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> When Americans consider other countries' reactions towards them, they seldom consider the impact of their own actions Source? I'm an American. I consider it,

> When Americans consider other countries' reactions towards them, they seldom consider the impact of their own actions Source? I'm an American. I consider it, as do most people I know.

sorokod 6y ago
Americans as represented by their democratically elected goverments perhaps.
coldtea 6y ago
Most Americans can't place Iran (heck, or even France or Germany) on the map, much less consider the history of interactions between the two countries (and even less so the history, goals, rights, culture of the country in context of its region, history, etc). What they "know" is a high level view of what mass media feeds them about the enemy du jour (based on the country's current geopolitical interests and goals) and even that at a very crude level. Heck, Hollywood/TV series/pop culture/etc depictions of the country have even more stronghold in their minds than even the above. https://www.marketwatch.com/story/can-you-even-locate-iran-on-these-maps-most-americans-cant-2020-01-09 https://www.marketwatch.com/story/can-you-even-locate-iran-o... https://www.nationalgeographic.com/news/2002/11/geography-survey-illiteracy/ https://www.nationalgeographic.com/news/2002/11/geography-su... Go talk to 100 random people and ask them who Mosaddegh was and see what you come up with... Heck, ask them to name you current leaders for that matter. Even their own vice president of 3+ years would be a little difficult for tens of millions... https://theweek.com/speedreads/821701/more-than-30-million-americans-say-theyve-never-heard-mike-pence https://theweek.com/speedreads/821701/more-than-30-million-a...
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- curious_fella1 6y ago
  It sounds like you're projecting your ignorance of another people onto that people.
jessaustin 6y ago
Do you pay taxes? Do you vote? If so, you're part of the problem. (Me too, so don't feel special...) The machine will crank out the product as long as the machine exists.

> When Americans consider other countries' reactions towards them, they seldom consider the impact of their own actions Source? I'm an American. I consider it, as do most people I know.

sorokod 6y ago

Americans as represented by their democratically elected goverments perhaps.

coldtea 6y ago

Most Americans can't place Iran (heck, or even France or Germany) on the map, much less consider the history of interactions between the two countries (and even less so the history, goals, rights, culture of the country in context of its region, history, etc). What they "know" is a high level view of what mass media feeds them about the enemy du jour (based on the country's current geopolitical interests and goals) and even that at a very crude level. Heck, Hollywood/TV series/pop culture/etc depictions of the country have even more stronghold in their minds than even the above. https://www.marketwatch.com/story/can-you-even-locate-iran-on-these-maps-most-americans-cant-2020-01-09 https://www.marketwatch.com/story/can-you-even-locate-iran-o... https://www.nationalgeographic.com/news/2002/11/geography-survey-illiteracy/ https://www.nationalgeographic.com/news/2002/11/geography-su... Go talk to 100 random people and ask them who Mosaddegh was and see what you come up with... Heck, ask them to name you current leaders for that matter. Even their own vice president of 3+ years would be a little difficult for tens of millions... https://theweek.com/speedreads/821701/more-than-30-million-americans-say-theyve-never-heard-mike-pence https://theweek.com/speedreads/821701/more-than-30-million-a...

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curious_fella1 6y ago
It sounds like you're projecting your ignorance of another people onto that people.

jessaustin 6y ago

Do you pay taxes? Do you vote? If so, you're part of the problem. (Me too, so don't feel special...) The machine will crank out the product as long as the machine exists.