[ACC25023]

The really hilarious thing is that you just lived up to so many of the preconceptions many people have of Americans, insular, arrogant, ignorant of other ways of life, and falsely assuming the whole world wants to be American. At least get your facts straight. The greatest interferers in the region have historically been the British, followed by the French and the US, with the Soviets a distant fourth since their help was openly sought out most of the time (unlike the US). Jeans are worn because they are cheap, and coke is drunk in places like Mexico primarily because the water is bad. Complaints about how Americans materialism and greed influence the young are as common in the Third World as complaints about what Hollywood sex and violence do to the young are in the US. And again, if you knew your history, you would know that most Middle Easterners know that centuries of colonialism (plus the US propping up wealthy exploiters like the Saudi royal family) have more than a little to do with why the region has these problems. You also should avoid using a term with racist connotations like ‘backward.’

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Name : ACC25023, Gender : M, Race : Meixcan and American Indian, City : Phoenix, State : TX, Country : United States, Occupation : Grad student in history, Education level : Over 4 Years of College, 

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