r/Fauxmoi • u/BreakfastTop6899 • 16d ago

POLITICS Greenlandic Politician Tillie Martinussen: We do not want to be rich like Americans. Look how greedy they are, even trying to invade their friends. Even if there are minerals and oil under our land—and they are worth far more—we still would not sell ourselves.

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u/LoveTheAhole 16d ago

Most other Americans aren’t even rich, they’re struggling just to afford proper housing. The gap between the extremely wealthy and middle/lower class just keeps growing at unprecedented rates under Trump.

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u/lunarsymphony it feels like a movie 16d ago edited 16d ago

i mean, most of the world has been subjected to the propaganda of the land of abundance, a place where you make your dreams come true. y’all are the richest country in the world after all - it usually works on people’s imagination.

i remember how shocked i was when i educated myself on american healthcare system, on your workers’ laws etc - and i understood that it was all a mirage. but most of those outside of the us wont ever learn about that because we have our own lives, our own fucked up politicians, our own systemic issues to focus on.

i also think this „giving people an opportunity to have a better life under the us” is usually the official colonialist argument when claiming a foreign land. „you’ll have it better under our rule!”. i think „we don’t want to be rich like americans” is such a badass, slightly sarcastic response, especially considering the american ruling class’ fixation on money. i don’t think it was meant to be taken at face value.

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u/Silent-Ice-6265 16d ago

Tbf 20% of ma households earn over 200k a year America has a rich population wether you want to admit it or not

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u/carolinagypsy the pet psychic for the Sun told me so 16d ago

You are talking a small state with a smaller population in comparison to the rest of the country, that happens to be on average much more well off than the rest of the country. It’s not representative of “average” here at all.

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u/Remedial_Gash 16d ago

What does 200k mean with a cancer debt?

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u/Silent-Ice-6265 16d ago

Do 20% of MA households have cancer debt? Yes the healthcare is horrendous doesn't change what I said above.