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Americans are upset about not having any money while being the richest and most powerful country in the world. They are throwing a temper tantrum about a world order they created and are the main beneficiary of.

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There's a class of americans that didn't benefit from that world order. However, they elected someone who pretended he was going to help them, and actually is making it even worse for them and better for those who were already benefiting.

The reality is that people judge their quality of life in relevant terms, not absolute ones.

Better to be absolutely poor in a poor country than relatively poor in a rich country and all that

Some people, others are capable of being grateful for what they have.

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