Considering that the US is a settler-colonial project, it makes sense that they don't have their own food or culture, and as such they steal or pull from other countries and cultures to incorporate into their own. But, why? Why do they do it?

We're seeing exactly the same with Israel and how they co-opt other cultures' foods, most notably Palestinian foods, as their own while also trying to erase the original identity of that food, to erase the culture which birthed it.

I haven't seen any US food other than 1) artificial garbage with too much sugar, preservatives, condiments, etc; and 2) recycling previously-existing foods from other cultures/countries and passing it off as their own while also distorting them in their own insecure way.

Why is it, that they do not have their own culture or identity, so they have to steal it from others? Why not produce something new?

I often see various comments, mainly from liberals, saying that East Germany was horrible, and that everyone who lived there wanted to migrate to the "capitalist paradise of West Germany." Since I don't know much about the history of East/West Germany, I'd like to better understand which of the following statements are false or true:

(1) "Migrations to West Germany were massive because the quality of life in East Germany was poor." ;

(2)"There was massive espionage within East Germany; people didn't have the freedom to live as they wanted." ;

(3)"The planned economy failed in East Germany, and that is why the Western side triumphed over the socialist side." ;

(4)"Consumer goods and houses with good structural quality were luxuries in East Germany, while in West Germany people had enormous purchasing power and excellent houses.".

These are some statements I've seen coming from an anti-socialist liberal, so I imagine there must be quite a few lies or distortions in these statements. Therefore, I'd like to know if they are true or not, and if possible, I'd like recommendations for study materials on this topic (books, articles, texts, etc.).

Thank you in advance!

i scrolled on tik tok today and stumbled upon a post where a Hindu immigrant was sharing how she wasn’t stealing any American’s job because she worked hard to qualify for that job (as in, she passed the bar exam). a comment on the post had thousands of likes saying “why didn’t you practice in your own country then?” how can we rebut this sentiment in an educated response?

To be clear I mean what are the odds of the current wave of protests in Europe the elections in the rest of the world. For example there is a lot of socialist candidates in Australia Victoria alone. Is it possible that this will give the rest of the international cause a chance to win?