| zexen_lowe said: The problem is exactly due to the things you mention, "intervening in Africa and South America whether for business or political reasons". Yes, they did that, to promote dictatorships in our continent. Excuse us if we hold a grudge against the US, they're in part responsible for the situation that we're in now (of course, we're still the biggest responsibles) |
Now indeed things like that would definitely cause grudges over the long term. I don't think most Americans like to admit it (or simply schooling system makes sure they don't know about it until higher education where it doesn't matter what you tell them they will stick to early principles) but definitely something about the American history that is definitely not something to look highly upon.
However, another one of the questions I posed in there, is how much should America care about the actions they make. Indeed they still are the lone superpower. If it best interests them who is going to stop them? Guess the question has now shifted to something more moral... should America care about the well-being of others in other countries even at the potential expense of its own success. It certainly seems so that in the case of Africa and South American and recently Middle East, the shift is more about protecting Americans and American business at the expense of the other countries and its people. But can you really blame America for doing it.
I don't hold those views but simply trying to present another argument to such things.
