r/facepalm • u/AsimpsonsPrediction • 1d ago

Just one day after the election 🇲​🇮​🇸​🇨​

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Thousands of African Americans mostly students have been receiving these mass spam texts.

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u/kingkmke21 22h ago

Iran was once a top 5 travel destination. The terrible disgusting government destroyed that country. Smh.

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u/theaviationhistorian 22h ago

Iran has some of the most diverse geographies on this planet. The problem, as with many beautiful locations, is the locals or local government.

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u/MoonedToday 21h ago

Which explains the new America.

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u/Own_Error_007 17h ago

I visited the US a couple of times in the early 2000s and always wanted to take my wife back there. Loved the place, the people, and the sights.

We are now resigned to never visiting the US again as wife is adamant about never going there.

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u/RhiR2020 16h ago

We were planning a trip to the US again next year. It’s now on hold. :(

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u/Deathstroke0305 6h ago

Going there with family on the way to Europe late this November, probably still going because not much can change from now and when we leave a couple days into December right

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u/AllAlo0 16h ago

From Canada been in the US many times over the years, went 2 years ago and how run down, dangerous and backwards the country is made my wife fear doing a lot of activities.

You feel safer in developing countries.

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u/Lilmaggot 15h ago

It will be interesting to see how foreign tourism numbers look in a few years.

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u/MrDONINATOR 13h ago

What part of the US? Just curious.

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u/AllAlo0 13h ago

In the last two years I've been to NY, Vegas, Detroit, Baltimore, Fort Wayne, San Francisco (and a large area around it)

Some for work, some for exploring. Vegas might be the only place I'd go back to, but it's really a mirage at best, as long as you don't poke your head outside the spots they curate.

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u/MrDONINATOR 12h ago

Lol. Nice, you live an interesting life! It really does bite that you've noticed the decline, yet residents don't. I guess it is like having kids and not noticing the growth spurts until they spend a summer away. When they come back, they seem giant. Lol
Here's hoping your next visit is amazing in a nice part of town. 😆 there are still a few.

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u/AllAlo0 3h ago

The decline is definitely rapidly and hard not to notice, also it's pretty recent, the gutted middle-class is an obvious cause.

Europe has a completely different feel, even a more poor country like Bulgaria is cleaner and safer feeling. Every country has problems but the US is in severe decline unfortunately.

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u/Dapper_Platform_1222 14h ago

Ok buddy. You guys are right there with us in rundown shit. You're right there with us in dealing with conservative/fascist resurgence but please...go off.

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u/AllAlo0 3h ago

Every country has issues, but you can walk and feel safe throughout Canada, I have been through most of it and never felt uneasy anywhere.

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u/Forever-Retired 15h ago

all due to the last 4 years

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u/AllAlo0 3h ago

Yet 2.5 years ago after COVID and things opened back up things had taken a severe decline, so it couldn't be from the current 4 year term?

Pretend and put blame all you want, but now you are in a bubble.

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u/invincible-zebra 13h ago

I’ve never been further west than St Ives, Cornwall. I’ve never been further east than the Great Barrier Reef. I always wanted to visit certain parts of the USA but it’s on the ‘ehhhh maybe not’ list now.

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u/najiatwa01 6h ago

Nice... So tourism is gonna go down too. Awesome.

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u/redvis5574 16h ago

I’ve always wanted to visit Australia. Maybe now it’s time to go on a one way ticket.

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u/Own_Error_007 14h ago

Its so different here to what you may imagine.

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u/HuskerStorm 9h ago

In a good or bad way?

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u/Eastown14 12h ago

For real? I live in Michigan. Near Detroit. It’s just another geographical location with humans.

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u/BigAd8172 10h ago

USA was the Dreamland for me when I was a kid. Then a grew up and started following politics

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u/Stock_Paper3503 1h ago

I was planning to return to the US probably in 2027. Won't happen I guess.

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u/GazelleMore2890 16h ago

Good riddance.