point ago

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Yes, that's what I was alluding to.

[–]roastbeefcharlie 49 points50 points ago*

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Except TARP funds were more than fully repaid months ago. You must have been killer during the week of economics you had in high school. Money received > money given = theft! OMG, git yur guns!!!

[–]billbacon 2 points3 points ago

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It's not only what has been paid out but what has been committed. Also, this doesn't include the $16 trillion doled out by the federal reserve.

[–]drfishy 8 points9 points ago

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Yup, and then there's the part where it's hard to steal what was given to you. Yeah, the banks are shitty, but they didn't walk into Fort Knox and waltz out with a $1 Trillion bill. They were given every penny by elected officials. Before we blame the scotch-swiggers, please consider casting at least a bit of the blame towards the thugs (from any political party) that we elected to lead our country and oversee our finances.

Now, about that roast beef, Charlie...

[–][deleted] 0 points1 point ago

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Agreed---this kind of intellectually lazy bullcrap is no use to anyone.

[–]Younity -1 points0 points ago

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The sweet sweet irony.

[–]Ididerus -3 points-2 points ago*

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What, TARP is fucking pennies when you consider the rape and pillage that is our economic system. All this bailout nonsense is hand-waving while they continue to extract wealth from the entire world, including the damn planet itself.

edit: think I'm raving, look at this link from r/worldnews, this is what I'm talking about. All those foreclosed homes the federal lenders (Fannie, Freddie)have been sitting on, claiming they did not want to flood the market, are going to be bulk-auctioned off to private equity firms in closed negotiations.

[–]lurkersaurus 6 points7 points ago

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Of course, all those people did take out loans that they could not afford.

Personal responsibility seems to be out of fashion these days.

[–]hollisterrox 1 point2 points ago

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If a lender doesn't require verifiable employment/income information before handing out a loan, how responsible are they being?

[–]lurkersaurus -1 points0 points ago

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Why does it have to be one way or the other?

I am not saying the banks are not at fault. I completely agree that they cut corners and failed to do their jobs. I am simply saying that the borrowers share some of that responsibility as well.

[–]Ididerus 0 points1 point ago*

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Are the CEOs of major corporations holding personal responsibility when they receive hundreds of millions of dollars in compensation, just to run their company into the ground? The picture is always bigger...

[–]lurkersaurus 0 points1 point ago

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Are the CEOs the ones talking to mr and mrs smith about taking a loan they cant afford to pay back? I am pretty sure they arent. I am pretty sure that a CEO has very little to do with the day to day operation of their company.

The picture is always bigger. It is not always all encompassing, though.

Do they share responsibility? Yes. That is one of the things about being the boss. You are responsible for everything that happens at your company. If a policy you put in place ends up driving your company into the dirt, then you take the hit for it.

HOWEVER, that is up to the shareholders and the board of directors to decide. The CEO is accountable to them. Not to you.

A bunch of fucks taking out loans that they cant pay and then defaulting on them is probably not something the top tiers at the banks though about. Should they have? Oh yeah. But that does not remove responsibility from the fucks taking out the loans.

I could have retired at 35. The stock market collapse basically destroyed any future I had planned. Trust me. No one on reddit is more pissed about the housing market crash than I am.

[–][deleted] 9 points10 points ago

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Oh yeah, and assuming this was even remotely true of "America," the best possible fucking way to convey the problem is through one of the stupidest fucking memes available.

Here's a hint, champ: you're part of the problem.

[–]ChipChase 1 point2 points ago

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Oh snap!

[–]JimiJams 30 points31 points ago

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I see r/pics has been invaded by r/politics.

[–]professorberrynibble 9 points10 points ago

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Well, it is Monday, which ends in a Y, so...

[–][deleted] 1 point2 points ago

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INVASION IS MY SPECIALTY!!!

[–]dollarduration 40 points41 points ago

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downvoted because this didn't make any sense

[–]chessandfitness 12 points13 points ago

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Agreed that this makes absolutely no sense. I live in canada. I've heard my government, my co-workers, my friends, my family, the press, foreign governments, filmmakers, and reddit talk about the bank bailouts and related issues for YEARS.

I never even heard about facebook charging money, call me out of the loop. The assertion that "america" cares more about the facebook rumors then the bank bailouts can only be described as absolutely, positively wrong. The only reason this is on the frontpage is because reddit loves the idea of americans being trivial.

