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People who live in functional and safe countries, how happy are you? (lemmy.world)

submitted 3 days ago* (last edited 3 days ago) by [email protected] to c/[email protected]

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For those of us who live in the US things are and have been scary and depressing for a while, this seems to also be true about quite a few more countries in the world.

If you are living in a country that you deem safe, well functioning and overall a good country to live in, how do you feel? Do you feel anxious about the current state of the world? Also, what country are you in? (Just in case 🫣)

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[–] [email protected] 23 points 2 days ago (1 children)

I live in the Netherlands. Happy? Sure. Could always be better.

For how it is in the Netherlands politics wise, it's quite a mess. The biggest party is led by a rightwing nutjob who supports Israel and doesn't give a shit about Ukraine. And main focus is Immigrants bad blablabla. That party isn't in complete control though since they have to work with 3 other parties to get a majority so that is at least something.

We had 2000 explosions at peoples houses last year. Which is insane. Guns aren't legal so people import heavy fireworks from italy (which are basically grenades) and blow it up in front of their house, or burn down their cars, to threaten them I guess.. They pay teenagers to do it for them. So the real culprits never get caught. I saw 3 cars burn down in my neighbourhood in the last few years.

Housing prices are insane. Probably in most well running countries atm. I don't have high hopes of getting a house anytime soon. And my rent just keeps going up.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 2 days ago (1 children)

Are they using explosives and car fires to threaten immigrants specifically or just people in general?

[–] [email protected] 2 points 2 days ago (1 children)

Oh no not immigrants. Seems to be mafia practices of scaring away competition. apparently lots of plumbing and roofing companies are just controlled by organized crime. It's weird. Also just personal feuds.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 2 days ago

I see, wow. That is weird. I have family that lives there in NL and am wondering now if they ever see this. Thanks for clarifying.