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There is no social cohesion or solidarity in the US, that's the biggest problem

In France if they'd raise the price of baguettes by 10% you'd have strikes from teachers, public transportation drivers, dock workers, train drivers, doctors, trash truck drivers, &c. all at once, after a week it would be complete chaos and the government would have no choice but to negotiate

In the US everyone is playing their little game on their side, decades of free for all capitalism at work


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grg002/20/2025

> In France if they'd raise the price of baguettes by 10%...

That was an unexpectedly good turnaround vs the first statement. Damn, I was not expecting to have such a hard laugh.

You should also add "social" media to your picture. I think that has ravaged whatever was left of social cohesion over here.