Finally, "Stealing" at best is a vast oversimplification of what happened. Upvote for dollarduration.

[–]downer3d -4 points-3 points ago

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are you serious that you didnt get that?

[–]beachjustice 2 points3 points ago

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Facebook isn't a place for friends. It's a database. Databases need data.

[–]ImReallyItchy 1 point2 points ago

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Right. People on FB don't realize but they're not the customer.

[–]ChipChase 0 points1 point ago

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If you're not paying for it, you're the product.

[–]danblee 5 points6 points ago

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Assumes all Americans are equally ignorant to real national issues... No second line. This alone makes you a scumbag.

[–]hackysack 7 points8 points ago

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How intellectual of you. Stupid Americans! Yeah!

[–]genesis11 -4 points-3 points ago*

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While I do not agree with the post OP made, I still find it rather curious this rallying mentality from the american redditors against anything that could remotely be seen as a negative statement againts the USA.

I can't help but feel that there has been a shift in the american - "rest of the world" polarity on reddit since the digg migration.

EDIT: Stupidity

[–]Ze_Carioca 0 points1 point ago

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I think the problem is not that they insulted the US, but the generalization they made. The banks didnt steal any money. It was legally done through the government and paid back. How is that theft? Next, they call all Americans stupid.

[–]genesis11 0 points1 point ago

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I have the feeling that it is a combination of insulting the US and generalization, I think this kind of posts bring out the worst in people.

Usually post which point out some less desirable issues about the US and which are well founded and well thought out, will have good and educational debates on Reddit.

I suppose I diden't construct my original argument well enough.

I just have one question: Who are 'they'?

[–]Ze_Carioca 0 points1 point ago

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It is hard to have a well thought out discussion when you reframe the issue and insult everyone in a country.

[–]dougmansion 0 points1 point ago

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I don't think I see this "rallying mentality" too often. I can't speak to what happened before the digg migration (I was more or less part of it), but there have been plenty of popular posts and comments since I have been here about how the US government is hypocritical/corrupt and its people are hypocritical/misguided/stupid/lazy/fat.

This particular post seems to be getting backlash because the TARP bailouts were (1) leagal and (2) a huge deal and a point of contention for many people, with its repercussions arguably shaping much of America's current political landscape. In addition, there was no lasting mass hysteria about facebook charging, just the normal uninformed/unsure people that copy-pasted a status, and yet this was used to show how an entire nation is stupid. If American redditors can't identify with either part of the the meme, it just comes across as America-bashing for the sake of America-bashing (and karma-whoring).

[–]genesis11 1 point2 points ago

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I agree there are lot of anti american posts on reddit, but why dignify that kind of trash with so much attention.

I can only agree with you on the second paragraph, it sums it up in a nice way.

[–]dougmansion 1 point2 points ago

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Americans identify themselves with America, and I get the impression there is a strong national pride even amongst those that think the nation is heading in the wrong direction (or already there). If American redditors identify with America and think it's getting a raw deal, it doesn't seem odd that they'd come to defend it, whether with their downvotes or with negative comments.

Whether or not that's the best way to deal with "that kind of trash" is another matter, and I can see why you might think it less that optimal to react this way to something as silly and ephemeral as a Scumbag America meme.

[–]baxter45 0 points1 point ago

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Or maybe America isn't one person and some of us hate being generalized. It's like saying Americans don't want Palestine to get statehood at the UN. While that may be true for some of us, it's not true for others. What you're seeing here is a united backlash against stupidity, not blind support for America.

[–]genesis11 1 point2 points ago

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Everybody hates being generalized, no matter which country they're from. what I don't understand why it is nessecary to get stupid posts like this one so much attention, and use the same kind of rethoric and generalization as OP.

[–]baxter45 1 point2 points ago

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Everybody hates being generalized, no matter which country they're from.

Exactly. We can extrapolate from this and understand it's not

a shift in the american - "rest of the world" polarity

It's just people that don't want to be generalized. As for the rest of your comment, I don't know why posts like this get so much attention. Downvote and move on, says I.

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[–]Gladiateher 9 points10 points ago

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That coupon's expired you son of a bitch

[–]genesis11 11 points12 points ago

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Did you just generalize europeans based on some random post not knowing if the OP was european or not?

