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As an American, do you live in fear?

One of our European friends here, ( Waveny ) believes Americans fear their neighbor

This is what he wrote:
you will constantly live in fear of your neighbour; that is why you will never be safe.

Can my American friends here tell me if YOU live in fear of your neighbors, or anyone else?

I do not, and never have, lived in fear. Also, I do not know anyone in my 67 years that has ever lived in fear
in America.

Why would a European believe that?
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DanielsASJ · 36-40, M
Europe is no longer Europe. As the Nations change, so does their thoughts about their friends.
DogMan · 61-69, M
I think the Europeans that diss on America, are secretly jealous of the things we have.
Gibbon · 70-79, M
@DogMan After they get permission to use it
DogMan · 61-69, M
@Gibbon Yep, after they put in solar and a wind turbine to run it. If its a cloudy calm day they just
sweat it out.
MasterLee · 56-60, M
@DogMan and a permit
caPnAhab · 26-30, M
I don't even live in a nice area but I feel comfortable
Adamjoshua · 18-21, M
Doors are never locked usually lock the house up at night sometimes don’t. Go to the store go to the mall whatever don’t lock the car doors. No no care of my neighbors yet. I don’t live in a shitty blue city like Chicago or Philadelphia or New York or Detroit or Los Angeles. But people vote for that shit they get what they vote for and whatever man. But no, most of America doesn’t fear their neighbor or anything like that.
MommyLucy · 36-40, F
@DogMan @carpediem I am going to post a link to something disgusting that happened ten uears ago and then I'll explain why I am scared of police officers and do live in fear of those meant to keep is safe! 😭😭😭

https://edition.cnn.com/2016/02/05/us/aspergers-woman-killed

Read the article first but basically in 2016 an autistic adult was shot by police because she was having a violent meltdown in public! 🤬🤬🤬 This autistic girl had a service dog who was trying to calm her down when police shot her and their excuse is "we did not know she had autism" 🤦‍♀🤦‍♀🤦‍♀ First of all criminals do not have guide trained dogs! 🙄🙄🙄 But anyway, here is a video on autistic meltdowns! 😇😇😇

[media=https://youtu.be/FhUDyarzqXE?si=A4NMRYAFWUiC79rY]

Now my autistic son has meltdowns occasionally and he takes medication for this but after that event in 2016 I do not feel safe around police officers and whenever I see a police officer I feel a little unsafe and I don't want to feel that way but police need training in dealing with special needs because what happened in 2016 as an autistic mom to autistic children I'll be honest the police in my country I do my best to avoid and it's sad that's the case! 😔😔😔
DogMan · 61-69, M
@MommyLucy To tell you the truth Lucy, I am more scared of police than a citizen with a gun.

Many of them are a little trigger happy.
MommyLucy · 36-40, F
@DogMan The police said they did not know the autistic adult had autism BUT lets be honest Crimimals do not have guide dogs! 🙄🙄🙄 She was hitting herself and the guide dog was trained to calm her in meltdowns and lets be honest if you saw an adult hitting themselves in public and a dog in service uniform trying to calm her it is common sense she has a learning disability! 🙁🙁🙁 A criminal may have a violent dog but not a service guide dog like the blind or sone autistic people have and this dog was trained to block her blows when she hits herself in a tantrum so common sense she has a learning disability so those police are less smart than me and I'm not smart at all! 😘😘😘
DogMan · 61-69, M
@MommyLucy You are very smart Lucy, and I agree with you 99% of the time.
Midlifemale · 61-69, M
I have never lived in fear.
Fear of what ?
@Midlifemale Fear, itself
Gibbon · 70-79, M
@Magicianzini Thank you FDR. I'd like to close my account now, where's my money
Khenpal1 · M
Europe is not one country
SunshineGirl · 36-40, F
So why exactly do you feel the need to own firearms and normalise gun violence if you are not fearful?
TexChik · F
@SunshineGirl In case I find someone worth shooting ! Why do you want to disarm me and all other Americans ?
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MommyLucy · 36-40, F
Silly fun question but if Santa was real do Conservatives ask for guns for Christmas? 🤫🎅🤫🎅🤫🎅
DogMan · 61-69, M
@MommyLucy My dad was a WWII combat veteran. Is M1 Garand rifle saved his life many times.

All men like him thought that their boys needed to learn how to use different types of guns safely.

All my friends were shooting at a very young age.
MommyLucy · 36-40, F
@DogMan Your daddy sounds lovely and my 81 year old grandparents LOVE guns even though I don't! 😘😘😘 I am fine with compromising with the right on guns because my daddy who is a centrist has taught me sometimes you have to compromise with those you disagree with! 😇😇😇 I'd give you all more guns if you allow Universal Healthcare! 😘😘😘
DogMan · 61-69, M
@MommyLucy I was lucky to have really good parents like you do.
I’m Australian and I’m pretty sure Americans are tired of being lectured by Europeans.. who go to jail for memes..

The left is like Stockholm syndrome.

