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Mom, you always told me, "Go to the United States — decent people everywhere, and freedom, like a cup of tea. " Mom, now I'm living in the U.S., Here, freedom, is a cup of tea: two bucks and a fee. ICE on the street corner, waiting for me. Mom, you used to tell me, "Go to the United States — the American dream is waiting, hurry up and hold the key. " Mom, now I'm living in the U.S. — fifty pounds on my knee, fifteen hours on my feet, four hours' sleep like a bee, then home past the corner, where ICE waits for me. Mom, you once told me, "Go to the United States for a key; there, every smile is high glee. " Now, I'm living in the U.S. — people cryin...

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Once, in Texas, I had some small talk with a middle-aged Lyft driver, and he said he didn't have any medical insurance. I was surprised by that fact, as he seemed like a decent white man, so I asked him why. He answered that he was very healthy, so he didn't need to waste his money on medical care. At that time, his answer didn't seem very reasonable to me, because in the U.S. a lot of people go bankrupt because of the medical system, even if they have medical insurance. After Luigi Nicholas Mangione killed Brian Robert Thompson of UnitedHealth Group, I fully realized that the Texas driver was damn right! Even if you have medical insurance, they still have thousands upon thousands of reasons to refuse to pay your medical bills. Then, I looked up how many Texans don't have medical insurance: you wouldn't believe it — quite a lot of Texans have none at all. But guess what? We still have democracy, freedom, Face...

Loneliness has a thousand faces; the loneliness of Americans and that of the Japanese are two typical ones.  Both Americans and the Japanese are highly independent people unwilling to disturb others. However, the loneliness of the Japanese is visible, while that of Americans is invisible. Making friends with the Japanese takes a long while, because the Japanese are introverted and hard to befriend; building a relationship and trust with them is a slow process. You must pay close attention to the details of befriending them.  It is relatively easy to make an American friend, thanks to the easygoing and outgoing character of Americans. Even so, Americans actually have a tiered system for their friends. So in most cases, there is no need to take their pleasantries seriously — mostly they are enthusiastically open-minded and cheerful, and it is quite common for them to forget what they said. Even if you regard something as a commitment,...

Do you really think Epstein's closest friend's presidency is better than Sleepy Joe's?  The orange guy said he wouldn't apologize for the skyrocketing cost of gasoline because Iran might soon have nuclear weapons. Do you actually agree with him?  He himself, his entire family, and his rich friends have already made billions upon billions of dollars — openly, immorally, shamelessly, and corruptly — by exploiting loopholes in the system and colluding with his notorious associates.  Corruption has existed in every administration, but you rarely see a corrupt government in such an unethical and unacceptable state.   He vowed to drain the swamp in Washington, D.C. Yet when you consider the Epstein scandal, he looks like the dirtiest creature the swamp has ever seen.  We should feel happy for poor people who chose such a corrupt, crooked liar, only to be squeezed ruthlessly by him.  ...

Addiction can involve many things, not just drugs, alcohol, pornography and gambling.  Some people become addicted because of their pain, both physical and mental pain; they use drugs or alcohol to get temporary relief.  Some people become addicted out of curiosity, or because it was the popularity at the time.  Some people get addicted due to emptiness; they need something to fill that void.  Some people get addicted because they are lured by addictive products or systems. For instance, social media companies design very addictive mechanisms for people using their platforms; gambling companies design highly addictive mechanisms that keeps people losing money.  Basically, addiction can be very personal, but it can also be a very profitable business. 

今天看到Bear Blog的这篇博客文章，让人不禁感到世界的荒谬。已经21世纪的2026年，国内有些人的思想还停留在两个世纪前。虽然Bear Blog不用翻墙给了她一个与世界交流的平台，但显然她并没有收获。 https://img.remit.ee/i/SzF4Ih8s6uom 首先，即使国外的糟粕再多也不能说明中国跟ccp没有糟粕。你肯定不能把国外的糟粕拿出来证明CCP糟粕的合理性，这是一个典型的逻辑谬误。 其次，国人的记忆要么只有三秒，要么她完全没有任何历史常识， 大跃进导致的饥荒饿死多少人, 她肯定完全不知道，因为她还没有出生， 但不代表这件事没有存在过。 再次， 把中國能取得巨大的發展全部都归於CCP， 这对普通的努力工作的中国人来说公平吗? 这人为啥不只看新闻联播，跟四大官媒，新华网、人民网、央视网、光明网，八大党媒，人民日报、光明日报、中国青年报、经济日报、解放日报、新华日报、解放军报、工人日报，还有澎湃新闻，观察者网这类的呢?  这样她就不用看到网上别人写的不同的意见生闷气了， 如果她去品葱看到品葱那些人写的整天骂中国和CCP的那些东西，她不得彻底气疯了吗?   既然她喜欢统一思想，那她不更应该到真正统一思想的地方去发东西吗？比如中国的各种社媒，小红书、微信公众号，还有微博等等之类的。看的话就只看环球时报、新闻联播、新华网、观察者网之流，那不就完美了吗？ 如果一个人生活在中国，那她就只能对CCP还有中国唱赞歌，不能说任何批评的意见吗？我真的很难想象。这个人的想法真的挺弱智的，我不知道她为什么会这么想。 既然这么爱国的话，那她为什么还要去日本呢？日本搞过南京大屠杀，侵略过中国，她去日本旅游给日本增加GDP。这听起来感觉也不像她这种爱国人士应该做的事啊，真的让人觉得匪夷所思。 还有中国的发展是靠中国广大的勤劳的老百姓创造出来的，她把这些功劳全都归结于CCP，这正常吗？ 再说如果一个人是这个国家的纳税人，难道她就没有权利批评这个国家或执政的政权几句吗？ ...