Americans in general might not be stupid, but you certainly are.

[–]butthurtamerican 3 points4 points ago

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I agree.

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[–]papercowmoo 8 points9 points ago

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so you're just an idiot?

[–]reddit--hivemind 0 points1 point ago

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My condolences if you are.

[–]FUZZINATOR 1 point2 points ago

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I had a friend post a status telling everybody that they could avoid paying if they got naked, got on a table, and filmed themselves doing the Macarena. They would then have to post the video to Facebook and YouTube and their account would be cleared for free Facebook.

[–]VVeEn 1 point2 points ago

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So what he's really trying to say is the government should tax facebook users?

[–]imdigtal 1 point2 points ago

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‎[Comment only available for Facebook® Gold™ account holders]

[–]dekigo 1 point2 points ago

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BILLIONS OF MONEY

[–]vdubstep59 1 point2 points ago

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Wish I could give 100 upvotes

[–]Cryptic0677 1 point2 points ago

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Actually the overwhelming majority of Americans did care about that. It just happened anyway because Congress does whatever the fuck they want, and then we forgot because we are lazy.

[–]THEsolid85 1 point2 points ago

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Tries to make funny social commentary.

Neither thing is true or funny.

[–]baxter45 1 point2 points ago

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I was in America when it happened and not a single person I talked to said anything about facebook, which is odd because apparently the entire country flipped the fuck out. Glad to see more moronic posts with superfluous profanity are climbing to the front page.

[–]capnjack78 3 points4 points ago

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Can't do shit about banks and governments stealing money.

Can do something about subscription services.

FTFY

[–]robhan -5 points-4 points ago

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Can't do shit about banks and governments stealing money.

Except for those who exercise our rights to fight the powers at be.

https://occupywallst.org/

[–]capnjack78 1 point2 points ago

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Hahahahaha! He thinks the hippies on Wall Street are making a difference!

[–]AbramsLullaby 0 points1 point ago

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Just make sure to bring your hula hoop! Oh, and some bongos. The hacky sack circle needs a drum rhythm behind it.

You can bring a sign if you want, but we just leave them on the ground. Hard to hula hoop, I mean protest, with your hands full.

[–]theghostofme 2 points3 points ago

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"Hey, Apple!"

"Hi, Orange!"

[–]ChipChase 0 points1 point ago

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There is no love between those two. They are mortal enemies.

[–]ALSO_ATHEISM 3 points4 points ago

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This is fucking retarded the very fact that this has 340 upvotes is a testament to how fucking stupid most people on reddit are. I down voted this shit and it was honestly one of the best feelings I've had all day. thedude213 please go fuck yourself with a razor blade you uneducated douchnozzle.

[–]AliBabasCamel 1 point2 points ago

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I've been seeing the "Facebook is charging to use it now!" for years. Wonder why people are buying it just now.

[–]papercowmoo 2 points3 points ago

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I wonder how many accounts this guy had to make to save himself from the downvotes.

[–]ChipChase 0 points1 point ago

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Lots - it's not even the weekend..

[–]The_A_Life 0 points1 point ago

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Even though this is a massive generalization, its still fucking hilarious.

[–]enobyte 0 points1 point ago

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A friend of mine reposted the message yesterday, to which I felt obligated to point a few things out..

Facebook's business model is based on generating income through advertisements placed on a free, high-volume website. If you bought the "membership fee" nonsense for even a second, then consider the following..

-The economy is down, Facebook knows better than to ask people for money that isn't there.

-Facebook's users would be slashed by at LEAST 50-75%, and the membership fees generated by the remaining users would be substantially less than the amount of money currently generated by advertisements on the site.

-Facebook would basically be giving the title of "#1 social networking website" to Google+.

[–]kmofosho 0 points1 point ago

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the funny thing is, these stupid chain posts pop up every time something on Facebook changes, and the same shit happened on Myspace back in the day, as well

[–]canicola 0 points1 point ago

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Facebook is charging 9.99 a month?!

[–]Lots42 0 points1 point ago

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Like I said in the other thread, if you had a good idea on how to protest the bank thing, I'm all ears.

Edit: "I reposted it just in case! OMG!"

