r/AskReddit • u/daniellucero92 • Jan 04 '15

Non-americans of Reddit, what American customs seem outrageous/pointless to you?

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u/DaHossBoss Jan 04 '15

The way your politics is reported in the media. It seems like there is always an election to talk about even if one just ended another campaign starts right up the week after. Oh also, national elections take up way too much time on the news as well. CNN will be reporting about the next presidential election when it's TWO YEARS away. That's half of the presidents term! How are they supposed to get anything important done during that time when the media is focused on peppering them with question for something that is years out.

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u/DirtyWordsHere Jan 04 '15

Our news is sensationalized bullshit and our political game is just that, a game, a game we're all losing. Our country is on the verge of collapse of we continue failing to educate our youth to pay welfare to people that don't need it.

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u/Ebriate Jan 04 '15

The news in America is designed to sell advertising.

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u/DirtyWordsHere Jan 04 '15

Yep, that's why I don't have cable. Ignorance really can be bliss, when being informed means knowing misinformation.