There are tons of things to critisize about plenty of places. I totally get the desire to do so. I’m not talking about any flavor of it in particular. Like idc what your politics are it still applies. I just find it so pointless. Other than cases like Israel where they’re like publically slaughtering thousands of innocents and the entire world is in agreement over it being a problem. (And the US is also pretty responsible for that anyway).
Like the US is a mess. It’s by far the most destructive force on Earth. It bombs, pollutes, economically sanctions, etc to other countries. It treats its own people like shit too. No healthcare, Student debt, etc.
So if you’re in the US why would you ever waste your limited time critisizing like for example, Chinese internet censorship, or Mexico having a crime problem, or any of this other bullshit? When there are so many more pressing issues to be worried about right in your own backyard? We all have limited energy and time. 100% of that should be going towards the things that need fixed in the US itself. Everything else is just a distraction.
Edited to add this image before I stop interacting with this post because I think it was the best comment on the post. To anyone mad at my post ask ChatGPT what “White Man’s Burden” means. :)
Authoritarianism spreads. Chinese censorship actually impacts U.S media.
They do the same thing Trump admin does. Try to restrict anyone from criticizing the government. This means our knowledge of their systems is also impaired. Think of how well Israeli censorship has worked for decades. Allowing them to do what they do with most people bring unaware.
Also I care about people from other countries. They are still humans.
Only caring about ourselves is counter productive.
For example.
Someone might say the u.s government shouldn’t be involved with aids relief or hiv treatments for people in some parts of africa.
But when Trump pulled out aid to this cause, AIDS and HIV rates skyrocketed.
Do you think that doesn’t affect Americans ?
Or is it possible that higher rates of HIV/Aids in Africa makes it more likely to spread to other parts of the world. Like the U.S. ?
Humans prosper when we help each other. We screw ourselves over when we get selfish.