[–]Loreld 0 points1 point ago

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Truth is that the banks "stealing money" doesn't really affect the majority of the morons that use facebook. Most of reddit shouldn't be surprised that this is the general reaction considering the number of posts about, lets just say, dumb facebook screenshots.

[–]mazurtommy 0 points1 point ago

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fyi every country would be pissed about it not just 'Murica

[–]master_controller 0 points1 point ago

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Almost. They didn't steal it. It was stolen by politicians, both Democrat and Republican, and given to them. That's an important distinction. The sooner people realize this, the sooner we can do something about it.

[–]Strideo 0 points1 point ago

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Speak for yourself thedude213.

[–][deleted] 0 points1 point ago

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Yes, because the United States is the only country with ignorant people in it.

[–]RIPTIC 0 points1 point ago

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Well everyone has a facebook not everyone has a bank account..... no... thats not correct...

I wonder how people would react about many mainstream things that will never happen but what if it did. like what would happen if jersey shore was actually canceled and snookie got a dui in italy? Think about the ruckus that would be started..... The funny thing is all of the horrible shit that has happened and gotten less coverage than facebook, riots, hurricanes, earthquakes, nuclear reactors, fraud by the wealthiest 1 percent to horrible degrees, the republican party, the democratic party, the tea party, rick perry. who gives a fuck about facebook. i deleted mine a while ago. facebook was only good when it was only for college students.

[–]wally_sparks 0 points1 point ago

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whaaa? what is this rumor and who flipped out? and who says no one gave a shit? fucking stupid.

[–]apextek 0 points1 point ago

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Yeah, America doesn't give a shit. that's why hundred stand out everyday to occupy wallstreet, why its the top voted subject on reddit day in, day out. american doesn't "care" so much it hurts

[–]JFDreddit 0 points1 point ago

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The hive mind does it again.

http://www.reddit.com/tb/kt58t

[–]CheeseNorris 0 points1 point ago

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I don't know... 116,010,760 (US facebook users [est.]) x $9.99 (supposed facebook fee) x 36 months (approximate length of time people have had to get angry since everything went to hell in September, 2008) = $41,722,109,700. It's less than the banks have taken obviously, but it does put the massive effect into perspective. (you know, if everybody decided to pay to keep it of course...)

[–]Hold3n 0 points1 point ago

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This is so dumb. Did it not cross your mind that America has more influence over the latter of the 2 than the former.... didn't think so. OR when you wrote your governor did you actually think he/she read your complaint about spending billions. You're an idiot!

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[–]Tbonethedstroyer -2 points-1 points ago

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The amount of upvotes this douche got is appalling. You guys are fucking tards.

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[–]RTchoke 3 points4 points ago

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you missed the part where the icelandic government 100% backed all those loans.

[–]medicrow 0 points1 point ago

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Upvoted because its not a stupid picture with a fucking pengiun,

[–]BolshevikMuppet 0 points1 point ago

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  1. The TARP funds were repaid. Even if they weren't repaid, they weren't "stolen", they were "given" (rightly or wrongly) by our duly-elected leaders. To say it was "stolen" would be like saying all government subsidies and stimulus (not to mention welfare) is "stolen".

  2. Even if the money were "stolen" people have freaked out a lot more about the bank bailouts than about facebook. Please remember that "bitching about it on Reddit and Facebook" =/= "the total amount of concern among the population". It's a common mistake, admittedly.

[–]AMostOriginalUserNam 0 points1 point ago

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Sorry op, but it's not a fake rumour. The rumour is real.

[–]lovemyfakeboobs 0 points1 point ago

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BANKS PAID US BACK. With interest. Gah.

[–]DogmaDog -1 points0 points ago

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Stealing $120 yearly from 800 million users is $96 Billion yearly...

Yearly.

[–]SlasherX 1 point2 points ago

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Except, they're not all Americans, it'd be like 4 12 billion.

[–]DogmaDog 1 point2 points ago

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American Shmamerican. Stealing $96 billion yearly is still worthy of outrage.

[–]stevethepirate808 -1 points0 points ago

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People gave a shit, just not enough to compel them to do anything substantive about it (kinda like this facebook thing).

Thats the US for you, 9 times out of 10 laziness and passivity outweigh anger.

