The most relevant comment in this shithole countries debate

Have you ever been to you?

Perhaps, but that depends...is Norway one of the countries that is stocking up on 18-35 y/o male throwback head-choppers in order to "secure their future", like Sweden?  Does the call to prayer echo through the streets of Stavanger 5 times a day?  That might spark some interest in emigrating to the US.

Very, very easy to say from where you stand.  I hope you never have to change your tune.

On the subject of "people who vote for things that aren't even in their best interests", I've never really understood this critique from the political genius class.  Maybe there are people who actually don't want the government to take money from other people and give it to them.  A dude who fucks a twelve year old is "acting in his own best interest" if he gets away with it, but he's still a despicable person.

Shifting goalposts in your last statement. The point should be what people have their tax dollars spent on, not whether they should have to pay any at all.
If you actually believe there will be a time and day where people don't pay federal taxes at all then you're naive and a hopeless idealist.
Even the most anti-big government politicians don't think they'll ever be this libertarian paradise where no one is taxed and the tax revenue spent on things.

Every country has shitty parts but poverty stricken, undemocratic, low-skilled, third world countries... are shitty.

I'm not sure where the controversy is in saying it (beyond it being a bit mean).

Detroit and Chicago are shitholes- this is true-

And they are run by democrats

Baltimore crime has skyrocketed . Why? becuase the black democratic mayor pissed off the cops by siding with the blacks, so now alot of cops gave up and moved away.

the only shitholes in the US are in the ghettos of major cities- all run by democrats

NYC was a shithole in the 70s .

Watch the film Death Wish. It shows the crime rate in NYC. people were afraid to leave thier homes at night
Then Rudy Guiliani became mayor- a republican

He turns the town completely around and now its much safer.

( there are still shithole sections - meaning the bronx- some parts of harlem)

Rudys smartest idea? to put a police station at the heart of Central Park- made it 800% safer in 1 fell swoop.

IF theres any shitholes in the US- its becuase black democratic Mayors arent doing thier jobs right and consider themselves a black person first- and a mayor second.( making them racist against white cops doing their jobs over the actual black criminals who are dangerous)