So the point I'm trying to make is, for folks who are from other parts of the world but moved to the US (I also grew up in the Middle East), western values may

So the point I'm trying to make is, for folks who are from other parts of the world but moved to the US (I also grew up in the Middle East), western values may seem great if _you live in the west_. But if you still live in those other parts of the world, US hegemony may have been net negative for you.