[–]Spitfire15 -5 points-4 points ago

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OP is a faggot.

[–]professorberrynibble -2 points-1 points ago

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Uh, what? Neither of the things you mentioned on this picture are accurate reflections of the national response to these two issues.

If you really want to start an anti-America thread, pick one of the reasonable things to get riled up about.

[–]Stefaniegarbov -2 points-1 points ago

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Dont complain Americans. Thats what you get for living in that country .

[–]Stefaniegarbov -2 points-1 points ago

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You cant complain Americans , you choose to live there .

[–][deleted] -1 points0 points ago

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I would say people gave equal shits and were equally ineffectual at doing anything about it.

[–]Kangalooney -1 points0 points ago

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Disillusioned and disenfranchised.

Grown in a society that at best can be considered intellectually lazy and in places outright hostile to any type of rational thought.

Bombarded every second with pro-consumer, anti-environmetal propoganda.

Every little nook and cranny, every niche, every subculture and counterculture has been subverted, sliced, diced, prepackaged and sold off at a profit that most will never see.

It's no wonder the latest generation has their priorities all screwed up and can't comprehend the big picture outside the latest consumer fad.

[–]erl -1 points0 points ago

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tell me redditor, how many times do you vote for an american idol? and it doesn't bother you that people regularly PAY for more votes for their favorite american idol than voted for any presidential candidate?

[–]cheraphy -1 points0 points ago

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I get the feeling all my fellow 'muricans here are being trolled hard.

Don't know if that stupid or just troll.

[–]I_Wont_Draw_That -1 points0 points ago

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I haven't seen anyone posting about this. You need better friends is all.

[–][deleted] -1 points0 points ago

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no proof= u get the downvote...................

[–]JustCarthy -1 points0 points ago

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'merica.

[–]athreex -1 points0 points ago

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Woah, it's been a while I haven't seen a thread enraging redditors so much.

Now on OP's input:

I understand the rage concerning this post. Reddiquette says I should not downvote you because of your opinion, and voting system is to encourage healthy and thoughtful discussions. So I don't think upvotes are the most fitting (still I will not downvote you). The reactions is understandable, as saying the whole country is all over facebook is downright wrong.

Still OP, I somehow understand that your facebook friend and family circle has been promoting this stupid lie, and you think now that everyone else does too.

Well you're half right, since the Facebook F8 keynote, the stupid message has been strongly diffused throughout facebook, so much that on september 25, Facebook on his Facebook account (insert Inception joke somewhere in here) had to put the claims to rest by posting a message about it. Normally, this kind of BS is pretty much ignored by Facebook, since there will be always people telling that, but this time the message got pretty far.

So, yes OP, I understand what you are trying to say, but must of the downvotes don't stem from this fact, it is also the way you put it. And you're frequent account switching , not mentioning the background concerning them.

...ah screw it, Have an upboat, you had guts to put this in here, receive a lot of downvotes and you didn't deleted your comments, despite all the counterage (which is very valid)

[–]citizen72521 -1 points0 points ago

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Part does not equal whole. Stop making retarded and illogical assumptions.

[–]reddit--hivemind -1 points0 points ago

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I've already blocked r/politics. If there were some way to block retardedly sensationalist posts as well I would have it made.

[–]deepasdialect -1 points0 points ago

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I saw one of my friends younger sisters post something in regards to this and she was legitimately upset. I believe at least 30 comments followed.

[–]dakho -1 points0 points ago

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This is possibly the dumbest thing I've ever seen hit the front page of reddit.

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[–][deleted] -2 points-1 points ago

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lets see, which is more taboo to talk about:

A) chain letters spread by dumbasses

B) talking about politics with your friends

the answer is obvious. i dont want to read about all my buddies political thoughts, regardless if i agree with some, i will be furious at others.

i had to unsubscribe from my friend when he kept posting his Ron Paul zealot stuff over and over.

[–]hexapus -2 points-1 points ago

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Doesn't give a shit about government stealing billions from taxpayers to bail out banks.

FTFY. Government is not here to help you. Ever. The evil, scumbag banks (and I am not being sarcastic) did not steal the money. It was given to them by policymakers who are every bit as corrupt as they are...on both sides of the aisle. Government is the problem...not the banks themselves. Who would the sleazeballs go to if the politicians were not complicit?

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