They couldn’t handle not living under the thumb and being free
SunshineGirl · 36-40, F
@TheOneyouwerewarnedabout I'm European and I get pretty tired of being lectured to on a daily basis by the president of a foreign nation and countless others with a strange concept of freedom who misrepresent our laws for political purposes or are incapable of accommodating any views apart from their own.
TexChik · F
@SunshineGirl Europe ? Who stabs America in the back while holding your hand out for American dollars and claiming to be our Ally? It was British tyranny that later created a country where the protected right of gun ownership and freedom of speech are the cornerstones of the Constitution of the United States of America. Now that tyranny arrests its own people for making a snarky Facebook post and actually threatening Americans for doing the same. To defend against Tyranny, foreign or domestic, is why America protects the rights of its citizens to own guns.
MasterLee · 56-60, M
@SunshineGirl your phone has the ability to filter out truth. Just program it to avoid things like american news.
samueltyler2 · 80-89, M
No, not fear, great disappointment for sure.
kodiac · 26-30, M
I wonder if he saw any of the videos of Europeans who came to America for the soccer games ,saying how they have been lied to all their lives i dare waveny to watch even 5 minutes of this video from Europeans visiting the U S[media=https://youtu.be/Y6VWPBmr1bg]
DogMan · 61-69, M
@kodiac I love those videos. There are 1,000's of them. Democrats have been warned DO NOT
watch them. They are told it is a world wide conspiracy to make America look good. And they WILL NOT
allow that narrative.
DogMan · 61-69, M
@kodiac Yes, Wavey is terrified of Americans. He said it himself. He lied and said he saw fear
everywhere in America. But it was just his own fear of being wrong about us.
Gibbon · 70-79, M
@DogMan I don't believe he's ever been here.
Waveney · M
What he wrote at the start was:

I know America will never not have guns

Can’t think how you left that bit out…
DogMan · 61-69, M
@Waveney What does that have to do with anything? Yes, we have 100s of millions of guns in
America. That does not scare any of us.

I think you are projecting your own fears onto us. Just because people with guns scare you and your
friends, doesn't mean it scares us.
Dan193 · 31-35, M
I heard somewhere that because canada shares a small island with danemark, like they share a border. Half of the island is dannish and half canadian. So they say canada could call to join the EU because of it
Khenpal1 · M
@Dan193 no , it does not include overseas territories
ArishMell · 70-79, M
Likely because there are so many news reports about crime and so forth, taking attention from the good things and creating stereotypes reinforced by US-made films and TV shows.

A native and resident Briton, I know every country has good and bad, that most people are inherently good; and though I have not visited the USA I don't believe Waveny's sweeping allegation.
DogMan · 61-69, M
@ArishMell You would think that of the 100s of thousands of people that came here to America
for the world cup, there would have been something bad that happened to at least one.

But all I have heard is everyone loved the US, and said the people here were all friendly.
ArishMell · 70-79, M
@DogMan Yes - I have heard similarly.

I gather the Scots and Bostonians had a great time together, the visitors even managing to drink the town dry!
Waveney · M
Why would a European believe that?

Doesn't matter where I'm from. But any country that is awash with guns clearly means that people fear their neighbours. They feel they need to defend themselves. They need to feel "safe".

It may be a "sweeping generalisation" @ArishMell, but having travelled all over America during the 00s I think it is broadly accurate.

There was an undercurrent of fear then; God knows what it's like now.
Waveney · M
@DogMan I’ve been to Hawaii, California, Nevada, Oregon, Washington, Idaho, Montana, Wyoming, Arizona, Utah, North Carolina, Texas, Florida, New York and all of the New England States, except Maine.

I felt safe on the west coast, Hawaii and New England. Everywhere else.. never again
DogMan · 61-69, M
@Waveney Thats because you are a timid left winger that probably saw his shadow in the other states.

I have been in every state and they are all basically the same good people
Waveney · M
@DogMan I’ve travelled all over the world, mate. All continents. More than 50 countries, including Russia. America is the only place I’ve visited that has a nasty undercurrent.

Deal with it.
bowman81 · M
I do not fear my neighbor. I can't even begin to comprehend what might go through the mind of some European with such a distorted view of this country.
AbbeyRhode · F
It might be that some of them, living in fear themselves, just assume everyone else does. Or it could be some of them believe the media lies about the U.S. and its citizens. Or maybe some are just jealous of our President and our freedom, and prefer to think the worst of us.
DogMan · 61-69, M
@AbbeyRhode I think all of that is true Abbey.
Gibbon · 70-79, M
@AbbeyRhode Abbey don't forget it was that moron Waveney that made the accusation
Khenpal1 · M
I don't know about the issue due to fear. Americans do have the hype about guns and cars. Most of the guns are not made to last if used daily without access to spare parts.
Gibbon · 70-79, M
@Khenpal1 I didn't tell you anything. Now you are just Amusing yourself 😜
Khenpal1 · M
@Gibbon sure , gibbons swing is good for the spine , but your guns and cars sucks🥳
Gibbon · 70-79, M
@Khenpal1 yeah sure bud those old Colts and Winchesters still work fine and as for cars here's two examples that are screaming at you to STFU

1969 Ford Mustang Boss 429. In June 2026, an unrestored, low-mileage example with its original engine sold for $1,045,000 at a Barrett-Jackson auction in Columbus, Ohio

a production Chevrolet Chevelle is $770,000 (including buyer's premium) for a 1970 Chevelle SS 454 LS6 Convertible. This record was set in January 2026 at a Mecum auction

 
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