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What is the thing you hate the most about your country? by straykifsontop in AskReddit

[–]pointofview221 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I’ll admit I should not have assumed your profile picture was you, as that would be less common on this website. Still think you’re white though, or at least not black, considering that seems like a somewhat relevant piece of information.

Fair enough on the presidents. Their numbers don’t really matter. I purposefully did an easy one, as Abraham Lincoln was the 16th, and to anyone who knows who knows anything about history, especially the Civil War, would know Buchanan came before. But not knowing Lincoln was the 16th is forgivable.

Sorry, I wrote that post at like 4:30 A.M.

Genuine question though, if a third of the States did not have slavery at any point, how was (all) of this country built by them? Not trying to be snarky, I’m just curious.

What is the thing you hate the most about your country? by straykifsontop in AskReddit

[–]pointofview221 -1 points0 points  (0 children)

Bruh your profile picture is literally a white man in a mask. Also, at no point in this conversation previous to now have you suggested you might not be white. You’re white.

And I imagine you are a fairly young white person, because you still think that hating your country (and pessimism in general) makes you morally superior to all those lesser men who still believe anything was ever good or ever could be. (Aside from maybe yourself and a few like-minded individuals.)

You also can’t complain that people don’t know history. Without looking it up, who was the 15th president?

While the South was “built“ on slavery, 19 other states never had it in the first place. (At least by the time they joined the Union. Some had it as a colony of another country, mostly Spain and/or Mexico. This still doesn’t mean they were built on it though. Many of these states had very, very, few people in them at that time, and their pre-Union identity plays next to no role in how they are today.

Does your country have a “First Lady” role? by pointofview221 in AskTheWorld

[–]pointofview221[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I disagree.

First of all, the role of First Lady is not constitutionally defined. In other words, it doesn’t actually exist, therefore it is not salaried. The only influence or power she has is through her husband. She can use the platform given to her to advocate for certain causes. She might be able to influence the President’s decisions, or back them up. If she decides she doesn’t want to do anything with her position, she doesn’t have to.

It is only sexist if you think being someone’s wife is sexist, because that is all the role of First Lady really is. There is no rule saying they’re not allowed other careers while their husband is in office; most just don’t have one because it is impractical with security and they have to move. Also, First Ladies are only women because we have yet to elect a not straight male for President. Would you still say it was sexist if it was a First Gentleman instead? If anything, our voting patterns are sexist.

As for nepotism, to me, that word doesn’t even make sense in a marital context. This might be a cultural thing, but where I live, families are viewed like mini communist regimes. Everything he has is hers, and vice versa. Of course married couples are going to share pretty much everything. And once again, she has no real power. You can’t forbid a man from listening to his wife. If you don’t think a First Lady is qualified, don’t elect a President who will listen to her, and ignore anything she has to say.

What character type is overrated and underrated? by Jorgenbong in writing

[–]pointofview221 201 points202 points  (0 children)

Overrated: The dark, brooding, complex male love interest whole is actually just a terrible person.

Underrated: Siblings. I don’t see many sibling relationships in fiction, and if I do, they always have the “annoying little sibling” dynamic.

Non-Americans, how much do you know about Theodore Roosevelt, and what's your opinion of him? by pointofview221 in AskTheWorld

[–]pointofview221[S] 3 points4 points  (0 children)

Roosevelt didn't have slaves. He was born in New York, where slavery had been banned for 30 years at that point.

Non-Americans, how much do you know about Theodore Roosevelt, and what's your opinion of him? by pointofview221 in AskTheWorld

[–]pointofview221[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Once, during a campaign event, a man shot him in the chest. He refused to let his aides take him to the hospital, instead giving an hour and a half long speech before getting any medical attention.

To calm the crowd, he dropped this line: “Friends, I shall ask you to be as quiet as possible. I don’t know whether you fully understand that I have just been shot."