• [object Object]@lemmy.world
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    1 day ago

    People in some places are just convinced the rest of the world is just as bad — this is the context in which I’ve heard the term.

    USians’ incessant belief that travelling to other countries is very unsafe is probably one example of this.

    • Bluescluestoothpaste@sh.itjust.works
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      12 hours ago

      It’s puritanism, the country was founded on it and even though there have been waves of modernization, it’s still a puritannical deeply sick society at heart.