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[โ€“] Libb@piefed.social 97 points 4 days ago (3 children)

Why would anyone still want to go the USA for fun? I think the USA made it clear they don't want us foreigners anymore... just our money.

[โ€“] Hamartiogonic@sopuli.xyz 42 points 4 days ago (2 children)

Some adventurous people intentionally want to go to North Korea too, so I guess the same kind of crowd will be visiting USA in the future. Can you go through customs with a pencil in your pocket without being sent to a torture camp? Only one way to find out.

[โ€“] Vanilla_PuddinFudge@infosec.pub 21 points 4 days ago (1 children)

It's gonna be like those Vice documentaries of NK from the 2010's.

Meanwhile in 2033: "Omg guys, I finally made it into America, now, we were told we couldn't film outside so we've just been leaving the camera on and carrying it aimed out of the bag..."

[โ€“] Hamartiogonic@sopuli.xyz 3 points 4 days ago (1 children)

LOL, itโ€™s going to be so good. Canโ€™t wait to see that documentary. I wonder if they make it to the Statue of Liberty in one piece.

"Wow, look at all the busted windows..."

"Yeah, shame, think it was a Gamestop."

[โ€“] neukenindekeuken@sh.itjust.works 5 points 4 days ago (1 children)

Yeah, because it's a #2 pencil. Cheeto demands everyone use #1 pencils, like america is #1.

[โ€“] Hamartiogonic@sopuli.xyz 5 points 4 days ago (2 children)

And donโ€™t even think about using the wrong color pencil.

They'll sic the marines on you and they'll eat your pencil!

[โ€“] onion_trial@europe.pub 6 points 4 days ago (1 children)

Iโ€™d love to visit the nature there but that seems like distant future nowโ€ฆ

[โ€“] Evil_Incarnate@sopuli.xyz 14 points 4 days ago

Nature? Soon to be distant past...

[โ€“] drmoose@lemmy.world -1 points 4 days ago

Nah US still incredibly entertaining and interesting except its just not worth the trouble right now

[โ€“] FelixCress@lemmy.world 48 points 4 days ago (2 children)

Last month, Turkish-American influencer Hasan Piker was reportedly detained for hours at Chicago Oโ€™Hare International Airport after returning from France. Piker claims federal agents asked him, โ€œDo you like Donald Trump?โ€

What the actual fuck?!

[โ€“] sunbytes@lemmy.world 1 points 2 days ago

They chased him round and round with similar questions about Israel and Hamas. He said it really felt like they were looking for an excuse to say he was a terrorist sympathiser/suspect, so they could apply terrorism laws to him.

[โ€“] starlinguk@lemmy.world 11 points 4 days ago (1 children)

Normal procedure nowadays. Why are you surprised?

[โ€“] FelixCress@lemmy.world 21 points 4 days ago (1 children)

I was under impression there is still some difference between USA and North Korea but I stand corrected.

[โ€“] starlinguk@lemmy.world 2 points 2 days ago

Their leader has better hair.

[โ€“] rustyfish@lemmy.world 30 points 4 days ago

Itโ€™s not โ€œNo Thanksโ€. Itโ€™s a firm โ€œFuck Noโ€.

We already changed our plans for our 2027 Alaska trip to Canada.

[โ€“] nkat2112@sh.itjust.works 26 points 4 days ago (1 children)

It turns out that most people do not like hatred.

[โ€“] DarkDecay@lemmy.world 2 points 3 days ago

Most people don't like trump either

[โ€“] Aliktren@lemmy.world 19 points 4 days ago

In this house we have a policy of not travelling to facist regimes for fun.

[โ€“] sunzu2@thebrainbin.org 13 points 4 days ago (1 children)

I never understood people wanting to come here outside of a few cities or elite spots plebs can't really afford.

Everything else is just suburban waste land and poorly designed "cities" around what corpos need.

Generations of grift at every level results in pathetic infrastructure along with fugly living places.

But hey at least boomers got their mcmansiosn and suvs

Living the American dream ๐Ÿคก

[โ€“] frank@sopuli.xyz 4 points 3 days ago (2 children)

I mean national parks are a really cool part of the US and worth seeing.

Outside of that, yeah I basically agree.

[โ€“] DarkDecay@lemmy.world 1 points 3 days ago

Didn't trump just sign an EO requiring national parks to charge foreigners admission? Guess the dumb fuck wants to be sure no one comes here again

[โ€“] sunzu2@thebrainbin.org 1 points 3 days ago

You prolly ain't wrong but over tourism at the national parks is straining eco systems so that that middle class strivers check a box on their "bucket" least of conspicuous consumption

Should people really be going there?

[โ€“] gressen@lemmy.zip 11 points 4 days ago (1 children)

Stop threatening me with unjustified arrest, privacy invasion etc and I will consider traveling to US again.

[โ€“] atro_city@fedia.io 13 points 4 days ago

Not even then. Don't want to get shot for looking "unamerican".

[โ€“] miss_demeanour@lemmy.dbzer0.com 9 points 4 days ago (1 children)
[โ€“] mintiefresh@piefed.ca 6 points 4 days ago

Yeah ... I may never step foot into that country again if I can help it.

[โ€“] jjjalljs@ttrpg.network 8 points 4 days ago

Unfortunately, most of the maga hats are idiots. They'd rather lose all their money if it meant they could be more racist